Doctor of Philosophy in the Designed and Built Environment (PhDDBE)
The PhD program targets the “designed and built environment” field which is rich with overlapping concerns and issues. These issues may be addressed through one field of interest but with the full awareness of the connectivity of one field with many. The value of the PhDDBE is that it provides a venue for inter-disciplinal approaches to contemporary problems and issues.
Built environment deals with the hard impacts of built form with people, the earth and its resources, which covers issues aligned with the environmental sciences, economics, business, law, social development, and even labor inflatable obstacle course. With these avenues of exploration and inquiry, the PhDDBE enriches the scope and quality of knowledge-creation and creates a ripple-effect in other disciplines connected to or through architecture.
The PhDDBE program welcomes applications from individuals who hold any Master’s degree from any recognized institution of higher learning.
Curriculum Overview
The total number of courses and Total number of units may be reduced to a minimum of 9 and 39, respectively, depending on the Master’s degree of the student, subject to the approval of the Graduate Committee.
Program Tracks
Track A
Applicants from Related Fields – Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Urban and Regional Planning, and qualified Engineering Disciplines
Track B
Applicants from fields other than those qualified as related.
Program of Study – Schematic Diagram
