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1.1k PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture
University of Birmingham4,2(62)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide 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
Charles Sturt University4,1(67)
Bathurst, Australia +13 Top 5% in Worldwide 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
Loughborough University4,4(55)
London, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide 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
University of Chester4,4(67)
Chester, United Kingdom Art and Design
The Department of Art and Design at the University of Chester can be pursued either through conventional text-based studies or through a combination of studio-based activities where individual creative practice forms a significant part of the intellectual inquiry supported by a critical commentary.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$21,141/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(62)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide 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
University of Hull4,2(94)
Hull, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide 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
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Art and Design
Apply for a funded AHRC studentship as part of the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
3½ years$29,682/yr
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide 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
University of Gloucestershire4,2(26)
Online 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
University of Huddersfield4,3(57)
Huddersfield, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide Music
This Music PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$25,299/yr
SOAS University of London4,1(43)
London, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide 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
Kaunas University of Technology4,3(182)
Kaunas, Lithuania Top 7% in Worldwide 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
University of Hertfordshire4,3(113)
Hatfield, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide 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
SOAS University of London4,1(43)
London, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide 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
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom +1 Top 2% in Worldwide Art and Design
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) seeks to foster innovation within creative practice, employ creative practice as a methodology to enhance other disciplines or domains, and contribute towards an explicit and transparent knowledge base that furthers our disciplines in the future. This Art and Design programme is offered at the University of Dundee.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,184/yr
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)4,1(60)
Eindhoven, Netherlands Top 2% in Worldwide 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
Victoria University of Wellington4,1(73)
Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide PhD in Architecture and Design
Gain the skills and knowledge required in the architecture profession, including the ability to visualise spatial subjects in three dimensions with the Architecture and Design degree at the Victoria University of Wellington.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Bristol4,3(99)
Bristol, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide 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
University of Wollongong4,1(36)
Wollongong, Australia Top 1% in Worldwide 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
Queen Mary University of London4,1(124)
London, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide 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