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Creative Arts
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is University of Malaya’s premier research Creative Arts degree.
Urban Planning, Design, and Policy
Immerse yourself in the dynamic field of urban planning, design, and policy with MIP Politecnico Di Milano's Urban Planning, Design, and Policy doctoral program.
Music
At the University of Otago Music programme we cover a unique combination of classical music, contemporary rock music, music production and world music.
Film and Tv Studies
At University of Glasgow, our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate Film and Tv Studies programmes.
Built Environment
At the University of Washington, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Built Environment. Join us!
Performance
The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Performance at Boston University School of Music is a advanced degree program for graduate students committed to reaching the highest professional standards in performance practice as well academic studies.
Dance
The Dance degree at the University of Roehampton aims to provide its research students with the opportunity to study in a stimulating, responsive, supportive environment, which fosters independent, critical thinking.
Music Education
Graduate studies in Music Education at the University of Washington prepare students for careers in academia and performance.
Theatre Studies
The PhD in Theatre Studies at University of Victoria offers training and mentorship from leading theatre scholars and professionals to support the development of a research project that marks an original contribution to the field of theatre studies.
Film Studies
Film Studies at the University of Sussex offers expert supervision across a wide range of topics in the area of film.
Art and Media
The Art and Media course at University of Plymouth welcomes applications for both practice-led and more traditional forms of doctoral research across art and media including interdisciplinary practices, philosophical, curatorial and pedagogic research.
Historical Musicology
Academics at The Open University UK investigate an array of musical practices, from the 15th century to the present day in this Historical Musicology programme.
Popular Music
Popular Music research at The Open University UK may focus on a wide range historical and contemporary genres, communities, practices, audiences, and institutions.
Dance Research
The Dance Research programme offered by Coventry University investigates dance, movement, performance, embodiment, and choreographic practices through interdisciplinary inquiry that connects artistic research with cultural, technological, social, and historical perspectives.
Film Studies
Colleagues are actively involved in national and regional film-related research networks. Liverpool hosts a regular screen studies research seminar with about five invited speakers each semester. We offer a Film Studies degree at University of Liverpool.
Film and Media Studies
As a PhD student researching Film and Media Studies at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from all this expertise – and play a key part in contributing to it in a supportive, vibrant research environment.
Music
The Department of Music at the University of California, Riverside offers Ph.D. degrees in ethnomusicology, musicology, and composition.
Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies
This Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies PhD program from Queen's University provides students with a wide range of course options and professional opportunities, including academia, arts management, programming, media production (from mainstream media to artistic and activist production), and curation.
Architecture and Design
Immerse yourself in the fields of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban design with this Architecture and Design program at RMIT University.
Music
We offer a phd programme in Music at the Staff at University of Aberdeen are internationally renowned in their chosen fields and have books, editions and articles published in many of the major journals and publishing houses and are regular contributors to international conferences.