123 PhD programmes in Visual Arts

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.

The Art, Literature and Cultural Studies programme from Aarhus University covers a wide range of studies of the arts in the broadest sense: i.e. visual art and culture, including more recent media such as film, video and computer; theatre, including performance and dance; music, from classical music to modern rhythmic music and sound studies; and literature, from national and area-defined contexts

Columbia University offers one of the richest graduate Art History and Archaeology program in the discipline, and students are encouraged to take advantage of its variety of subjects and approaches.

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.

The Artistic Research PhD Programme (PhD in Art) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna represent a postgraduate study programme in the field of art, in which independent artistic research is generated to contribute to the development and appreciation of the arts. 

In this Art Studies programme at the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, you will gain advanced, detailed knowledge related to this area of research.

The purpose of the Art and Design programme at the University of Johannesburg is to enable students to undertake research at the most advanced academic level culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.

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.

Doctoral studies in Artistic Practice in Visual, Applied and Spatial Arts at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design are based upon the foundation of artistic practice established in Konstfack’s main fields of study: fine art, craft, design and visual communication.

The department of Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is characterised by its staff's interdisciplinary and global approach to research and teaching on the present and the past.

Are you interested in the philosophy and methodology of interdisciplinary research in the areas of architecture, design and art history? Are you interested in learning the skills to function successfully as an independent scholar? Join this Design, Environment and the Arts (History, Theory and Criticism) program at Arizona State University today and start your explorations.

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

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.

The Visual Arts programme offered by Hong Kong Baptist University develops research in visual arts through practice-oriented approaches and critical engagement with contemporary artistic production.

Media Arts and Sciences is a PhD program housed in the transdisciplinary School of Arts, Media and Engineering at Arizona State University.

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

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.

Although the Department of History of Art at The Ohio State University offers both the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees, the MA is awarded in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD. The department does not admit students who wish to work solely toward the master's degree.

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.

The Musical Arts degree from The University of Arizona has emphases in composition, conducting, and performance. In the performance emphasis concentrations are available in bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, guitar, horn, harp, harpsichord, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, and voice.