The doctoral course Concepts and Theories in Architecture aims to give the student a wide and deep understanding of concepts and theories in the field of architecture and how these relate to adjoining fields. The course will give a good overview of different developing and concurrently used concepts and theories at the same time as considerable wight is given to knowledge and understanding of the long history, background and development of the field. The course also contains a focused deeper study related to the students own project or interest.
The course consists of one historically focused part and one part focused on contemporary theory of approximately 3 credits each. The concurrent part on contemporary theory includes concepts and theories of the different specializations active at the School of Architecture. These parts follow a structure that requires preparation and active participation of the students. In addition, students are expected to make an individual, deeper study. Specific layout and requirements are difined in the announcement each time the course is run.