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Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design
Architecture
Study detals
: Doctoral Degree (PhD) : PhD in Architecture : Full time : 48 MonthRequirements
Documents required for application:
- Completed application form
- Short Thesis Proposal
- Letter of intent stating the reason of applying
- An official transcript of all university-level courses you have taken
- A comparative mark/grade table if CGPA on the transcript is not out of 4.00
- Attested scanned copies of diplomas received from a university or equivalent institutions
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Documentation of scores received for English and academic proficiency exams/tests (see details about the EPE Exam below)
- A scanned copy of your passport or ID card
- Portfolio
- Two passport-sized (approx. 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm) photographs (required for registration only)
English Language Proficiency
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List of Accepted Tests |
Min. Grades for PhD Studies |
| B2 CEFR | |
| ELPE (ARUCAD’s English Language Placement Examination) | 80 |
| KPDS /ÜDS / YDS / YÖKDİL | 70 |
| IELTS (International English Language Testing System) | Minimum 6.00 |
| TOEFL IBT(Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Minimum 70 |
| TOEFL CBT (Computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Minimum 197 |
| TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Minimum 530 |
| English Language GCE/IGCSE (General Certificate of Education/ International General Certificate of Secondary Education) | Minimum B |
| FCE (First Certificate in English) | Minimum B |
| CPE/CAE (Certificate of Proficiency in English | Minimum B |
| SAT (The SAT Reasoning Test) | Reading and Writing: Minimum 440 |
| PTE (Pearson Test of English) | Minimum 71 |
| English Language WAEC/WASSCE (West African Examinations Council) | Minimum C5 |
Note: Unless one of the above mentioned is satisfied upon arrival, new students will take English Language Placement Exam (ELPE). The passing score is 80. Students who pass ELPE are allocated to the programme of study, otherwise to English Preparatory Programme for a semester or a year.
Speciality
| 2025 – 2026 Academic Year Graduate Student Tuition Fee Table for New Registrations | |
| Graduate Programmes | PhD |
| 7 courses, seminar, thesis | |
| Fee per course | € 500 |
| Thesis fee per semester | € 500 |
| Seminar fee per semester | € 350 |
| Graduation Project fee | NA |
| Per Deficiency (bridging) course fee (if assigned) per course | € 250 |
| English Preparatory Program ( if assigned) per semester | € 812.50 |
| Registration fee per semester | € 150 |
| Note: 5% VAT will be added to the total amount due | |
Additional information
About the Programme
PhD in Architecture postgraduate programme constitutes the development of different approaches, strategies and models about design, theory/criticism and application in architecture; the interaction between theory and practice in architectural research; rethinking issues such as spatial experience, environmental meaning, urban memory, image, identity, aesthetics and ethics within the framework of current dynamics; questioning the interdisciplinary structure in human-environment relations; spatial relations, city, culture, politics, economy, and so on. It is the ability to critically evaluate the contexts. Understanding and interpreting architecture in relation to different disciplines; it is the development of new design strategies regarding architectural design education and the production of architectural design knowledge.
Career Opportunities
As a graduate with a PhD degree, you have the opportunity to start your career in academia as an early career academic involved in teaching and learning in higher education institutions or possibly pursue a career in research and development in research institutes in one of the many related fields in which you have expertise.
