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334 PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture in United Kingdom
Lancaster University4,2(70)
Lancaster, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Architecture
The Architecture course from Lancaster University offers a unique opportunity to draw from a range of topics within Architecture and the wider build environment.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Reading4,2(31)
Reading, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Art
At University of Reading, whether you have a clear research direction or just some emerging ideas, we can help you shape, strengthen and refine an Art PhD proposal.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,345/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(51)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Film Studies with Audio-Visual
Enhance your film-making skills on the practice-based Film Studies with Audio-Visual programme from University of Birmingham. Film and edit your own practical output (a documentary, feature or portfolio of video work) to demonstrate your research.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,558/yr
Newcastle University4,2(84)
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Film Practice
This Film Practice research programme from Newcastle University provides you with a unique opportunity to develop your film as a practice-led research project.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$32,921/yr
Newcastle University4,2(84)
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies
Through this Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll join a thriving, high-profile interdisciplinary research community of postgraduate research students and experienced academic researchers who are key figures in their fields.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$32,921/yr
SOAS University of London4,1(36)
London, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide History of Art and Archaeology
Undertaking this History of Art and Archaeology programme from SOAS University of London is an intense and personally rewarding experience.
Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$31,558/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(51)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Drama and Theatre Studies
Whether you’re driven by creative and practical research, or you want to specialise in a theatrical approach to theatre and performance, you'll research with renowned academics and practitioners at one of the UK's leading Drama and Theatre Arts departments. The Drama and Theatre Studies programme at University of Birmingham.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,558/yr
University of Bristol4,3(103)
Bristol, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide History of Art
The Department of History of Art is a thriving and collegial centre for the study of art, visual culture and theory. Staff specialisms range from medieval altarpieces to Soviet public monuments, from pre-Renaissance sculpture to contemporary art of the diaspora. University of Bristol offers the History of Art programme.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$29,548/yr
Newcastle University4,2(84)
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Fine Art
The Fine Art PhD programme from Newcastle University internationally significant research profile of our staff and our excellent facilities provide a stimulating environment for practical or theoretical research.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$32,921/yr
University of Brighton4,2(58)
Brighton, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide Film, Screen and Popular Culture
The PhD in Film, Screen and Popular Culture from University of Brighton has a research culture in film and screen studies that has fostered national archives and given critical insight across practice, theory and history.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$22,910/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(51)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Musicology
Want to further your research on how music has developed over time and in different cultures across the world? Pursue the Musicology degree at the University of Birmingham where you'll be supervised by world leading academics with specialist knowledge in your research area.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,558/yr
Newcastle University4,2(84)
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Music
This Music PhD programme from Newcastle University enables you to pursue advanced research in the areas of classical, popular, world, contemporary, early, folk and traditional music through a range of approaches. These include practice-based research, and musicological and theoretical inquiry.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$32,921/yr
Cardiff University4,6(168)
Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Composition
This Composition programme from Cardiff University, offers an opportunity to study with leading composers with internationally regarded expertise and experience in contemporary music composition.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$28,603/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(51)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Film Studies
Join an internationally recognised group of Film Studies and Television scholars and contribute original research to this dynamic field with the Film Studies programme at University of Birmingham.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,558/yr
University of Chester4,3(63)
Chester, United Kingdom Art and Design
The Department of Art and Design at the University of Chester can be pursued either through conventional text-based studies or through a combination of studio-based activities where individual creative practice forms a significant part of the intellectual inquiry supported by a critical commentary.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$21,084/yr
University of Surrey4,4(70)
Guildford, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Digital Media Arts
In the vibrant and expanding Digital Media Arts programme of the University of Surrey, we embrace subjects that include: film, animation, visual effects, computational arts, video games, immersive media, digital acting, mediatised theatre, motion graphics, movement interfaces, performance capture, machine vision and interactive cinema.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$32,786/yr
University of West London4,5(72)
London, United Kingdom Musical Theatre
This Musical Theatre course from University of West London the aims to attract those interested in exploring the connections between music, theatre and movement through scholarly research and creative projects.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$21,587/yr
Brunel University of London4,0(140)
London, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Design (Integrated)
The Design (Integrated) degree at Brunel University of London has a well-established record of research excellence, with multidisciplinary, product-related design research grounded on strong engineering design traditions.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$33,454/yr
University of York4,2(106)
York, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Music
The Music PhD programme from University of York may be proposed in any area closely related to the research interests of current members of staff (see staff profiles).
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$34,202/yr
Bangor University4,4(86)
Bangor, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide Music
As a research programme, the course does not have a modular outline. Each student receives close supervision on an individual and original project, which has the potential to make a new and substantial contribution to the field. The Music programme is offered at Bangor University.
Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$26,310/yr