- Home
- Programmes
- Fine Arts
33 PhD programmes in Fine Arts

Practice in Curating
In partnership with Zurich University of the Arts, at the University of Reading they have developed a practice-based doctoral programme, the PhD in Practice in Curating.

Art
At University of Reading, whether you have a clear research direction or just some emerging ideas, we can help you shape, strengthen and refine an Art PhD proposal.

Arts and Machine Creativity
The Doctor of Philosophy programme is designed for students focused on advanced research and scholarly exploration in the field of arts and machine creativity. The research programmes offer opportunities for in-depth study and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the discipline, pushing the boundaries of the integration of art and technology.

Art and Design
This Art and Design PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

Fine Art
The Fine Art PhD programme from Newcastle University internationally significant research profile of our staff and our excellent facilities provide a stimulating environment for practical or theoretical research.

Creative Arts and Cultural Industries
The Creative Arts and Cultural Industries programme offered at SOAS University of London provides advanced training and research experience at a doctoral level in the broad areas at the intersection of the Arts and cultural production and the cultural economy.

Fine Art and Design
Investigate a research topic of your choice during a period of supervised study and make an original contribution to knowledge in Fine Art and Design at Sheffield Hallam University.
Beyond Representation - Painting as Embodied Practice
The Beyond Representation - Painting as Embodied Practice programme is offered by University of Dundee.
Fine Art
The teaching of Fine Art 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.
Fine Art
Fine Art research degree will allow you to explore your own interests in fine art - from history of art to painting and printmaking - supported by the expertise of our staff at Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University.
Fine Arts
The Doctor of Fine Arts (DocFA) at University of Auckland is an advanced studio-based research degree, encompassing research and practice. DocFA study is an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the field of contemporary art and/or design.
Artistic Practice
The Artistic Practice programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in creative production, critical reflection, and practice-based knowledge creation.
Fine Arts
This Fine Arts degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Arts Management and Cultural Policy
In the Arts Management and Cultural Policy programme from Queen's University Belfast, you will be part of a growing doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from Northern Ireland and abroad.
Fine Art
The DPhil in Fine Art at University of Oxford is designed to support research in contemporary art making (through the practice-led DPhil) and contemporary art history and theory (through the DPhil by written thesis only).
Arts Administration
Advance your career or academic aspirations by pursuing a PhD in Arts Administration at the University of Kentucky.
Fine Art
The School of Creative Arts offers a Doctorate in Fine Art at University of Hertfordshire designed for practitioners in the field of contemporary arts looking for a structured research programme.
Preservation Studies
The Preservation Studies Ph.D. in the Department of Art Conservation at the University of Delaware is an interdisciplinary doctoral course of study that teaches the philosophies, research methodologies and policies informing preservation efforts focused on art, architecture, landscapes and material culture.
Fine Arts by Creative Work
The PhD is the highest qualification which a student can earn by conducting independent research under supervision. This PhD in Fine Arts by Creative Work is offered at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Fine Art
Applicants must have the required academic background and submit an acceptable research proposal for which supervision is available. In Fine Art the application at University of Cape Town should include presentation of a body of work integral to the proposed course of study.