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Art, MPhil, PhD

  • Anytime
    Application Deadline
  • 24 months
    Duration

Overview

The students enrolled in the Art programme offered by The University of Edinburgh benefit from ECA’s interdisciplinary research environment, which attracts postgraduate students and researchers across the fields of art, design, music, architecture, landscape architecture and history of art.

Research in this environment is further informed by collaborative exchanges with other areas in the University’s College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, as well as the wider University (such as the School of Informatics in the College of Science & Engineering).

Training and support

All of our research students benefit from ECA’s interdisciplinary approach and all are assigned two research supervisors. Your second supervisor may be from another discipline within ECA, or from somewhere else within the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences or elsewhere within the University, according to the expertise required. On occasion more than two supervisors will be assigned, particularly where the degree brings together multiple disciplines.

Detailed Programme Facts

  • More details:

    We encourage you to apply at least one month prior to entry so that we have enough time to process your application. 
  • Programme intensity

    You can choose to do this programme part-time or full-time.

    Full-time
    • Full-time duration 24 months
    • Duration description

      PhD - 3 years

    Part-time
    • Average part-time duration 48 months
    • Duration description

      PhD - 6 years

  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

Programme Structure

Our current areas of expertise include:

  • Art
  • Critical and experimental writing
  • Art education
  • Artist-run initiatives and DIY culture
  • Art and anthropology
  • Contemporary art theory and practice
  • Cultural landscapes
  • Drawing
  • Expanded painting
  • Independent and self-publishing
  • Intermedia art
  • Moving image
  • Printmaking
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Psychophysical sound creation
  • Public art
  • Sculpture
  • Sound
  • Video art
  • Visual and material cultures.

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    7

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  • Minimum required score:

    100

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Academic Requirements

You need the following GPA score:

Required score: Upper Second Class

Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Upper Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).

Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).

General Requirements

  • A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent. We will also take any professional experience into account.

Tuition Fee

  • International

    20100 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 20100 GBP per year and a duration of 24 months.

  • EU/EEA

    4327 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 4327 GBP per year and a duration of 24 months.
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MPhil PT fees

  • International - £10,050

PhD FT fees

  • International - £20,100

PhD PT fees

  • International - £10,050

Living costs for Edinburgh

  • 725 - 1170 GBP/month
    Living Costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

  • Edinburgh College of Art scholarships

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