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40 PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture in South Africa
Information Design
This Information Design degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Visual Studies
This Visual Studies degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Urban and Regional Science
The Urban and Regional Science programme at Stellenbosch University is presented by the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE) of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.
Town and Regional Planning
This Town and Regional Planning programme is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria.
History of Art, Digital Culture and Media
This History of Art, Digital Culture and Media degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Drama
This Drama degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Music
A doctoral degree in Music at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.
Art History
Art History from the University of Johannesburg is committed to the notion that art, design and architecture can change the world.
Fine Arts
This Fine Arts degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Art and Design
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.
Interior Architecture
This Interior Architecture programme is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria.
Music
This Music degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Drama and Theatre Studies
Doctoral Drama and Theatre Studies degrees at Stellenbosch University in the arts are research degrees culminating in a dissertation. The study as a whole can consist of theoretical work or it can be the result of an integrated study of the creative processes and theoretical work which are reported in a dissertation.
Fine Art
Applicants must have the required academic background and submit an acceptable research proposal for which supervision is available. In Fine Art the application at University of Cape Town should include presentation of a body of work integral to the proposed course of study.
Drama and Performance Studies
The Drama and Performance Studies programme at University of Kwazulu Natal offers a full postgraduate programme, including Honours, Masters and Doctoral degrees.
Film and Television Studies
This Film and Television Studies programme is offered by the Department of Communication and Media within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.
Music - Composition
This Music - Composition degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Landscape Architecture
This Landscape Architecture programme is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria.
Fine Arts by Creative Work
The PhD is the highest qualification which a student can earn by conducting independent research under supervision. This PhD in Fine Arts by Creative Work is offered at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Music
This Music degree programme is offered by the Wits School of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.