Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Program Overview
This new four-year doctoral program, the PhD in Architecture, Landscape, and Design, will address a need for advanced specialized research within the design disciplines and produce students who will become traditional academics as well as consultants and leaders in diverse fields and sectors, such as museums and other cultural institutions, non-profit organizations, government, finance, and the consumer market.
This is a research-based PhD program with the aim of advancing scholarship and research beyond the boundaries of the individual design disciplines that are currently the focus of the Faculty’s accredited professional master’s programs. Graduates will be grounded in a research-informed practice that will transcend current disciplinary boundaries and will be positioned to lead the emerging, broader discussion, outside and between the specific design disciplines.
Quick Facts
| Domestic | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline | PhD: Fall 2024 Entry 03-Jan-2024 | PhD: Fall 2024 Entry 03-Jan-2024 |
| Minimum admission average | PhD: A- | PhD: A- |
| Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? | PhD: NA | PhD: NA |
| Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | PhD: Before | PhD: Before |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | PhD: NA | PhD: NA |
| If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? | PhD: NA | PhD: NA |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | PhD: Initial contact with potential supervisors by student. Graduate unit confirms assignment of supervisor before making an offer. | PhD: Initial contact with potential supervisors by student. Graduate unit confirms assignment of supervisor before making an offer. |
| Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | PhD: NA | PhD: NA |
“It's okay sometimes to feel lost. This is part of research.”
- Dina Sabie
- PhD Student, Computer Science