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11 Online PhD programmes in Visual Arts

Performing Arts and Production
This Performing Arts and Production degree from University of Gloucestershire offers a stimulating and supportive intellectual environment, consisting of a diverse culture of interdisciplinary postgraduate research.

Art
This Art degree from the University of Gloucestershire offers you the opportunity to explore your innovative practice as research through the production of an original body of work and to place your work in relation to the work of other practitioners in a contemporary and historical context.

Photography
This Photography degree from University of Gloucestershire offers you the opportunity to explore innovative practice as research through the production of an original body of work.

Arts and Creative Industries
The School of Arts and Creative industries is an ideal place to undertake PhD research. You will join a small, vibrant and diverse group of PhD students and will be supervised by academics of international standing. Join the Arts and Creative Industries degree at London South Bank University.
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.
Cultural Art History
Art is where cultural, creative and historical characteristics are expressed–in timeless works that ultimately belong to us all. Cultural Art History at Warnborough College fully explores the cultural cross-fertilization of traditions manifested in works of art—and the influences underlying their production.
Creative Arts
Designed for high performing university graduates, the Creative Arts program from James Cook University is a postgraduate research degree with a supervised project of original research at its core. Develop high level independent research skills while making an original contribution of knowledge to a specific discipline or area of practice.
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.
Film Studies
The Film Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is part of a vibrant research culture at Exeter. Staff and research students regularly present their research in the Centre for Research into Film Studies forum, which also hosts visiting speakers.
Doctor of Philosophy
The Doctor of Philosophy program at York St John University is your research, your questions and your passion. Immerse yourself in your chosen specialism and conduct high quality academic research, on campus or by distance learning.
Arts
The School of Arts at the University of Westminster is home to the Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media (CREAM), one of the most successful and highly rated Arts research centres in the UK. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.