Overview

About the programme

Members of the discipline with this specialism share a commitment to investigating the relationships between place, space and society as expressed historically through the built environment; they value design for interiors and urban and rural environments as well as maintaining a strong tradition of research on individual architects and buildings.

They have particular strengths in British and northern European architecture and design and incorporate a strong set of interests in critical heritage studies for the uses of the material past in the present. This History of Architecture and Design programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Programme Structure

Current/recent research projects:

Utopian collaboration? William Morris, Jeffrey & Co and the Morris & Co wallpapers 1864-c.1928
Housing for Single Working Women in Inter-War London 1919-1939
The Architectural Profession and its Engagement with Historic Places of Worship in England, 1945 to the Present
Home on the Rails: The design, fitting and decoration of train interiors in Britain, c.1920-1955

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2028-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Architecture Design Art History View 39 other PhDs in Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements

A UK Masters’ degree or equivalent level in a relevant subject (art, architecture or design history), or exceptionally a First Class undergraduate degree with a substantial dissertation.
If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12705 GBP / year

≈ 12705 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Milton Keynes

United Kingdom

848 - 1345 GBP / month

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