University of California Berkeley
Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture
The Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture in Architecture is offered by University of California Berkeley.
The department offers an accredited professional Master of Architecture (MArch), a post-professional MArch degree (Studio One), Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.
This advanced degree prepares students with outstanding academic records for research and teaching in architecture and environmental design. It is a research-oriented program, in which the student chooses specific fields of specialization, prepares sufficiently in the literature and research of those fields to pass written and oral examinations, and completes original research culminating in the written dissertation. The PhD program provides detailed focus in specific study areas, including architectural design theory and criticism; architectural technologies, including building science and building performance; the history of architecture and urban design; environmental design in developing countries; and the social and cultural basis of design.