Architecture - PhD

UK

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What will I learn?

Architects and the designers of our surroundings are the driving force behind the design of our built environment. Whether they are designing new buildings, giving a new lease of life to existing ones, developing urban spaces and landscapes, or determining the energy use and resilience to a changing climate, architects have a profound influence on our lives.

The Kent School of Architecture and Planning (KSAP) offers full-time and part-time research programmes, leading to a PhD. The School promotes innovative and interdisciplinary research, which focuses on four main areas: Sustainability, biodiversity and climate change; Urban design and planning; Architectural conservation and heritage; History, theory and philosophy of architecture.

A PhD, which typically last between 3 to 4 year full-time, and 5 to 6 years part-time, offers candidates the space to conduct original research within their area of interest. It also offers practicing architects, engineers or planners to undertake research relating to their work in industry practice.

Which department am I in?

Kent School of Architecture and Planning

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees
£18,600.00 (US$ 24,021) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

May 2025

Venue

Canterbury Campus

University of Kent,

Canterbury,

Kent,

CT2 7NZ, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

A minimum 2.1 honours degree, plus a Master’s degree or MArch in architecture or an appropriate subject, or equivalent track record and professional experience in architecture. All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications. IELTS: 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in each component). TOEFL: 90 overall (with a minimum of 22 in R&S; 21 in W; 20 in L).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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