PhD programmes in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

The Theatre and Performance programme offered by the University of Bristol has particular strengths in historical research and practice-as-research. 

The Drama MPhil/PhD course from The University of Exeter is an internationally-renowned centre for practice, research and teaching, and offers a supportive and stimulating environment for postgraduate research and practice, welcoming students from around the world.

If you're looking to take your skills in art and design into postgraduate research, the Art and Design degree programme from University of Portsmouth can help you achieve your ambitions.

Develop your leadership and applied research skills in professional practice with a professional doctorate in Art and Design from the University of Dundee.

In the Arts Management and Cultural Policy programme from Queen's University Belfast, you will be part of a growing doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from Northern Ireland and abroad. 

This Art and Design PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

The School of Arts and Creative industries is an ideal place to undertake PhD research. You will join a small, vibrant and diverse group of PhD students and will be supervised by academics of international standing. Join the Arts and Creative Industries degree at London South Bank University.

Throughout this Art PhD course from University of East Anglia postgraduate researchers have opportunities to work at the heart of active research teams, challenging boundaries and making real advances. We are a top tier, research-led university and are committed to making a substantial impact on the global challenges facing society.

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) seeks to foster innovation within creative practice, employ creative practice as a methodology to enhance other disciplines or domains, and contribute towards an explicit and transparent knowledge base that furthers our disciplines in the future. This Art and Design programme is offered at the University of Dundee.

This Film Studies with Audio-Visual programme from University of Birmingham enables you to make an original contribution to the discipline through the use of both film and a written thesis.

The Beyond Representation - Painting as Embodied Practice programme is offered by University of Dundee.

What are your understandings and experiences of historical and contemporary legacies of Scottish colonial history and how can they be share and communicated through contemporary art practice and research? Join the Contemporary Art and Scottish Colonialism programme from the University of Dundee to find out more.

Studying for a PhD in the area of Visual Computing at Cardiff University, will see you join the School as part of a successful team of researchers with a range of industrial partners and academic collaborators.

How can Peircean semiotic theory facilitate this in visual communication’s primary audiences for mutual benefit? The Hooking Signs - Semiotic Enhancement of Visual Communication for Improved Audience Engagement programme is offered by the University of Dundee.

The Drama and Theatre Studies Practice-Based PhD/MA by Research programme from University of Birmingham allows academic research to be conducted through practical experimentation.

This Exhibiting the Interior PhD from University of Dundee offers exciting opportunities for a critical reassessment of the interior as exhibit as contributing to an expanding interior typology and an opportunity to frame the interior as an expanded, critical practice. 

The Film Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is  part of a vibrant research culture at Exeter. Staff and research students regularly present their research in the Centre for Research into Film Studies forum, which also hosts visiting speakers. 

The Performance Practice MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter offers you an opportunity to extend and reflect on your creative performance practice. The area of study is entirely dependent upon your expertise, and could include playwriting, acting, directing, physical theatre, dance theatre, music theatre, or music performance.

If you are thinking about studying for a research degree in Art and Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University you have made the first step on a rich and rewarding intellectual journey. A research degree will transform you, it will reshape your understanding of the world and of yourself. It is an exciting and challenging prospect and we will do everything we can to support you on that journey. 

At University of Plymouth, we welcome applications for both practice-led and more traditional forms of doctoral research across Art and Media including interdisciplinary practices, philosophical, curatorial and pedagogic research.