63 Part-time PhD programmes in Architecture

The Architecture course from University of Cambridge offers the opportunity for independent research under the supervision of a departmental staff member. Unless the candidate is part of a research group, the research is undertaken entirely by the candidate on their own, with regular supervision on progress with their supervisor.

The objective of the Architectural, Building Construction and Urbanism Technology programmme at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is to train researchers in the techniques specific to the realisation of architecture, building construction and urbanism, and it focuses on research, development and innovation in these areas of activity.

The PhD in Architecture at The University of Manchester is based within the Manchester Architecture Research Group (MARG) , and looks beyond technical design to the complex processes and practices that run through the development adaptation and the use of built environments. 

The Theory and Environmental Technology of Buildings programme  from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava will prepare graduates for pursuing a career in the chosen scientific area. Candidates are supported by their supervisors. An individual study programme is arranged for each Ph.D. candidate. 

The School of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University is committed to engaging in world-leading research that addresses social, environmental and architectural challenges - locally, nationally and internationally.

The PhD courses offer the opportunity to carry out a significant body of research in a discipline related to the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University. 

Explore various political, social and contemporary theories and issues in Architecture and Built Environment through academically-supervised research at Deakin University.

The Architecture programme at Queen's University Belfast addresses architecture and urbanism within an increasingly globalised world, examining sustainability, climate change, identity, heritage, craft and form, while supporting research into cultural, historic and technological contexts.

Part-time applications for the History of Western Architecture programme at University of Buckingham will be considered and may be accepted where teaching provision is available.

This Architecture (Science) PhD degree at University of Nottingham addresses the core of architecture including design as research, and research that supports and stimulates design. 

At the University of Nottingham, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in Architecture (Social Science).

Join an active Architecture research area at University of Plymouth that explores the urban condition from a range of critical perspectives, through a focus on the nature of urban change – whether social, digital or spatial. 

Through advanced coursework and research in the Built Environment course at RMIT University, you will develop sophisticated research, technical and critical analytical skills.

You'll harness York's research expertise and industry connections to develop practice-based research into architecture, urban design, planning and built environments. The Architecture and the Built Environment (By Practice) programme is offered at University of York.

York School of Architecture (YSA) is a creative and interdisciplinary hub that connects excellent research, creative practice and industry, enabling designers, architects, and artists to acquire research skills for their careers and transferable skills in industry R&D.

At Architectural Design from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia the central theme of the practice of architecture is architectural design, which must bring together construction, spatial organisation and use via the aesthetic, ethical and cognitive dimensions of the design process.

The Architectural, Civil and Urban Heritage and Refurbishment of Existing Buildings programme of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is a joint doctoral programme.

Urbanism from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is aimed at students who wish to undertake further research training in order to complete and defend a doctoral thesis.

The Computer Architecture programme at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia focuses primarily on computer architecture.

The Architecture PhD programme is offered by the School of Design from the Universiti Teknologi Brunei.