PhD/MPhil (Practice based research degrees) - Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

If you want to pursue your chosen area of research through practice, we offer supervision for fine art practice-led PhD and MPhil degrees. You will produce a body of work which demonstrates an original contribution to knowledge and scholarship. This will comprise a substantial creative practice that you will produce during your degree, which displays critical understanding and is worthy of public presentation or publication. You will also produce a written submission, through which you will explore your research questions(s) and will indicate how the research is embodied in your practice.

As an applicant for a PhD degree, you should already hold a Masters degree in a relevant subject area.
For our practice-based research degrees (PhD/MPhil), you should already hold a Masters in Fine Art (or equivalent qualification or level of experience).
To undertake a practice-led research degree with us, you will need a Masters degree in Fine Art (or an equivalent qualification or level of experience) and wish to pursue a supervised programme of independent research in which theoretical and historical enquiry underpins practice-based research.
IELTS (6.5 overall score with no less than 7.0 in writing and no less than 6 in any other skill area).
Internet Based TOEFL 92 (with not less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 24 in writing).