Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (Water)

University of Waterloo

Advance and create new knowledge in the field of planning and work towards a career in academia or the policy world with the PhD in Planning Collaborative Water program.You’ll gain a practice-oriented and conceptually rigorous education that offers unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional growth. Through your research, explore some of the most pressing societal issues such as affordable housing, climate change, environmental conservation and policy, active transportation, urban economies, participatory planning processes, and equity and inclusion, among many other subjects. Along with developing expertise in your area of research, two interdisciplinary water courses will capture both theoretical and practical components, including in-class lectures, fieldwork, interdisciplinary group work, and individual research seminars.While much of the research in the School of Planning is multidisciplinary, professors' research activities generally fall into two major theme areas the physical/natural environment and the human and built environment. Funding packages are available for incoming planning graduate students who meet certain levels of academic merit and apply by the application deadline. Graduates from this program have gone on to work in a variety of positions in academic, government and private industry.