PhDDoctoral School of Architecture [Arts]
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Doctoral, full degree studies |
| Nominal duration | 8 semesters (240 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PhD |
| Course code | Arts |
| Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) relevant MSc degree; quality of MSc transcript (min. 70%); min. 2-year professional activity after MSc graduation; portfolio; research plan agreed and accepted by the supervisor and the host institute in advance; language skills proven by TOEFL (min iBt 80 points), IELTS (min 5.5 points),, Cambridge First Certificate, or equivalent certificates (for further information refer to www.bme.hu) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Sudan, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English B2 |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required. The portfolio must show the architectural designs made by the applicant. A statement by the supervisor |
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Overview
Program description:
The Faculty of Architecture offers graduate studies in its two graduate schools. The program of the Doctoral School of Architecture leads to the PhD-equivalent degree Doctor of Liberal Arts (DLA). The four year long curriculum strongly focuses on creative architectural design supported by project-based research. The course consists of a training and research phase and a research and thesis phase; both phases are four semesters in length. The condition of moving on from the first phase to the second is a pass grade in the complex examination. The course takes place on the basis of personal workplans. The individual research is under the supervision of a renowned architect.
Entry requirements:
relevant MSc degree; quality of MSc transcript (min. 70%); min. 2-year professional activity after MSc graduation; portfolio; research plan agreed and accepted by the supervisor and the host institute in advance; language skills proven by TOEFL (min iBt 80 points), IELTS (min 5.5 points),, Cambridge First Certificate, or equivalent certificates (for further information refer to www.bme.hu
Entrance exam:
Yes
Type of entrance exam:
oral
Entrance exam location:
Electronic
Entrance exam description:
Steps:
- preevaluation of the submitted documents: quality of MSc diploma, quality of MSc and BSc transcripts (min 70%), research plan, quality of portfolio, additional evaluated aspects: quality of motivation letter, recommendation letter, extra-curricular activities (e.g. involvement in education, research, publication activitites, technical contests, additional language knowledge, etc.)
- electronic interview: evaluation of professional activity, language skills (the interview is in English), motivation, attitude, technical preparedness in the selected research field.
Result: admission to DLA programme /admission rejected
Contact:
Mr. István Bartók DLA
Associate Professor of the Faculty of Architecture
bartok.istvan@epk.bme.hu
Ms. Anikó Karner
Study Program Coordinator
karner.aniko@epk.bme.hu
Preparatory year available:
No
Specialisation year available:
No
Minimum number of scholarship holders:
2
Maximum number of scholarship holders:
10
Link:
studyinhungary.hu/institution/budapest-university-of-technology-and-economics-58.html