Department of Architecture

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria - Nigeria

Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture

Admission Requirements

Candidates are expected to have a Masters of Science Degree in Architecture and a minimum of a Second class Lower degree in a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (BSc Architecture or B.Tech Architecture) before applying for to enrol in a Doctoral Degree in the Department. Successful candidates during the application stage are required to undergo an interview with the PhD supervisory committee in the Department. During this exercise, all candidates are required to submit and present a PhD research proposal to the committee which forms the basis of the interaction. Candidates are selected based on merit.

Courses

Course Code Course Title Credit Units Semester
ARC 901 Recent Development in Architecture First
ARC 903 Architectural Research First
ARC 905 Research Methods in Social Science First
ARC 907 Technical Report Writing First
ARC 908 Elements of Scientific Research Second
ARC 900 Contemporary Practice in Architecture Second
ARC 912 Qualitative Methods Second
ARC 913 Architectural Education First
ARC 914 Quantitative Methods Second
ARC 916 Comp. Application in Archit. Research Second
ARC 918 Theory and Philosophy of Architecture Second
ARC 909 Introduction to Doctoral Studies in Architecture First