Research doctorate (PhD)
Ph.D. in Design, Technology and Society
The University of British Columbia · School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Official award
- Doctor of PhilosophyPhD
- Pathway
- ResearchStated for Canada
- Format
- On campusfour- to five-year course of study and research
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate hosted by the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture; the title is not 'architecture' (editors: check subject label).
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA)
- 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
- The school describes it as a program supporting original doctoral research.“The SALA Design, Technology and Society (DTS) PhD program supports original doctoral research”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
- Not published
- Duration
- four- to five-year course of study and research
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Campus
- UBC Vancouver402–6333 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
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.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- master’s degree from an approved university; Canadian or U.S. credentials normally expected to have a B+ average
- Deadlines
- The application deadline for admission in September 2027 is January 1, 2027. · September 2027
Research degree details
- Department
- School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA)
- Research themes
- climate and energy
- housing and diversity
- healthy and resilient environments
- design and the future of construction
- Finding a supervisor
- Applicants should review current research areas and identify potential supervisory fit before applying.
- Research proposal
- A brief research proposal describing the research context, theoretical framework, methods, and expected outcomes
- Previous qualifications
- master’s degree from an approved university
- Deadlines
- January 1, 2027 for September 2027 admission
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.
UBC minimum PhD funding policy Funding
Guaranteed to eligible students · four years
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, 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)