Middle East Technical University (Ankara-Turkey) now offers a PhD
degree in Architectural History.
Besides the MA Program that has celebrated its 15th anniversary last
year, METU PhD Program in Architectural History will be effective
beginning in the 2005-2006 academic year.
The MA and PhD Programs in Architectural History that are offered at
METU aim to promote the production of knowledge and documentation on
different periods and areas of the history of architectural culture
and built environment through original research with an
inter-cultural, contextual and multi-disciplinary approach; to provide
training on past and present architectural developments and on
relevant research methods in the field, and by doing so, to train
experts equipped with the requisite general knowledge, analytical
skills and initiative to undertake duties at academic institutions,
research centers and state institutions as architectural historians;
to disseminate the knowledge of architectural history of Turkey in
both the national milieu and the world at large; and to assume an
active role in the institutionalization of architectural history in
Turkey.
Research interests and disciplinary backgrounds of the staff cover
various fields of history and theory of art and architecture. The
program is offered within the METU Faculty of Architecture but is also
integrated with the METU Institute of Social Sciences and shaped by
the concerns of the humanities.
There is no disciplinary limitation for the applicants, but
applications from the graduates of architecture and related fields in
the fine arts, humanities and social sciences are especially invited.
Applicants from all fields are required to demonstrate their interest
in and familiarity with architectural history through transcripts,
satisfactory performance in entrance examinations and a portfolio
(optional). As the medium of instruction is English, proficiency in
English is required of all applicants.
Last date for application to the PhD program is May 15, 2005.
For further information:
http://www.archweb.metu.edu.tr/programs/graduate/archist/index.htm
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