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Art History
The Department of the History of Art at the University of California, Riverside, offers Art History Ph.D. degrees with an emphasis on the history of art and architecture from the early modern period to the present.
Ethnomusicology
The Open University UK welcomes applications for PhD study in Ethnomusicology and ethnographic studies of music more broadly.
Art
The Art course at RMIT University will provide the framework, the focus and the discipline necessary to conduct speculative inquiry in the field of art.
Music (Musicology)
Examine and expand the traditional boundaries of musicology as you research, create and teach with this Music (Musicology) program at Arizona State University.
Music Composition
The DMA in Music Composition at Arizona State University is a comprehensive professional degree program designed for outstanding students of acoustic, electronic and multimedia composition who are preparing for professional careers, including teaching positions at the university level.
Composition
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Composition program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Music Performance - Harp
The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Music Performance - Harp program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.
Popular Music Practice
Are you interested in researching and interrogating the languages and performance styles of popular music? this Popular Music Practice programme is offered at the University of Sussex.
Film
The University of Hertfordshire welcomess applications from postgraduate students interested in pursuing innovative research into Film and Television from a broad range of perspectives.
Film and Screen Media
The Film and Screen Media programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London investigates the history, development, and interaction of film, television, and other screen media.
Musicology
The Department of Musicology at Uppsala University boasts a wide range of research interests and projects. Our education and research on music is based on perspectives on humanistic knowledge, with a focus on cultural, historical and aesthetic issues.
Architectural and Landscape Heritage
The Architectural and Landscape Heritage degree at Politecnico di Torino constitutes the vast area of research on which the specificities of scientific interests are focused, in the awareness that the disciplinary methods of research also constitute the foundation of every form of protection.
History of Art
The History of Art programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London engages with interdisciplinary approaches to art history through research collaboration, archival resources, museum engagement, and the study of visual culture.
Planning
The Planning programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced research expertise in spatial planning, sustainable development, governance, and place-making, enabling students to investigate complex social, environmental, and territorial challenges through interdisciplinary research.
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.
Architecture
The School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool (LSA) is an internationally recognised centre for architectural and built environment research.
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.
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.
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.
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.