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1.1k PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture

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University at Buffalo4,4(40)
Buffalo, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Theatre and Performance

The graduate programs in Theatre and Performance at the University at Buffalo, feature a unique integration of scholarship and practice. We believe that if you know something theoretically but don't know it practically, then you don't truly understand its whole theory. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$25,740/yr
Polytechnic University of Catalonia4,1(172)
Barcelona, Spain Top 7% in Worldwide

Urbanism

Urbanism from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is aimed at students who wish to undertake further research training in order to complete and defend a doctoral thesis.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$713/yr
University of California, Berkeley4,3(102)
Berkeley, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Film and Media

Students at Film and Media from University of California, Berkeley are encouraged to situate moving images within the larger theoretical and analytical frameworks of a range of other disciplines. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$13,140/yr
The Ohio State University4,4(34)
Columbus, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

History of Art

Although the Department of History of Art at The Ohio State University offers both the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees, the MA is awarded in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD. The department does not admit students who wish to work solely toward the master's degree.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$14,318/yr
James Cook University4,0(42)
Townsville, Australia +2 Top 6% in Worldwide

Creative Arts

Designed for high performing university graduates, the Creative Arts program from James Cook University is a postgraduate research degree with a supervised project of original research at its core. Develop high level independent research skills while making an original contribution of knowledge to a specific discipline or area of practice. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$23,658/yr
University at Buffalo4,4(40)
Buffalo, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Music Composition

The Department of Music has for decades enjoyed a reputation as one of a handful of departments in North America dedicated to contemporary musical creation at the highest level.  The Music Composition program is offered at the University at Buffalo .

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$25,740/yr
University of Nevada, Las Vegas4,0(21)
Las Vegas, United States Top 15% in Worldwide

Musical Arts in Performance

The Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with concentrations in brass, conducting, percussion, piano, strings, voice, and woodwinds, is intended for those musicians planning to work at the most advanced academic and professional levels of music.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$26,368/yr
The University of Arizona4,2(48)
Tucson, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Musical Arts

The Musical Arts degree from The University of Arizona has emphases in composition, conducting, and performance. In the performance emphasis concentrations are available in bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, guitar, horn, harp, harpsichord, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, and voice. 

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$23,400/yr
University of Miami4,6(20)
Miami, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Multiple Woodwinds

The Frost School of Music’s Department of Instrumental Performance has programs tailored to meet the needs and interests of students – like you – who aspire to performance careers. This DMA in Multiple Woodwinds is offered at the University of Miami.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$52,880/yr
Stellenbosch University4,4(123)
Stellenbosch, South Africa Top 5% in Worldwide

Drama and Theatre Studies

Doctoral Drama and Theatre Studies degrees at Stellenbosch University in the arts are research degrees culminating in a dissertation. The study as a whole can consist of theoretical work or it can be the result of an integrated study of the creative processes and theoretical work which are reported in a dissertation.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$1,308/yr
University of Florida4,3(99)
Gainesville, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Art History

The School of Art & Art History at University of Florida offers graduate programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$31,872/yr
Boston University4,1(80)
Boston, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Musicology and Ethnomusicology

The Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology program at Boston University offers two tracks: Historical Musicology or Ethnomusicology, as well as a double concentration in Historical Musicology and Ethnomusicology. It is primarily for students who are preparing to pursue research and teaching at a university, college, or conservatory.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$33,382/yr
York University4,1(181)
Toronto, Canada Top 6% in Worldwide

Cinema and Media Studies

The PhD in Cinema and Media Studies at York University, incorporating theoretical, historical and critical approaches to visual media, is designed to encompass a variety of methodological frameworks, cultural practices, and historiographic models.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$8,562/yr
Southern Methodist University4,4(11)
Dallas, United States Top 15% in Worldwide

Art History

At the Southern Methodist University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Art History. Art History awards two Ph.D. Fellowships each year. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$13,271/yr
Oxford Brookes University4,2(65)
Oxford, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Arts

Here in the School of Arts at Oxford Brookes University we combine text and practice based approaches to research. With world-leading academics and research across our subject areas, we provide a vibrant environment for our large and dynamic group of PhD students.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$24,162/yr
University of Lincoln4,2(47)
Lincoln, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Music

Music students are invited to join one of the thriving research groups at the University of Lincoln and participate in its Critical Encounters Research Series, alongside academic staff and peers.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years, 3 months$25,979/yr
University at Buffalo4,4(40)
Buffalo, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Urban Planning

Our Urban Planning program at the University at Buffalo is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. 

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$25,740/yr
University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)
Philadelphia, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Composition

The Ph.D. program in Composition at the University of Pennsylvania stresses training in the craft of composition, contemporary repertory, and theory and analysis.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$44,792/yr
University of Washington4,2(57)
Seattle, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music History

Graduate studies in Music History at the University of Washington prepare students for careers in academia and performance.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$33,171/yr
Shanghai Jiao Tong University3,8(8)
Shanghai, China Top 1% in Worldwide

Architecture

This Doctor of Architecture degree program is offered by the School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$6,803/yr

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