phd/ doctorate	The faculty of Architecture at Darmstadt University awards doctorate diplomas (Dr.-Ing.) for successful PhD dissertations. Submissions of dissertations are conditional to pervious acceptance of the theme by the faculty and by a first and second supervisor and a defence of the dissertation in an examination (disputandum). Early consultations with the prospective supervisor(s) are indispensable and should be based on a first outline of the proposed research and the main research questions.
formalities	Hints and regulations are being dealt with under reguirements..
duration	The time span between acceptance of a PhD proposal by the faculty and acceptance of the dissertation will usually take more than 2 years. The department PAR organized support seminars once per semester.
cost	At present, there are no fees requested for presenting a PhD thesis at Darmstadt University.