Research doctorate (PhD)
MPhil and PhD (Department of Architecture)
The University of Hong Kong · Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture · Southern District, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Official award
- MPhil and PhD in ArchitecturePhD
- Pathway
- ResearchStated for Hong Kong
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research postgraduate programme (MPhil and PhD) in the Department of Architecture, with tracks in landscape and environments, building systems and architectural technologies, and history and theory.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
- Awarding body
- The University of Hong Kong
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 page describes MPhil and PhD research degrees for advanced research and teaching careers.“is intended for students who wish to pursue advanced research and teaching careers in architecture, landscape, and the built environment”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
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
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Faculty of Architecture, Knowles Building (Pokfulam)4/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- The Graduate School English proficiency requirement applies to applicants whose previous instruction was not entirely in English; the language of instruction is not otherwise stated.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Previous qualification
- Master of Architecture, or a Bachelor of Architecture with first or upper second class honours and a Master's degree in architecture; holders of a Master's in another field may also be considered
- Documents
- Degree certificates, transcripts, personal statement, research proposal (max 10 pages), two academic referee reports, two English writing samples.
- Deadlines
- Main Round: 1 September 2026 - 1 December 2026 (HKT 23:59)
Research degree details
- Department
- Department of Architecture
- Research themes
- Landscape, Environments, Humanity, and Sustainability
- Building Systems and Architectural Technologies
- History and Theory
- Finding a supervisor
- Applicants identify and contact a potential supervisor, then propose one or at most two supervisors in the online application.
- Research proposal
- Research proposal of no more than 10 pages.
- Deadlines
- Main Round 1 September 2026 - 1 December 2026; 1st Clearing Round 2 December 2026 - 30 April 2027; 2nd Clearing Round 1 May 2027 - 31 August 2027 (HKT 23:59).
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.
Tuition waiver for local students in UGC-funded RPg programmes Tuition waiver
Only for certain applicants
Eligibility: Local students enrolled in UGC-funded RPg programmes
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, 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)