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Art History
The teaching of Art History at Aberystwyth University is now in its 90th year and our splendidly restored Edwardian building celebrates its centenary. The School is well equipped with large studios, print workshops, darkrooms, lecture theatres, seminar rooms, a MacSuite, galleries, archive room, and Museum.
Theatre Studies (Playwriting)
Theatre and Drama in the Department of Literature,Theatre Studies (Playwriting) at University of Essex is led by a vibrant group of playwrights and theatre practitioners who all work professionally in the theatre industry alongside their University teaching.
Computer Architecture
The Computer Architecture programme at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia focuses primarily on computer architecture.
Music
As one of the largest universities in the world, The Ohio State University offers a wealth of resources on its beautiful campus in Columbus, Ohio. In the midst of this educational community, the School of Music is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, the academic heart of Ohio State. The Music programme is offered by The Ohio State University.
Theatre
The Department of Theatre is a vibrant, active department committed to teaching and training the artist-scholars of the future. In addition to our highly regarded seasons, we regularly invite theatre artists and scholars to join us in making and thinking about performance. The Theatre program is offered by The Ohio State University.
Art and Design
The Art and Design programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University supports research across creative practice, visual communication, design, illustration, photography, and related disciplines, enabling candidates to develop original contributions to contemporary art and design research.
Music
As one of the largest universities in the world, The Ohio State University offers a wealth of resources on its beautiful campus in Columbus, Ohio. In the midst of this educational community, the School of Music is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, the academic heart of Ohio State. The Music programme is offered by The Ohio State University.
Architecture
The Ph.D. program in Architecture at Columbia University is oriented toward the training of scholars in the field of architectural history and theory.
Theatre and Performance
The Theatre and Performance programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores theatre-making, performance practices, live art, and experimental forms of creative expression across contemporary and interdisciplinary contexts.
Architectural Design
At Architectural Design from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia the central theme of the practice of architecture is architectural design, which must bring together construction, spatial organisation and use via the aesthetic, ethical and cognitive dimensions of the design process.
Sciences of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
This Sciences of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering programme is offered at the University of Padua.
Architectural, Civil and Urban Heritage and Refurbishment of Existing Buildings
The Architectural, Civil and Urban Heritage and Refurbishment of Existing Buildings programme of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is a joint doctoral programme.
Art History
University of Illinois at Chicago’s PhD program in Art History is an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary center for the study of art and architectural history, theory and criticism housed at a public research University situated in the dynamic city of Chicago.
Music - Performance Studies
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Music - Performance Studies offered by the Schulich School of Music at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes dynamic and hands-on learning opportunities.
Music - Gender and Women's Studies
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Music - Gender and Women's Studies offered by the Schulich School of Music at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes dynamic and hands-on learning opportunities.
Built Environment (Practice-based)
The Built Environment (Practice-based) at the University of New South Wales is aimed at practitioners operating within or across the broad range of disciplines represented in the faculty, from architecture and design to planning and construction.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts course of study at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA) comprises three interrelated academic programs: Seminars, Topological Studies, and Independent Studies. Each of these programs focuses on the historical relation between art and ideas.
Music
The University of Arizona offers the Music degree with concentrations in the fields of Composition, Conducting, and Performance, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree with concentrations in Music Education, Music Theory, and Musicology.
Art History and Education - Art and Visual Culture Education
The Art History and Education - Art and Visual Culture Education program from The University of Arizona prepares artist/teacher/researchers who contribute to the research, creative scholarship, knowledge, theory, and practice of art and visual culture education in university, school, museum, community, or other arts leadership positions.
Art History and Visual Culture
The Art History and Visual Culture MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter draws on our established, internationally recognised research activity in Art History and Visual Culture.