Overview

About the programme

A practice-led PhD offers artists, writers, and performers the opportunity to work within and interrogate their chosen field to generate new knowledge.

Practice-led PhDs have two components: a creative body of work (such as artefacts, compositions, images, installations, performances, or written manuscript) and a critical reflective document that articulates the submission’s research questions and originality.

York St John University offer Practice-led Practice-led Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the School of the Arts and School of Humanities.

Programme Structure

Your Practice-led PhD will consist of 3 stages, in which you will:

Produce a review of the literature and practice that characterises the current research in your field
Pose a set of innovative questions that advance knowledge in your area
Develop, explore and resolve a sustained body of research practice or creative research output(s)
Write a 25,000 to 50,000 word critical reflective document
Attend a viva voce or oral examination

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Visual Arts General Studies View 30 other PhDs in General Studies in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum entry requirements

2:1 degree in a related subject
Master's qualification

To apply for a research degree, you will also need:

Employment and work experience history
Referee contact details
A research proposal
A research supervisor

Tuition Fee

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International

12750 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12750 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4400 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4400 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.

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