36 monthsProgramme duration
24,400 GBPTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The internationally significant research profile of our staff and our excellent facilities provide a stimulating environment for practical or theoretical research.
Our Fine Art/Art History research degrees at Newcastle involve:
- studio-based practice and research in Fine Art,
or
- research in Art History.
You'll engage in independent practice and research, with research support from our academic supervisor team. This team can also include academic supervisors from other areas of the university when appropriate.
To complete a practice-led based PhD, you'll produce a body of creative practice, together with a written text between 20,000 and 50,000 words.
A solely text-based Fine Art or Art History PhD would entail a thesis of between 80,000 - 100,000 words.
Both forms of the PhD should show evidence of originality and be suitable for publication.
All our staff are practicing artists and art historians. We offer supervision in a wide range of contemporary art practices:
- fine art
- digital cultures
- art history
As a PhD student you'll also be allocated office or studio space.
We'll support you to produce work and research that makes an important contribution to your field of practice, including:
- painting
- sculpture
- digital, sound and time-based art
- drawing
- performance
- photography
- printmaking
- installation
- film/moving image/video
- art writing
- art history
We encourage you to take advantage of the research and practice expertise of our fine art staff. Please ensure your research proposal is compatible with our expertise by reviewing our academic staff research interests.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The internationally significant research profile of our staff and our excellent facilities provide a stimulating environment for practical or theoretical research.
Our Fine Art/Art History research degrees at Newcastle involve:
- studio-based practice and research in Fine Art,
or
- research in Art History.
You'll engage in independent practice and research, with research support from our academic supervisor team. This team can also include academic supervisors from other areas of the university when appropriate.
To complete a practice-led based PhD, you'll produce a body of creative practice, together with a written text between 20,000 and 50,000 words.
A solely text-based Fine Art or Art History PhD would entail a thesis of between 80,000 - 100,000 words.
Both forms of the PhD should show evidence of originality and be suitable for publication.
All our staff are practicing artists and art historians. We offer supervision in a wide range of contemporary art practices:
- fine art
- digital cultures
- art history
As a PhD student you'll also be allocated office or studio space.
We'll support you to produce work and research that makes an important contribution to your field of practice, including:
- painting
- sculpture
- digital, sound and time-based art
- drawing
- performance
- photography
- printmaking
- installation
- film/moving image/video
- art writing
- art history
We encourage you to take advantage of the research and practice expertise of our fine art staff. Please ensure your research proposal is compatible with our expertise by reviewing our academic staff research interests.
Admission Requirements
A 2:1 honours degree or higher (or international equivalent), in a related subject. PhD applicants also require a Master's degree at Merit standard or higher (or international equivalent). This requirement, in exceptional cases, may be wavered if you can demonstrate you have equivalent research skills.
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