FA CTU offers doctoral study programme Architecture and Urbanism in five fields of study:
This program provides an opportunity to continue your education, to specialize, or to prepare for an academic track and find employment as a teacher or researcher. The standard period of study, which can be completed either through attendance or distance learning, and even in English, is 3 to 4 years. In the study context, you can also participate in research projects at the Faculty of Architecture. If you choose the option to attend in person, and wish to use a scholarship, you must also participate in teaching.
WHAT WE OFFER
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Architecture, Theory and Creation
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Urban Design and Spatial Planning
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History of Architecture and Monument Conservation
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Architecture, Building and Technology
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Landscape Architecture
TEACHERS
The teaching staff at the Faculty of Architecture does not consist solely of academics, but also, above all, includes people connected with professional practice - experts who are important figures in many different fields. This is something you can benefit from greatly. As you will be involved in teaching or perhaps participating in one of the research projects, you will not only be able to observe their work first hand, but also continuously consult them regarding various aspects of your own projects.
tutors
Every doctoral candidate reports to a specific tutor, who is an expert in the given subject. The tutor then guides the candidate throughout the entire period of study, and is present at all examinations from the entrance exams to the defence of the thesis.
GRADUATES
Often, graduates find employment at the Faculty of Architecture as teachers or researchers devoted to the subjects they specialized in. Acquiring the title of Ph.D. is also, of course, an important moment in one’s career growth; for example, in a government career.
Petr Hájek
Architect of unusual creations with deeply thought-out artistic effect
The architect, whose work is beyond the artistic and experimental conception of normal production, graduated from the faculty in 1995 and continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts (1998). Since 2004 he has been working at the FA studio, he became associate professor in 2010 and since 2012 he has also been working at VŠVU in Bratislava. With his team he realized the Czechoslovak exposition at the Venice Biennale 2016. He was awarded, among others, the Grand Prix of the Community of Architects, the Bauwelt Preis or the Club Award for Old Prague. His students' projects inspired Milos Urban to write the novel Urbo Kune.
Irena Fialová
Pedagogue, author of books on modern architecture
She graduated from the FA in 1985 and habilitated in 2011, working as vice-dean for foreign relations, lecturing on urban theory and researching the contemporary city. After 1989 she co-founded the Zlatý řez magazine and participated in the creation of the Stavba magazine. She has prepared a number of exhibitions and is an expert of the Mies van der Rohe Award. She is the co-author of the exhibition in Czechoslovakia. pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2010.
ENTRANCE EXAMS
These exams are in the form of an interview before a commission, with the participation of the candidate’s advisor. A prerequisite is the completion of a Master’s education in a related or associated programme relating to the thesis. The candidate must demonstrate basic knowledge of and interest in the chosen subject, to which he or she wishes to devote himself or herself over the course of study. More information can be found here.
STATE DOCTORAL EXAM
The prerequisite is the successful completion of the subjects in the study block. The exam takes place before an expert commission composed of professors and associate professors at the Faculty of Architecture along with notable practicing professionals, and its successful completion is a condition for the completion, submission and subsequent defence of the student’s thesis.
doctoral Dissertation
In contrast to the lower degrees, where the student’s final work is a dissertation in the form of a thesis, which is theoretical. It can take the form of publications with related texts and is submitted in English. The defence is public. An exceptional thesis has a chance of being published as a monography.