Degree: Ph.D
Specialty: Architectural History and Theory
Minimum Total Credits: 13.0
Minimum Compulsory Course Credits: 9.0
Minimum Optional Course Credits: 4.0
Objectives
This program aims to cultivate high-level specialized personnel of Architectural History and Theory who have solid and broad theoretical basis and systemic in-depth specialized knowledge as well as the creative ability with an all-round development in moral, intellectual and physical aspects and deep love for the socialist motherland.
Years of Study
3 years.
Major Research Fields
1. Traditional Architectural Theory
2. City History
3. Architectural Theory and Philosophy
4. Architectural Aesthetics
Advisory system is applied in this doctoral program. Doctoral students should draw up a working program with the instruction of their supervisors in the first two weeks after registration. Students are supposed to participate in the medium term assessment according to Doctor Degree Candidate Medium-Term Assessment Method of South China University of Technology and complete the required social practices before the end of the third semester. Regular seminars (stage summary reports) are needed.
Dissertation
Doctoral students should draw up a thesis working plan and write thesis proposals between the 8th and 15th weeks in the third semester. Before applying for the thesis defense, students are required to publish academic papers according to the requirements made by South China University of Technology. Thesis defense will be arranged according to Rules for the Implementation of Graduation Degrees of South China University of Technology and Regulations of the Applications for Thesis Defense of South China University of Technology on the completion of theses.
Curriculum
Compulsory Courses | Course Code | Course Title | Credit | Teacher |
B0001001 | Modern Scientific and Technological Revolution and Marxism | 3 | HUANG Liwen |
B0002012 | First Foreign Language (English) | 3 | ZHAO Weili |
B0813021 | Eastern and Western Architectural Culture and Philosophy | 3 | WU Qingzhou |
Optional Courses | B0002002 | Second Foreign Language (Japanese) | 2 | ZHU Lin |
B0002014 | Second Foreign Language（German） | 2 | CAI Shuxiang |
B0004009 | Scientific Writing and Submission Guidelines | 1 | LIU Shuhua |
B0813006 | Practical Statistics for Architects | 3 | WU Shuoxian |
B0813015 | Urban Development Theory | 2 | TIAN Yinsheng |
B0813022 | Building Disaster Prevention | 2 | CHENG Jianjun |
B0813023 | Building Protection and Restoration | 2 | CHENG Jianjun |
B0813024 | Special Topics on Architecture Art History | 2 | TANG Xiaoxiang |
B0813025 | Theory and Methods of Research on Regional Architecture | 2 | LU Qi |
B0813026 | Subtropical Cities and Thermal Environment | 2 | MENG Qinglin |
