Overview

The Department of History of Art has the expertise and welcomes candidates in many areas including medieval, Renaissance and early modern, eighteenth and nineteenth century, modern and contemporary art, and historiography and methodology.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the History of Art programme from The from University of Cambridge, candidates will have acquired excellent skills, experience and knowledge to undertake post-doctoral work (research and/or teaching) or another related profession outside the academy.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Thesis / Dissertation

Candidates for the PhD are reviewed formally on an annual basis. In the third term, candidates submit a first-year paper to complete their formal registration on the PhD programme.

During their sixth term, candidates are required to give a written report of their work to their supervisor and any other appropriate assessor approved by the supervisor. The Graduate Director may also review the work. The candidate’s progress is assessed and documented in a short report.

During their ninth term, candidates are usually required to give a paper on the scope and core findings of their doctoral research in the third-year PhD symposium, to members of faculty and other postgraduate students.

Candidates submit a log of their research activity which is assessed at each of the annual reviews described above.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-16 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Art History View 44 other PhDs in Art History in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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Other requirements

General requirements

Two academic references

Transcript

CV/resume

Evidence of competence in English

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Research proposal (M)

Please upload a research proposal of 1000–1500 words, which should consist of a topic and a hypothesis, a literature review, a statement on method, and key references.

Sample of work (1)

Please upload a sample of work, which could be a journal publication or a chapter from your undergraduate or Master's dissertation.

Proposed Supervisor (M)

Tuition Fee

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International

29826 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29826 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

9858 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9858 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Cambridge

846 - 1465 GBP /month

Living costs

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