Research doctorate (PhD)
Design PhD: Architecture track
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities · School of Architecture, College of Design · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of Philosophy in Design (architecture track)PhD
- Pathway
- Research
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate in the Design Graduate Program with an architecture track for applicants who hold a professional degree and a defined research topic.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture, College of Design
- 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 a research doctorate preparing graduates for research positions in practice and academia.“The architecture track of the Design Graduate Program advances architecture as a knowledge-based field”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior professional architecture degree | Not published | – | professional degree, a defined topic of architectural study and a plan for investigationSource |
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
- Twin Cities campus (Rapson Hall)89 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Research degree details
- Department
- Design Graduate Program, architecture track
- Research themes
- history/theory/culture
- representation
- design and design methods
- technology
- professional practice
- Previous qualifications
- professional degree
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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, 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)