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          B.Arch | MSc | PhD

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General Information

The PhD Program in Architecture accepts applicants with a Master Degree in the field. Applicants to this program are expected to demonstrate some level of expertise and an exceptional interest in advanced studies in architecture. The program is composed of two-year coursework during which students are required to take Research Methods I and Research Methods II along with 6 electives selected according to their research area. By the end of the second year students take the mandatory comprehensive examination in their field of study and propose a research committee. The final product is a doctoral dissertation which needs to be approved by the research committee.

For information about the previous program relevant for Ph.D. students of 2007-2008 academic year and before, please click here

 

Following course-list of our new program is relevant only for Ph.D. students of 2008-2009 academic year and after:

 

PhD Course Units

Codes and titles                                                               Credits              Pre-requisite
Fall term
*AR 501 Research Methods 1: Introduction to (2+2)3
             Fields of Research in Architecture
Elective (3+0)3
Elective (3+0)3
Elective (3+0)3
Spring term
AR 602 Research Methods 2: Qualitative (2+2)3 AR 501
           and Quantitative Approaches 
Elective (3+0)3
Elective (3+0)3
                                                          Total credit (min.):        21   (for students with
                                                                                    M.S. degree)
                       Number of courses with credit (min.):        7    (for students with
                                                                                    M.S. degree)
                                                          Total credit (min.):        42   (for students with
                                                                                    B.S. degree)
                       Number of courses with credit (min.):       14   (for students with
                                                                                    B.S. degree)
+
AR 600 Doctoral Thesis (0+1)0
AR 526 Seminar (0+2)0
AR 8XX Special Studies (4+0)0
AR 9XX Special Topics (4+0)0
* Students will need to take an elective course instead of this course, if they had taken it during their master’s education,.
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