DPHIL IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

DPHIL IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

Next Date: October

Why choose this program ?

The course has links with other parts of the University, particularly the Faculty of History, the Department of History of Art, and Kellogg College, amongst the fellows of which is the largest concentration of architectural historians associated with the University.

To learn more about the research topics you'll have the opportunity to explore, please refer to the Research areas section on this page.

The part-time DPhil regulations require a period of five to eight years' part-time study. You may be required to undertake appropriate research training provided within the department. Doctoral training is provided through the department's Graduate School, and other agreed learning requirements (eg foreign languages) can draw on the resources of both the department and the wider University.

You will be strongly encouraged to participate in seminars and informal meetings with staff and other researchers both within the department and elsewhere in the University. The major commitment of time will be to individual study and research, involving wide and intense reading, data collection (which may include fieldwork) and analysis, and writing.

Modality

BLENDED LEARNING

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Price Remarks

Open registration Limited spots

The requirements described below are specific to this course and apply only in the year of entry that is shown. You can use our guidance to help you evaluate whether your application is likely to be competitive.

Please be aware that any studentships that are linked to this course may have different or additional requirements and you should read any studentship information carefully before applying.
Degree-level qualifications

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

- a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a related subject or
- a master's degree, preferably with a Distinction or
- the PGCert in Architectural History, showing consistent performance at the highest level.

Applicants who have a Level 4 vocational qualification rather than an undergraduate degree may be considered. In exceptional circumstances, applicants who have substantial experience in a relevant profession (eg one related to building analysis and recording or to historic conservation) may also be considered.

For applicants with a bachelor's degree from the USA, the minimum overall GPA that is normally required to meet the undergraduate-level requirement is 3.5 out of 4.0.

If your degree is not from the UK or another country specified above, visit our International Qualifications page for guidance on the qualifications and grades that would usually be considered to meet the University's minimum entry requirements.

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SYLLABUS

You'll have the opportunity to undertake research within the specialised themes of this course, which include:

- ecclesiastical buildings
- country houses and their landscapes
- the British home since 1700
- railway stations
- the history of building conservation
- Regency architecture
- architecture of the period 1880-1940
- Gothic Revival
- urban and institutional architecture, especially of London and Oxford, from 1660 to the present.

Research is possible in most areas of British architectural history from the middle ages to the present, and some European and American topics.

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