Course Overview

The community and practice-based research at the Leicester School of Architecture reach audiences well beyond academia, both nationally and internationally. Our work delivers benefits to architectural practitioners, urban designers, social scientists, local communities and authorities, professional bodies, cultural historians and archaeologists, and many others seeking to interpret, make and remake the built environment. With a growing research profile, our work covers architectural history and theory, building physics and modeling, the impact of climate and the economics of sustainable development, holistic approaches to planning, as well as expanding our understanding of how the making of the built environment constitutes and consolidates our cultural understandings. Faculty staff act as peer reviewers for UK research councils and sit on the boards of journals, scientific committees for international conferences, and advisory panels for professional bodies.

General Eligibility

In order to be admitted as a candidate for a research degree an applicant shall normally: Possess a UK Honours degree with at least an upper second class honours, or an academic or professional qualification which the University deems to be equivalent (eg. an overseas qualification); and Demonstrate competence in the use of the English language to the satisfaction of the University. For further details contact the DMU Doctoral College.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent before you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.