The SALA Design, Technology and Society (DTS) Ph.D. program will train designers who will become leaders in advanced specialized research within the design disciplines, develop innovations in technological applications, and create inclusive solutions towards understanding the complex social, cultural, economic and political forces that inform ...

From September 2024 all full-time students in UBC-Vancouver PhD programs will be provided with a funding package of at least $24,000 for each of the first four years of their PhD. The funding package may consist of any combination of internal or external awards, teaching-related work, research assistantships, and graduate academic assistantships.

DTS Ph.D. scholars will apply cross-disciplinary expertise where it is most needed – addressing the issues of climate change and social justice in the built environment. Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture

Designing your own Arts degree with Interdisciplinary Studies (IDST) program will help you carve a unique academic path, find your niche for a rewarding professional career, and tailor your study to combine your strengths and interests.

Data is Everywhere. The UBC Master of Data Science is a 10-month, full-time, in-person, professional degree with option to study in Vancouver or Okanagan.

UBC offers coursework leading either to an MA in Science and Technology Studies, or to an MA or PhD in English, History, Philosophy, and Geography with a Research Emphasis in Science and Technology Studies. STS students at UBC can choose from a wide variety of courses that bear on the conceptual foundations, practices, institutions, social ...

doctoral program entitled the Doctor of Philosophy in Design, Technology and Society (DTS Ph.D.). The proposed program fulfils critical research challenges, growing professional demand, and the School’s own competitive

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.

With established partnerships with British Columbia’s information technology, biotechnology and resources industries, UBC researchers are committed to advancing top-tier research and training at the forefront of data science, and to working with Canadian industry to help accelerate a new era of data-rich innovation.

This study aims to understand DTs by focusing on the descriptive twin, the lowest maturity level of DT, which is a live version of construction and design data. In this study, we collaborated with an industry partner to explore how they could integrate DT development into their services using descriptive twins.