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Visual Arts
The Visual Arts program at the University of California, San Diego consists of two degree paths: Art History, Theory and Criticism and Art Practice, a concentration designed for artists engaged in advanced research who wish to pursue their work in an environment geared to doctoral study, and to produce studio, media, performance or public facing work alongside a written dissertation.
History of Art and Architecture
The department's faculty consists of historians of the major periods of Western, African and East Asian art and architecture, representing a broad spectrum of the discipline's methodologies and specialties. We offer a History of Art and Architecture degree at the Brown University.
City and Regional Planning
The University of Pennsylvania is an intellectually stimulating environment in which to study the today’s metropolitan challenges. To develop responses, our City and Regional Planning PhD students have easy access to a broad, multi-disciplinary faculty and all the resources of a first-rate urban research university.
Architecture
At Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Architecture.
Architectural Engineering
This Architectural Engineering degree at Osaka University is aimed at giving students the capability to understand various theories and praxis required for sustainable development of the human society and for creation of large-scale structures and space which are beautiful, strong, useful, and friendly to the global environment.
History of Art and Architecture
The Doctor of Philosophy in History of Art and Architecture at Boston University prepares you to produce and defend an original contribution to knowledge and to teach the disciplines of history of art and architecture at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Computational Design
The PhD in Computational Design is a research-based program at Carnegie Mellon University investigating new design opportunities and critical perspectives at the intersection of design and computation.
Urban Education
As a student in this Urban Education doctorate at New York University, you'll have access to renowned urban research institutes.
Musicology
Through completion of advanced course work and rigorous skills training, the Musicology doctoral program at Stanford University prepares students to make original contributions to the knowledge and practice of music and to interpret and present the results of such work in appropriate venues and publications.
Urban and Regional Planning
The Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning degree at University of Wisconsin Madison is open to a limited number of quality students who intend to teach, or do research in a university, in an independent research agency, or in large planning organizations.
Chinese Art
The programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides academic training for students to conduct advanced research on history, theory and studio practice of Chinese art. It adopts an all-inclusive approach to Chinese Art - traditional, modern, international and contemporary.
Art History
The Ph.D. in Art History program at Rice University trains students for academic research and teaching, curatorial positions, and other careers in the visual arts.
Architecture
The Ph.D. Program in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania is focused on the production of knowledge in the historical, theoretical, or technological development of architecture, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.
Art History and Cultural Policy
The postgraduate programme at the School of Art History and Cultural Policy from University College Dublin incorporates both full and part-time research degrees at MLitt and PhD level in Art History, and in Cultural Policy and Arts Management.
Art History
The PhD in Art History at Concordia University Montréal is a bilingual inter-university program that enables students to develop advanced research skills and offers a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas across intellectual communities.
Architecture and Design
The Architecture and Design programme from Bahçeşehir University (BAU) is aimed at individuals seeking to conduct advanced research in the fields of architecture, urban design, and related disciplines.
Regional Development Planning
The Ph.D. program in Regional Development Planning at the University of Cincinnati provides rigorous academic training for research in planning theory, urban and regional theories, advanced research, and planning practice.
Arts, Memory and Communities
The Arts, Memory and Communities programme offered by Coventry University investigates the relationships between arts, culture, memory, heritage, identity, and community engagement through interdisciplinary and practice-based research.
Art History, Film Studies, Media Studies, and Music
Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of cultural exploration with the University of Udine's doctoral programs in Art History, Film Studies, Media Studies, and Music.
Music Performance - Viola
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 - Viola program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.