Research doctorate (PhD)
PhD Programme in Architecture
Umeå University (Umeå School of Architecture) · Umeå School of Architecture (Arkitekthögskolan) · Umeå, Sweden
- Official award
- PhD in ArchitecturePhD
- Pathway
- Research
- Format
- On campus240 ECTS credits, four years full-time (many students work 80 % on research and 20 % on teaching, extending to five years)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A four-year, employment-based doctoral programme at Umeå School of Architecture covering architecture, urbanism, landscape and technology from theoretical, practice-based and artistic research perspectives.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Umeå School of Architecture (Arkitekthögskolan)
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Research doctorate (PhD)A research doctorate focused on architecture (PhD, Dr.-Ing. and equivalents).
- Pathway
- Research degreeA research degree. It does not qualify anyone to practise as an architect.
- Why we classify it this way
- UMA describes the programme as educating architectural scholars through research.“The PhD programme in Architecture at Umeå University aims to educate architectural scholars who are experts in their research areas”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 240 ECTS credits, four years full-time (many students work 80 % on research and 20 % on teaching, extending to five years)
- Credits
- 240 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Arts Campus, Umeå
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Teaching and supervision language is not stated on the programme page.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Research degree details
- Department
- Umeå School of Architecture (UMA), Faculty of Science and Technology
- Research themes
- Architectural Design
- Architectural History, Theory, and Critical Studies
- Landscape and Urbanism
- Building Construction, Materiality, and Computational Design
- Finding a supervisor
- Each student has a main supervisor from UMA and a secondary supervisor; an individual study plan is developed by the student, supervisors and an examiner.
- Residency expectations
- PhD students have dedicated workspaces at UMA.
- Study modes
- Four years full-time; many students dedicate 80 % to research and 20 % to teaching or departmental duties, extending to five years.
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Scholarships and funding
Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.
Employment as PhD student at Umeå University Stipend
Basis not stated
Eligibility: PhD students are employed by Umeå University.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)