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1.1k PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture

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Musicology

Want to further your research on how music has developed over time and in different cultures across the world? Pursue the Musicology degree at the University of Birmingham where you'll be supervised by world leading academics with specialist knowledge in your research area.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$31,644/yr

Arts and Education

Ready to discover and create new knowledge? The Doctor of Philosophy (Arts and Education) at Charles Sturt University is the platform to do just that.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$23,767/yr

Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

The Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering programme offered from Loughborough University is home to a thriving community of over 60 academic staff, 40 technical and clerical support staff and over 240 active researchers that include fellows, associates, assistants, engineers and doctoral students.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$39,910/yr

PhD in Art History

Examine the history of art in detail, contribute to the creative capital of Aotearoa, participate in developing new histories of art relevant to the 21st century, and gain a deeper understanding of your area of interest with this PhD in Art History degree offered at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available

Design Innovation

By undertaking the Design Innovation programme from Loughborough University, you will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders and gain first-hand experience of real-life problem-solving.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$39,910/yr

Drama and Theatre Studies Practice-Based

Explore creative, practice-based research with the Drama and Theatre Studies Practice-Based programme from University of Birmingham. Supported by our academic experts, your project might include new performance techniques, examine a particular aspect of theatre practice or involve a specific community of participants

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$31,644/yr

Music

Music at University of Hull has a long-standing history of high quality research. Our internationally excellent and world-leading research in popular music, jazz studies, sonic arts, and music psychology was recognised by the Research Excellence Framework of 2014.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$23,675/yr

Semiosis - Semiotic Enhancement of Visual Communication for Improved Audience Engagement

How can Peircean semiotic theory facilitate this in visual communication’s primary audiences for mutual benefit? The Semiosis - Semiotic Enhancement of Visual Communication for Improved Audience Engagement programme is offered by the University of Dundee.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,682/yr

Music and Sound

This Music and Sound degree from University of Gloucestershire offers you the opportunity to engage in an extended piece of academic research, either through creative practice in the production of an original body of work, or through the production of a written thesis. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 Online
4 years$18,162/yr

PhD in Creative Arts and Media

The PhD in Creative Arts and Media from Sunway University provides students with an opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary research and contribute new understandings and insights to disciplines aligned with the School of Arts. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$13,282/yr

Creative Arts and Cultural Industries

The Creative Arts and Cultural Industries programme offered at SOAS University of London provides advanced training and research experience at a doctoral level in the broad areas at the intersection of the Arts and cultural production and the cultural economy.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,644/yr

Fine Art

The Fine Art PhD programme from Newcastle University internationally significant research profile of our staff and our excellent facilities provide a stimulating environment for practical or theoretical research.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$33,010/yr

History and Theory of Arts

The History and Theory of Arts study programme from Kaunas University of Technology is provided in the interdisciplinary research area and focuses on three fields: theory of architecture and urbanism, history and musicology. University graduates of various areas are admitted to doctoral studies taking into consideration their scientific input in their chosen topic.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree

Design

The Professional Doctorate in Design (DDes) at the University of Hertfordshire is aimed at candidates who currently work in a design discipline, and who wish to engage in research that relates to their professional role.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 Blended
3 years$24,514/yr

Music

The Music programme from SOAS University of London will help you pursue research on a wide range of subjects, mainly but not exclusively focused on the music of Asia and Africa.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$31,644/yr

Smart Buildings and Cities

The Smart Buildings and Cities program from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) wants to contribute to the transition towards smart, intelligent and sustainable cities where quality of life is high.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
2 yearsTuition not available

Theatre and Performance

University of Bristol's Theatre and Performance programme offers supervisory expertise in a wide range of subject areas, including early modern theatre and performance practices

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$29,628/yr

Creative Arts

The Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong  is an advanced postgraduate research degree that develops research skills and provides high achieving candidates with the opportunity to conduct in-depth research in their chosen field of research.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available

Drama

Research students in Drama study with some of the United Kingdom’s leading performance researchers. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, the Drama programme of the Queen Mary University of London is part of the highest-rated Drama department in the United Kingdom.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$31,184/yr

Architecture

This Architecture programme at Eastern Mediterranean University offers a learning environment with a contemporary approach to education for young people of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3½ years$3,765/yr

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