HTC Specialization

The PhD program is an 84-credit hour degree program. Since all students who enter the program will hold a Master’s degree, they may be credited (transfer) up to 32 credits hours toward the total credit hours required for the PhD. Hence the minimum credit hours of PhD study while at IIT is 52 credit hours, usually completed in three-and-a-half to four years beyond the Master’s degree. The majority of the coursework will be selected from the curriculum within the College of Architecture, though students are encouraged to find connections to other doctoral programs at the university.

Below are the required courses for the History, Theory, and Criticism (HTC) specialization and include 18 credit hours of required courses, 18 credit hours of PhD elective courses, and 16 credit hours of doctoral research. 

1st Year Fall

ARCH 500 (3 credits)
Global Modernism
ARCH 595 (0 credits)
Research in Progress Forum
ARCH 601 (3 credits)
Doctoral Methodology Pre-Seminar
PhD ARCH (3 credits)
PhD ARCH Elective

1st Year Spring

ARCH 501 (3 credits)
Contemporary Architecture
ARCH 595 (0 credits)
Research in Progress Forum
ARCH 597
Special Problems
PhD ARCH (3 credits)
PhD ARCH Elective

2nd Year Fall

ARCH 502 (3 credits)
Advanced Topics in History & Theory I
ARCH 595 (0 credits)
Research in Progress Forum
ARCH 602 (3 credits)
Crafting a Dissertation
PhD ARCH (3 credits)
PhD ARCH Elective

2nd Year Spring

ARCH 503 (3 credits)
Advanced Topics in History & Theory II
ARCH 595 (0 credits)
Research in Progress Forum
ARCH 597
Special Problems
PhD ARCH (3 credits)
PhD ARCH Elective

3rd Year Fall

ARCH 691
Doctoral Research

3rd Year Spring

ARCH 691
Doctoral Research

4th Year Fall

ARCH 691
Doctoral Research

4th Year Spring

ARCH 691
Doctoral Research