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1.1k PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture

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Texas Christian University4,6(18)
Fort Worth, United States

Music

The School of Music at Texas Christian University will challenge you to grow and excel personally and musically as we prepare you to join the next generation of world-changing teachers, performers, scholars, composers and arts advocates.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$22,100/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,5(42)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Voice

The Voice 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
Texas Christian University4,6(18)
Fort Worth, United States

Piano

Our long-standing reputation as a strong Piano program at Texas Christian University offers versatility in your path of study.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Pittsburgh4,1(7)
Pittsburgh, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Film and Media Studies

The PhD in Film and Media Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental degree that stresses the history, theory, and aesthetics of international cinema, video, television, and new media.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$47,378/yr
Florida State University4,4(370)
Tallahassee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Music Education

Students in the Music Education PhD degree at Florida State University serve as conducting assistants in the major choral, orchestral and wind ensembles, teach undergraduate beginning conducting courses, and assist the faculty directors in the management of a large ensemble studies program.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$15,014/yr
Florida State University4,4(370)
Tallahassee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Collaborative Piano

This Collaborative Piano degree at Florida State University is offered to candidates who have achieved distinction in public performance and who demonstrate ability to execute research and scholarly study.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$22,052/yr
Yale University4,2(54)
New Haven, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Architecture - Ecosystems in Architectural Sciences

The doctoral program in Architecture from Yale University currently offers two tracks of study: History and Theory of Architecture, and Architecture - Ecosystems in Architectural Sciences. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 yearsFree
Yale University4,2(54)
New Haven, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Film Studies and Slavic Languages and Literatures

To be accepted into the combined degree Film Studies and Slavic Languages and Literatures program, students at Yale University must be accepted by both departments. Each student’s program of study will be planned in consultation with the DGS in each area. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 yearsFree
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(80)
Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Film and Television

At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) we offer our students a phd degree in Film and Television.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$36,297/yr
Lund University4,5(109)
Lund, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Architecture

The Architecture programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in spatial design, built environments, and their relationship to society, culture, and human experience.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Aberystwyth University4,1(50)
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Theatre, Film and Television Studies

The Theatre, Film and Television Studies programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in performance analysis, screen cultures, and creative media interpretation.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,285/yr
Florida State University4,4(370)
Tallahassee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Composition

Gain a broad exposure to a wide range of musical repertoire and knowledge through required and elective Composition coursework offered at the Florida State University. 

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
University of Rochester4,9(7)
Rochester, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Conducting (Orchestral)

DMA Conducting (Orchestral) majors at University of Rochester specialize in choral, orchestral, or wind conducting, but also conduct in areas other than their principal repertory.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$49,148/yr
University of Liverpool4,3(138)
Liverpool, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Architecture

The School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool (LSA) is an internationally recognised centre for architectural and built environment research.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$34,123/yr
University of Rochester4,9(7)
Rochester, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Musicology

The Musicology Department at University of Rochester provides students across the Eastman community with creatively designed courses that explore the intricacies of musical meaning and aesthetics in widely divergent historical, cultural, and geographical settings.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$49,148/yr
University of Rochester4,9(7)
Rochester, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music Theory

A comprehensive program in Music Theory at University of Rochester contributes to the education of every undergraduate Eastman student, with courses for the well-rounded musician, including analysis, style composition, improvisation, and music making. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$49,148/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Digital, Material Transformation and Infrastructures

This Digital, Material Transformation and Infrastructures research area at The Open University UK considers cities not just as cultural and political sites, but also as sites where socio-material relations are enacted.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$17,102/yr
Stockholm University4,0(91)
Stockholm, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Culture and Aesthetics

The Culture and Aesthetics programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in artistic, cultural, and intellectual traditions across multiple disciplines.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Simon Fraser University4,1(86)
Burnaby, Canada Top 5% in Worldwide

Interactive Arts and Technology

This Interactive Arts and Technology program at Simon Fraser University offers a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in art, design, media and information technology with particular expertise in the computational and interactive aspects of art, design, new media learning, business, computer games, cognition, performing arts, social science and cultural studies. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
$3,067/yr
University of Johannesburg4,3(231)
Johannesburg, South Africa Top 6% in Worldwide

Urban Studies

This Urban Studies programme is offered by the Department of Sociology within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$1,434/yr

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