PDC-Planning, Design & Construction

PDC 1003. Gateway to Building Communities.3 Credit Hours.

This first-year experience course introduces students to aspects of creating communities through the lens of planning, design, and construction disciplines. Lectures explore tools of listening and successful collaboration that can help lead to personal and professional success. Concepts of cultural fluency, critical thinking, civil discourse, citizenship, and community engagement will be investigated through in-class discussions, writing assignments, and group projects. (F) [V-FYE].

PDC 6003. History and Philosophy of Planning, Design and Construction.3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: graduate standing with permission of instructor. Explore the events, phases and evolution of planning, design and construction; review historical developers, city planners and contractors and the contributions/impacts they had on the professions and marketplace; explore the future based on the past. (Sp)

PDC 6023. Advanced Research Methods.3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: graduate standing with permission of instructor. Explore discipline-based qualitative and quantitative research methods; develop dissertation research design and support documentation; apply for funding for the dissertation project. (F)

PDC 6980. Research for Doctoral Dissertation.2-16 Credit Hours.

2 to 16 hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor; may be repeated. Directed research culminating in the completion of the doctoral dissertation. (F, Sp, Su)