Overview

This History of Art PhD programme from University of York is ideal for students with commitments which prevent them from being resident within reasonable travelling distance of York.

Key facts:

The university welcomes students who seek an academic career, and those who require a further professional qualification; applicants who wish to extend their art-historical interests while pursuing other kinds of employment; and those who are seeking to develop an academic interest in their retirement.
It requires a dissertation of not more than 90,000 words, to be submitted by full-time students after a period of three years' study, by part-time students after six years of study.
While a minimum of two weeks of attendance per academic year is required (for registration, training, meetings with the thesis advisory panel and the annual PhD conference), this programme allows students to research overseas while still receiving support and training online and by video-conferencing. Access to an internet connection and relevant library and/or archives is essential for this programme.

Programme Structure

Research areas:

British art and architecture of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries.

Curating contemporary art; histories of exhibition-making and art institutions; contemporary art from the Global South.

Post-war and contemporary art history.

The relationship between stained glass art and craft and the interactions between art history and conservation.

British, American and European sculpture in its global contexts, c.1760-1914; queer theory; animal studies; the polar world.

British architectural history, 1550-1900, particularly architectural drawing, the English baroque, and architecture and intellectual history.

Early medieval / Anglo-Saxon art, the history of its study, and the area of medieval revival art.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-07-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Applicants planning to apply for AHRC or other funding should aim to submit their PhD application at least four weeks before the grant application deadline.

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

96

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Visual Arts Art History View 72 other PhDs in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

7

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96

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should have a good 2.1 or 1st-class undergraduate degree, or equivalent; applicants for the PhD should also have or be currently completing an MA degree, and we normally require an MA dissertation mark, where one is awarded, of at least 65 or equivalent (where 50 is a bare pass and 70 or above is a distinction).
Exceptions can be made for applicants with an unusual career profile, but who have substantial related experience.

Tuition Fee

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International

22200 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 22200 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for York

646 - 1124 GBP /month

Living costs

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