{"id":9928,"date":"2021-05-21T16:54:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?page_id=9928"},"modified":"2025-10-11T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:16:50","slug":"phd_program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/phd_program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n!function(s,a,e,v,n,t,z){if(s.saq)return;n=s.saq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!s._saq)s._saq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=&#8217;1.0&#8242;;n.queue=[];t=a.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;z=a.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];z.parentNode.insertBefore(t,z)}(window,document,&#8217;script&#8217;,&#8217;https:\/\/tags.srv.stackadapt.com\/events.js&#8217;);saq(&#8216;ts&#8217;, &#8216;KjP_t-2LNbMRHDRGPY0hOQ&#8217;);\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-d725ce35\"><div 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9928_2b2085-15\"><strong>Academics<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9928_85b784-b2\"><strong>Ph.D. Program<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27d9a3af9361ba343211cf5a48208bed\" style=\"color:#0021a5\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Undergraduate<br><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0021a5\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ufl.edu\/UGRD\/colleges-schools\/UGDCP\/URP_UMN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Minor<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">MURP Campus <br><\/span>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/campus_programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MURP Campus Program<\/a><br>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/campus_programs\/graduate-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Minor<\/a><br><\/strong>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/campus_programs\/combined-degree-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Combined Degree 4+1<\/strong><\/a><br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">MURP Online<br><\/span>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/murp_online_program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MURP Online Program<\/a><br>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoplan.ufl.edu\/training\/gis-cert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIS Certificate<br><\/a><\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Urban Analytics<br><\/span>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/urban-analytics\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/urban-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master of Science in Urban Analytics<\/a><br>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/urban-analytics\/\">Graduat<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/urban-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/urban-analytics\/\"> Certificate<\/a><br><\/strong><br><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Doctoral<br><\/strong><\/span><strong>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/phd_program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined alignfull uagb-block-c23795c8\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id9928_efa1fa-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9928_efa1fa-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9928_efa1fa-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(60% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(40% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id9928_efa1fa-65 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9928_efa1fa-65 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 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class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PhD_Handbook.pdf\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">Doctoral Studies Handbook<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-a7e34ca6 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/academics\/phd\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">DCP Ph.D. Programs<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Students earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Florida can choose to major in Design, Construction and Planning with a concentration in Urban and Regional 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inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1463\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/01\/2019-05-03_Spring_Doctoral_Graduation-2190-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9944\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/01\/2019-05-03_Spring_Doctoral_Graduation-2190-edited.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/01\/2019-05-03_Spring_Doctoral_Graduation-2190-edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/01\/2019-05-03_Spring_Doctoral_Graduation-2190-edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/01\/2019-05-03_Spring_Doctoral_Graduation-2190-edited-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1463px) 100vw, 1463px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image alignfull uagb-block-e6d991f5\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color alignfull uagb-block-0fb6e1b7\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8057950a\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Basic Requirements for the URP Ph.D. Concentration within the DCP Doctoral Program<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Upon enrollment to the DCP doctoral program, students identifying a desire to obtain a URP Ph.D. Concentration shall be assigned a temporary supervisory faculty member by the department graduate coordinator. Each student must develop with his or her temporary supervisor (during the first semester in the Ph.D. program) a proposed plan of study.<\/span><br><br><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Total Credits: A minimum of 90 credits beyond the bachelor\u2019s degree is required for the DCP doctoral degree. The urban and regional planning department faculty prefers that entering doctoral students have completed a master degree in urban planning or an affiliated discipline. Students who have not completed a planning degree will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in the core coursework demanded of those enrolled in UF\u2019s master\u2019s degree program in urban and regional planning, as more fully described below.<br><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Transfer of Credit: No more than 30 semester credits of a master\u2019s degree from another institution and 45 credits from a UF master degree will be transferred to a DCP doctoral program, and therefore to the URP Ph.D. concentration. The student\u2019s supervisory committee chairperson, Director of the DCP doctoral programs, and the Dean of the Graduate School must approve the transfer of graduate credits.<br><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">All credits transferred must be graduate level credit, with a letter grade of B or better. All such transfer requests must be made by petition of the supervisory committee.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color alignfull uagb-block-cf887439\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-314eb816\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">General DCP Doctoral Requirements<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">A 10 credit hour core and a minimum of 15 credit hours for the dissertation are required.<br><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">DCP Doctoral Core Courses:<br>&#8211; DCP7790, Doctoral Core I (3 credits): Philosophy, theory, and history of inquiry into the processes of design, urban development, and building systems.<br>&#8211; DCP7911, Advanced Design, Construction and Planning Research I (3 credits): prerequisite DCP7790. This survey course covers critical analysis of research in the disciplines of design, construction and planning with an emphasis on theory and methods.<br>&#8211; DCP7794, Doctoral Seminar (1 credit; maximum: 4 credits): prerequisite: DCP7911, for entering Ph. D. students. Successfully negotiating graduate school and writing a dissertation.<br>&#8211; A three credit graduate course in DCP but external to URP: This requirement is to present and interdisciplinary opportunity for DCP doctoral students within the college.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id9928_fe7230-b6 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:5px;}.kt-accordion-id9928_fe7230-b6 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.88);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id9928_fe7230-b6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id9928_fe7230-b6 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id9928_fe7230-b6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone alignfull\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id9928_fe7230-b6 kt-accordion-has-21-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-13 kt-pane9928_5c1343-6a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Procedures for substitution of course work for DCP 7911 \u201cAdvance Design, Construction and Planning Research 1\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The process provides for only three opportunities to fulfill the DCP7911 requirement. If a student elects to substitute a course for the DCP7911 the course substitution must be approved by the doctoral student\u2019s supervisory chair\/mentor. A letter explaining why the substitution is appropriate must be provided to the Director of the Doctoral Program. The letter must be accompanied by the course syllabus for the substitution. The director of the Doctoral Program must approve the substitution by written notification to the student and a copy of the approval letter must be placed in the student\u2019s record.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">All doctoral students are encouraged to attend the DCP7911 course unless their individual research would be better supported by a course substitution. The following three course areas may be substituted for DCP7911 Advanced Design, Construction and Planning Research 1:<br>&#8211; Spatial Statistics: A doctoral student may choose to substitute a UF graduate level spatial statistics course from the courses offered on campus.<br>&#8211; Quantitative (Traditional) Statistics: A doctoral student may choose to substitute another UF graduate level statistics course in the Statistics Department.<br>&#8211; Qualitative Methods: A doctoral student may choose to substitute another UF graduate level qualitative methods course from the Social Science Department available on campus.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>If a doctoral student wishes to substitute a course not offered in one of the three previously defined areas s\/he must get additional permissions from the department\/school graduate\/PhD coordinator and the department chair or school director.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-14 kt-pane9928_7cb3d5-03\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>URP Department Doctoral Concentration Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>The following core courses are required for all Ph.D. students with a URP concentration in Urban and Regional Planning that have not completed a master degree from urban and\/or regional planning program:<br>&#8211; URP 6061, Planning Administration and Ethics (3 credits)<br>&#8211; URP 6100, Planning Theory and History (3 credits)<br>&#8211; URP 6131, Growth Management Powers 1 (3 credits)<br>&#8211; URP 6042, Urban Economy (3 credits)<br><br>Students who have graduated with a master degree from urban and\/or regional planning program are not required to complete the four planning core courses.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-15 kt-pane9928_ffdf24-2e\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>URP Doctoral Colloquium course requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>All DCP doctoral students are required to take one-credit of DCP7794 (Doctoral Seminar) and may take up to 4 credits of DCP7794. The URP concentration doctoral students are required to take at least three (3) additional graduate credits of DCP7794 in a section for URP doctoral students only. The additional three credits of doctoral seminar for URP are designed as a mechanism for sharing research notes and doctoral work with doctoral students in the URP concentration.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-16 kt-pane9928_8e2357-aa\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Pedagogy Course Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>At least one graduate level pedagogy course (3 credits) from the UF College of Education (EDG6931 &#8220;Teaching Adult Learners&#8221; or similar) is required of all doctoral students in the URP concentration. The additional three credits for URP doctoral students may be taken as individual directed study (DCP 7979 focused on pedagogy or DCP7940 with any URP doctoral faculty).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-17 kt-pane9928_2b6773-b0\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>External Course Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>To broaden the URP doctoral student\u2019s knowledge base, at least two courses that are closely associated with the student\u2019s main research interests are required from departments or schools external to DCP. This requirement is in addition to the pedagogy requirement and the DCP doctoral core course requirements.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-18 kt-pane9928_6803cd-5b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Dissertation Proposal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Each student is required to successfully complete, a written doctoral dissertation proposal which must be orally presented to and accepted by the student\u2019s doctoral committee.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-19 kt-pane9928_430015-28\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Qualifying Examinations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Before taking the written and oral qualifying examinations, the student is required to successfully complete a written \u201cdissertation proposal\u201d which must be orally presented to and accepted by the student\u2019s doctoral committee.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>The written qualifying examination for the URP Ph.D. concentration may cover core planning knowledge, research methods, and question regarding the student\u2019s doctoral dissertation proposal.<br>The oral qualifying examination may also cover core planning knowledge and research methods. <br><br>However the oral examination is primarily used to determine the qualifications of the student to proceed with completion of a written dissertation. Therefore the oral qualification examination may concentrate on the student\u2019s dissertation topic.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-20 kt-pane9928_f2ffd0-32\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Dissertation Defense<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>A DCP doctoral student is required to successfully complete a written dissertation and to successfully complete an oral defense of his\/her written dissertation before his\/her dissertation committee. The dissertation must strictly follow Graduate School policy, in substance and procedure. Students are strongly encouraged to contact the Graduate School Editorial Office, the Graduate School Catalog, and the DCP prior to beginning their dissertation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-21 kt-pane9928_5aac1d-57\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Peer Reviewed Paper Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>All URP concentration doctoral students are strongly encouraged to publish in peer reviewed journals as they advance within the URP doctoral concentration. The URP sections of DCP7940 may be employed by URP doctoral faculty to assist in review and editorial assistance of journal publications by URP doctoral students.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined alignfull uagb-block-e9334418\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6455ffb1\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Contact<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">If you have any questions about our doctoral (Ph.D.) program, please contact:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f76e8179 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-e71880b9 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/wang-yan-300x300-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-20421\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"wang-yan-300x300-2\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Dr. Yan Wang<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Program Coordinator and<br>Associate Professor, URP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><a href=\"mailto:zpeng@dcp.ufl.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:yanw@ufl.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0021a5\" class=\"stk-highlight\">yanw@ufl.edu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><a href=\"mailto:laurajd@ufl.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:zpeng@dcp.ufl.edu\"><br><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">(352) 294-1443<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>!function(s,a,e,v,n,t,z){if(s.saq)return;n=s.saq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!s._saq)s._saq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=&#8217;1.0&#8242;;n.queue=[];t=a.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;z=a.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];z.parentNode.insertBefore(t,z)}(window,document,&#8217;script&#8217;,&#8217;https:\/\/tags.srv.stackadapt.com\/events.js&#8217;);saq(&#8216;ts&#8217;, &#8216;KjP_t-2LNbMRHDRGPY0hOQ&#8217;); 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