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PhD Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Architecture is a research doctorate in the School of Architecture, with 30 credits of coursework in the first two years, a qualifying paper, a comprehensive examination, a thesis proposal and a doctoral thesis. The programme aims for an average completion time of no longer than four years.

Faculty: College of Design  |  Department: School of Architecture  |  Duration: Average completion time aims at no more than four years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Coursework is 6 core research credits (Introduction to Architecture Research), 12 credits in a specialization and 12 credits at 6000-level or above chosen with an advisor, plus a 9-credit minor outside the School. Specializations are Design Computation, Building Design Technology, History/Theory/Criticism, Architecture/Culture/Behavior, and Urbanism.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants (Georgia Tech graduate admissions): TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with Reading, Listening and Writing at least 4 and Speaking at least 3.5 under the scoring used from January 2026 (earlier scale: 90 overall, 19 per section), or IELTS Academic 7 overall with at least 6.5 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 5.5 in Writing; scores are valid for two years, Duolingo is not accepted, and applicants with a degree from a regionally accredited US institution or an English-medium or approved-country degree can be exempt; individual programmes may set higher scores.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications use one online graduate application (gradapp.gatech.edu) for all programmes and campuses; deadlines vary by programme and are published on each programme page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.gatech.edu/

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