PhD in Architecture
Beykent University Department of Architecture is conducting the Architecture Doctorate Program with the permission of the Council of Higher Education dated 04.10.2019. The aim of the Architecture Doctorate Program is to train competent and expert candidates who can conduct research and studies in academic and professional fields. The main purpose of the program is to be able to produce various alternative and original solutions based on research for architectural and urban problems and in this context, to propose, conduct, finalize and publish research using scientific approaches, methods and techniques by acting at the point of interdisciplinary unity of the field of architecture with humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The aim of the program is to provide deep knowledge to doctoral candidates in professional subjects and to teach how to use existing knowledge within the unity of architectural theory and practice in order to use theoretical and applied knowledge in the basic field of architecture and to examine concepts related to the field with scientific methods. The program aims to provide the doctoral candidate with the ability to conduct independent research and to analyze and question the field of science from a broad and deep perspective, in order to bring innovation to the field of science, develop a new scientific method or apply a known method to the field. The language of instruction is Turkish.
Program Specific Requirements
- To apply for the PhD Programme, candidates must hold a bachelor’s and a master’s degree diploma, and be eligible for the admission requirements of Beykent University’s Regulation on Postgraduate Education and Training. Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree holders in the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering can apply for the Programme. Candidates must submit the copy of their ALES score (Academic Staff and Postgraduate Education Admission Exam) which must be at least 55 of quantitative weight (SAY) during their application. The exam is centrally held by ÖSYM (Centre for Assessment, Selection, and Placement). The ALES score of those candidates who apply for the Programme with their bachelor’s diploma must be at least 80 of quantitative weight (SAY). Those who enrolled in a non-thesis programme of the above-mentioned departments before 06.02.2013, and graduated from the programmes can also apply for the PhD Programme. Candidates who apply for the Programme with their bachelor’s diploma must have a GPA of at least 3 out of 4, or equivalent. For candidates who apply for the Programme with their master’s diploma, the applications may be evaluated according to their ALES score as well as their score they obtain from the entrance exam, and or their interview, and the GPA from their master’s degree studies. The Senate specifies the required application documents such as letters of references, a letter explaining why the applicant wishes to enrol in the PhD Programme, the copies of the international standard exams, etc. For the admission to the PhD Programme, students must take a centrally held foreign language proficiency exam or any international exam recognised as an equivalent by the Council of Higher Education, and take at least 55 points from the foreign language proficiency exam, or equivalent points from an equivalent international exam. According to the Programme requirements, the minimum points required may be increased upon the Senate’s decisions. The Senate decides how much the ALES scores are taken into consideration during the evaluation process (The percentage determined cannot be less than 50%). The Institute may admit students only according to their ALES scores. The copy of the ALES score is not required for the admission to the conservatoires or the departments of Fine Arts, unless the Senate decides to admit students according to their ALES scores. If the copy of the ALES score is required, the base point is set by the Senate.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to: Interpret scientific research with a critical view, and evaluate the opposing views. Use the methods of science and technologies to test propositions. Identify the architectural problems in terms of science, and solve them with a professional manner and creative thinking. Suggest an original scientific research topic in the fields of research and publication using scientific norms and standards. Establish the research framework; plan, conduct, and finalise the research, and make the report of the research results. Present, and support their thesis, and the original works they produced on academic platforms, come up with solutions to them considering the criticism, and produce information regarding Architecture. Access the existing, current national and international scientific information regarding the research topic, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and acquire the knowledge of the ethics, disciplines and culture of the group and individual research project. Benefit from different disciplines to carry out research, make analysis and interpretation.
Career Opportunities
- Graduates of the PhD Programme in Architecture generally pursue an academic career, and work as academicians at universities. Besides, they will have different options such as working in public institutions, or as a freelance architect, as a project architect in an architecture office, as a worksite architect in a worksite, in a building control company, or a consultancy firm.