Iuav PhD programme
What is a PhD?
A PhD is a postgraduate programme specifically dedicated
to research.
While features, admission and implementation methods are not yet fully
standardised, its outcomes provide a common and essential reference framework. Beyond the different connotations that PhDs acquire around the world, the
objective of PhD students is to contribute with their research to the
advancement of specific knowledge in a selected subject area.
In Italy, PhDs share some specific features. They last three years,
admission is based on selection, the most talented candidates are awarded a
scholarship, courses are carried out in small research communities made up of professors,
tutors and PhD students.
PhD programmes started as advanced training courses for university
teaching and research but have been increasingly addressing the production
sector, culture, and the arts.
What is involved in a PhD?
PhD students are required to write a doctoral thesis over a period of
three years. The research work shall be conducted through
participation in seminars, regular progress presentations, group discussions,
meetings with lecturers and tutors, research in archives, international
mobility periods. Periodic
reviews on the work carried out result in an annual assessment, which, if
successful, allows progression to the following year. At the end of the three years, the thesis is
assessed by external referees and, if successful, is discussed in front of a
panel of professors with the final award of PhD title.
How is Iuav PhD programme organised?
Iuav PhD programme in architecture and arts includes
the following areas of training and research:
> technological,
environmental and building physics design
> urban
and regional planning and policies
> urbanism
> “Villard
d’Honnecourt” international doctorate in architecture (call for
applications every three years)
> visual
arts, performing arts and fashion studies
Beside
the above-mentioned research fields, every year the school board proposes some interdisciplinary
tracks tied to a specific research theme.
Every year some places are reserved to
international candidates, holders of scholarships of international
universities and research institutions or through international mobility programmes
contacts
Scuola di dottorato
Palazzo Badoer, San Polo, 2468
I–30135 Venezia
+39
041 257 1787