Overview

Throughout this Art History and Visual Culture by Practice MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter you will have the opportunity to study a topic which incorporates a number of established subject areas, including art history and cultural studies.

Supported by colleagues from across the Humanities disciplines with research interests in Visual Culture, we offer PhD supervision on a range of topics:

from the old masters to contemporary practitioners
from the traditional arts to new media and technologies
and from elite production to popular culture.

You will also be able to conduct cross-disciplinary research in collaboration with other relevant fields of study.

This Art History and Visual Culture programme from The University of Exeter will particularly appeal to you if you have a background or interest in

the history of art
cinema
cultural history
philosophy
sociology
visual culture.

Beyond the University we have good relations with UK museums and galleries, as well as academic and research institutions internationally, attracting research students from all over the world and many cultural backgrounds.

Programme Structure

This programme will particularly appeal to you if you have a background or interest in

the history of art

cinema

cultural history

philosophy

sociology

visual culture.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Exeter, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Film Studies Art History View 41 other PhDs in Art History in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students applying to enter directly into the MPhil/PhD programme would normally be expected to have a Masters degree with Merit or equivalent in a related subject, or other relevant qualifications such as a doctorate in another subject.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

23750 GBP / year

≈ 23750 GBP / year

Living costs

Exeter

United Kingdom

649 - 1087 GBP / month

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

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