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1.1k PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture

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Concordia University Montréal4,1(90)
Montréal, Canada Top 8% in Worldwide

Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies

The PhD in Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies at Concordia University Montréal deepens your understanding of how humans interact with the world around them, examining the socio-cultural and environmental dimensions of human settlements as they evolve.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$15,984/yr
University of Nottingham4,2(105)
Nottingham, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Music Performance

At University of Nottingham, through an agreed Music Performance programme of original research you will deepen critical engagement with, and understanding of, performance practice

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$34,913/yr
University of Nottingham4,2(105)
Nottingham, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Architecture (Science)

This Architecture (Science) PhD degree at University of Nottingham addresses the core of architecture including design as research, and research that supports and stimulates design. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$34,913/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,5(42)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Wind Conducting

The Wind Conducting program at Johns Hopkins University leading to the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) provides students with the highest level of professional training in the art of musical performance or the craft of musical composition. 

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$66,670/yr
Florida State University4,4(370)
Tallahassee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Theatre and Performance Research

The PhD Program in Theatre and Performance Research at Florida State University trains artist-scholars who create theoretically engaged work at the intersections of theatre and performance research and practice. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$12,668/yr
Western University - Canada3,9(58)
London, Canada Top 4% in Worldwide

Music

The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) at Western University - Canada is a doctoral degree in Music Performance with areas of concentration in voice, piano (solo and collaborative), violin, viola, cello, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, saxophone, trombone, and choral conducting.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$4,814/yr
University of Hertfordshire4,3(107)
Hatfield, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Design

The Professional Doctorate in Design (DDes) at the University of Hertfordshire is aimed at candidates who currently work in a design discipline, and who wish to engage in research that relates to their professional role.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 Blended
3 years$24,425/yr
Memorial University of Newfoundland4,1(53)
St. John's, Canada Top 9% in Worldwide

Ethnomusicology

The PhD in Ethnomusicology at Memorial University of Newfoundland is designed to train individuals who envisage a career in scholarship, either as professors in the academy or as cultural animators of various types in the public sector.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$3,219/yr
Queen's University Belfast4,2(80)
Belfast, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Arts Management and Cultural Policy

The Arts Management and Cultural Policy programme at Queen's University Belfast examines cultural policy, cultural production, participation, audience development, equality, diversity, international exchange, cultural economy, governance, sustainability, and the influence of new technologies on cultural sectors.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,812/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Complexity and Design

Complexity and Design as a research theme at The Open University UK Design Group encompasses a broad spectrum of investigations and interpretations.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$22,134/yr
Queen's University Belfast4,2(80)
Belfast, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Architecture

The Architecture programme at Queen's University Belfast addresses architecture and urbanism within an increasingly globalised world, examining sustainability, climate change, identity, heritage, craft and form, while supporting research into cultural, historic and technological contexts.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$38,957/yr
Deakin University4,1(18)
Geelong, Australia Top 3% in Worldwide

Architecture and Built Environment

Explore various political, social and contemporary theories and issues in Architecture and Built Environment through academically-supervised research at Deakin University.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$26,761/yr
University of Alberta4,2(137)
Edmonton, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Drama

The Department of Drama at University of Alberta offers graduate programs leading to the degree of PhD in Performance Studies, Master of Fine Arts degrees in Theatre Design, Directing, Theatre Voice Pedagogy, and Theatre Practice, and Master of Arts in Drama degree.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$7,529/yr
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam4,2(129)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 2% in Worldwide

Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity

The department of Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is characterised by its staff's interdisciplinary and global approach to research and teaching on the present and the past.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design4,0(4)
Stockholm, Sweden

Artistic Practice in Visual, Applied and Spatial Arts

Doctoral studies in Artistic Practice in Visual, Applied and Spatial Arts at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design are based upon the foundation of artistic practice established in Konstfack’s main fields of study: fine art, craft, design and visual communication.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Toronto4,1(290)
Toronto, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music

Graduates from all areas of the Music program at the University of Toronto occupy leading positions in music departments across Canada and around the world.​

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$4,445/yr
University of Sheffield4,2(94)
Sheffield, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Landscape Architecture

The Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield has an outstanding research record, focusing on the interactions between society, culture, nature and practice. Join our PhD students to contribute to a thriving, interdisciplinary research environment.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$36,342/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Music and Gender

The Open University UK academics investigate a range of topics related to Music and Gender, embracing classical music, popular music and music technology.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$17,126/yr
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Saxophone

Discover a new level of musical excellence with the doctoral degree in Saxophone at Indiana University Bloomington. 

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
Pennsylvania State University4,5(40)
University Park, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Art History

Advanced study of visual arts spanning periods, cultures, and geographies. The Art History Ph.D. program at Pennsylvania State University can deepen your expertise and advance your Art History career.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
$35,100/full

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