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59 PhD programmes in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

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The University of Exeter4,3(102)
Exeter, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Drama

The Drama MPhil/PhD course from The University of Exeter is an internationally-renowned centre for practice, research and teaching, and offers a supportive and stimulating environment for postgraduate research and practice, welcoming students from around the world.

Ph. D. On-campus
4 years$32,911/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Modern and Contemporary Art and Theory

The Open University UK art history discipline has a strong record of pioneering and world-class research in Modern and Contemporary Art and Theory.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$17,102/yr
University of Plymouth4,3(101)
Plymouth, United Kingdom Top 8% in Worldwide

Art and Media

The Art and Media course at University of Plymouth welcomes applications for both practice-led and more traditional forms of doctoral research across art and media including interdisciplinary practices, philosophical, curatorial and pedagogic research.

Ph.D. On-campus
2 years$25,999/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(90)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Art History and Visual Studies

Our Art History and Visual Studies PhD programme at The University of Manchester offers the opportunity to conduct in-depth research in an area of particular interest.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$30,287/yr
University of Essex4,1(87)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

Theatre Studies

Theatre and Drama in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies at University of Essex is led by a vibrant group of theatre practitioners and who all work professionally in the theatre industry alongside their University teaching.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$27,763/yr
The University of Exeter4,3(102)
Exeter, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Performance Practice

The Performance Practice MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter offers you an opportunity to extend and reflect on your creative performance practice. The area of study is entirely dependent upon your expertise, and could include playwriting, acting, directing, physical theatre, dance theatre, music theatre, or music performance.

Ph. D. On-campus
4 years$32,911/yr
Coventry University4,1(496)
Coventry, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Postdigital Cultures

The Postdigital Cultures programme offered by Coventry University investigates the social, cultural, political, and technological dimensions of postdigital society, exploring how digital systems shape contemporary life, institutions, communities, and futures.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$22,210/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Global and Cross Cultural Art

The Department of Art History has a tradition of teaching and research that explores how art, people and ideas become distinctive through their movement across the globe. This Global and Cross Cultural Art programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$17,102/yr
Queen's University Belfast4,2(80)
Belfast, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Arts Management and Cultural Policy

The Arts Management and Cultural Policy programme at Queen's University Belfast examines cultural policy, cultural production, participation, audience development, equality, diversity, international exchange, cultural economy, governance, sustainability, and the influence of new technologies on cultural sectors.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$31,767/yr
University of Huddersfield4,4(43)
Online Top 15% in Worldwide

Art and Design (Distance Learning)

Undertaking the Art and Design (Distance Learning) degree at University of Huddersfield means joining a creative, collaborative research community.

Ph.D. Online
3 years$16,960/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(90)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Arts Management and Cultural Policy

The Arts Management and Cultural Policy programme at The University of Manchester links together these interdisciplinary fields to support research into the organisation of the arts, creative and cultural practices and their relationship to broader society, power relations and governance.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$30,287/yr
The University of Exeter4,3(102)
Exeter, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Art History and Visual Culture

The Art History and Visual Culture MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter draws on our established, internationally recognised research activity in Art History and Visual Culture.

Ph. D. On-campus +2
4 years$32,911/yr
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David4,1(27)
Lampeter, United Kingdom

Swansea College of Art - Doctor of Philosophy

The Swansea College of Art - Doctor of Philosophy degree is an internationally recognised qualification which affords students the opportunity to investigate a topic relevant to the Faculty’s areas of expertise under the supervision of a team of qualified academic staff at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$22,614/yr
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David4,1(27)
Lampeter, United Kingdom

Art and Design

The Professional Doctorate in Art and Design at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is designed to create a deep understanding of you and your place and perception of the world of Art and Design in all of its forms and representation.

Ph. D. On-campus
4 years$22,614/yr
Nottingham Trent University4,4(179)
Nottingham, United Kingdom Top 9% in Worldwide

Art and Design

The Art and Design research at Nottingham Trent University is dynamic and imaginative. We have an outward looking research culture, with a strong focus on art and design practice as a significant contributor to cultural enrichment, social dynamics and economic vitality.

Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$24,095/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Eighteenth-Century Art and Visual Culture

The Department of Art History at The Open University UK welcomes proposals situated in 18th-century art, architecture and design in this Eighteenth-Century Art and Visual Culture programme.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$17,102/yr
University of Lincoln4,2(47)
Lincoln, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Conservation of Cultural Heritage

This Conservation of Cultural Heritage programme at University of Lincoln is designed for students who have a passion to pursue a conservation or heritage-based research project defined by themselves, but with the support of an academic environment and supervisors.

Ph. D. On-campus
2 years, 3 months$25,979/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. On-campus
2 years$24,162/yr
The Glasgow School of Art4,2(5)
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Doctoral Study

The Doctoral Study, PhD course from The Glasgow School of Art has a distinctive specialist, practice-led research culture which is widely recognised internationally.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$28,537/yr
Birmingham City University4,1(108)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 20% in Worldwide

Art and Design

A PhD in Art and Design from Birmingham City University, will help you create opportunities to develop research skills that support professional practice, research and/or academic careers within the fields of art, design and the creative industries.

Ph.D. On-campus +2
3 years$20,756/yr

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