Dong Zhao LEED®AP
Director, Planning, Design and Construction Doctorate Program
dz@msu.edu
The Doctor of Philosophy in Planning, Design and Construction with a concentration in construction management will enable SPDC students to meet future challenges. The doctoral program is designed to focus on scholarly research, and combine the technical and managerial aspects of construction projects. This program is designed to provide the depth and breadth in the managerial, technological, economic and environmental aspects of construction. The aim of this degree is to prepare students to become globally engaged citizen-leaders and scholars in the built environment.
Graduates of this program will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct scholarly research and understand the effects of plans, regulations, design, materials, project management techniques and construction systems on the economic, environmental and social concerns of stakeholders and society.
Preferred backgrounds include:
The PhD Curriculum culminates in a dissertation that represents state-of-the-art analysis combined with practical applications. This is a 45-credit program that can start in fall or spring semesters.
Degree Requirements and PhD Student Handbook
Download the degree requirements and the PhD Graduate Student Handbook.
This document outlines the details for admission to our PhD programs.
Contact the PhD Program Director, for academic, research and program-related inquiries.
Director, Planning, Design and Construction Doctorate Program
dz@msu.edu
For application, admission and administrative inquiries.
Graduate Program Coordinator
kenyonj6@msu.edu
Associate Professor, Construction Management
tariq@msu.edu
517-432-6188
Assistant Professor, Construction Management and Research Director for Mass Timber at MSU
berghorn@msu.edu
517-353-8756
Associate Professor, Construction Management
elgafy@msu.edu
517-432-6512
Professor, Construction Management
sinemm@msu.edu
517-353-3252
Professor, Construction Management; Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
syalm@msu.edu
517-432-2951
Assistant Professor, Construction Management
armin@msu.edu
517-432-3288
PhD Program Director; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
dz@msu.edu
517-432-3242