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PhD Architecture, Landscape, Interior and Urban Design

UK

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What will I learn?

The PhD programme in Leeds School of Architecture encompasses Architecture, Landscape, Interior and Urban Design.

The programme is inherently interdisciplinary and fosters specialisms within and extending from key research clusters identified within the school. The programme addresses the critical role of the discipline in its different aspects, from theory, practice, representation, participation, technology, ecological, art to politics. It pursues advanced research in different forms: academic writings, creative practices, laboratory experiments, field works, live projects, design processes and participatory feedbacks.

The programme benefits from the cross-disciplinary research expertise and environment of both the School of Arts and the School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing. PhD candidates develop their individual research under the guidance of two supervisors and an external advisor where appropriate. The progress of doctoral studies and the development towards an academic career are supported by regular research seminars, presentations and discussions of their work both within and outside the schools, research clusters activities ranging from specialised seminars, symposia and collaborative publications, opportunities and financial support to produce research output for publications and exhibitions internal and external to the school, teaching activities ranging from offering lectures, workshops and critical reviews to student projects, as well as research training programme workshops organised centrally by the university research office.

Which department am I in?

Art, Architecture and Design

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees
£15,500.00 (16,88,821) per year
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Leeds Beckett University

City Campus,

Leeds,

LS1 3HE, NORTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

You need a good first degree for PhD entry and relevant professional experience for studying for a professional doctorate. A good first degree is an honours degree with a minimum 2:1 classification. You need an overall IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 7 with no individual sub-score below 6.5. We will also consider TOEFL, iBT or Parsons PTE as equivalent qualifications, but no other qualifications will be accepted. If you have successfully completed a UK Bachelors degree (with a minimum classification of 2:1), or a UK masters degree in the last two years, this will satisfy our English language requirements. However, if you completed a UK degree more than two years ago, you should take a new IELTS test and submit this result.

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

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About Leeds Beckett University

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