Research doctorate (PhD)
MPhil/PhD Architecture - Research Opportunities
University of Lincoln · Lincoln School of Architecture · Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- MPhil/PhD ArchitecturePhD
- Pathway
- ResearchStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campusFull-time MPhil: 18 to 32 months; PhD: 27 to 48 months. Part-time MPhil: 36 to 64 months; PhD: 54 to 96 months
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research degrees (MPhil and PhD) in architecture and the built environment, assessed by thesis.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Lincoln School of Architecture
- 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
- Page describes MPhil/PhD research supervised in the Lincoln School of Architecture and the Built Environment.“Conduct independent, original, and academically significant 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
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- Full-time MPhil: 18 to 32 months; PhD: 27 to 48 months. Part-time MPhil: 36 to 64 months; PhD: 54 to 96 months
- Thesis or dissertation
- Final thesis, with a written or oral testimony depending on the award
- Intakes
- October, February, May
- Campus
- Brayford Pool campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element (overseas students)
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- First or upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject
Research degree details
- Department
- Lincoln School of Architecture and the Built Environment
- Research themes
- History and theory of architecture and design
- Sustainable environments
- Low energy building design
- Building performance analysis
- Housing
- Historical infrastructure and cities
- Finding a supervisor
- Research students normally have two internal supervisors with specialist knowledge of their subject areas.
- Previous qualifications
- First or upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject
- Study modes
- Full-time and part-time; starts October, February and May
Fees and costs
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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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, 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)