Design Program By Royal College of Art |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

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Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

30,450 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

We welcome inter-disciplinary as well as highly focused research – the approach required varies from between different teaching areas. It is not essential for you to have a design background; innovative design research is often undertaken by those from other disciplines. If in doubt about the suitability of your previous experience, please discuss your questions with the research studies leader of your preferred programme. As a research student in the School of Design, you may be designing an innovative object or system, or your research may prioritise the conceptual or historical. Research topics range from those which are strongly needs-focused – such as designing new forms of medical equipment – to those which are more speculative – such as considering the philosophy of computer games. The research methods you adopt will be attuned to your subject: you may use established methods or develop your own.

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

We welcome inter-disciplinary as well as highly focused research – the approach required varies from between different teaching areas. It is not essential for you to have a design background; innovative design research is often undertaken by those from other disciplines. If in doubt about the suitability of your previous experience, please discuss your questions with the research studies leader of your preferred programme. As a research student in the School of Design, you may be designing an innovative object or system, or your research may prioritise the conceptual or historical. Research topics range from those which are strongly needs-focused – such as designing new forms of medical equipment – to those which are more speculative – such as considering the philosophy of computer games. The research methods you adopt will be attuned to your subject: you may use established methods or develop your own.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

3.3+
93+
7+

Applicants should have:

  • A good relevant undergraduate degree or an equivalent qualification.
3 Years
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

10,250 GBP
-

International Students

30,450 GBP
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Ranked the World's number one art and design university for five consecutive years (2015-2019),  the Royal College of Art is the world’s most influential postgraduate university of art and design. Specialising in teaching and research, the RCA offers Graduate Diploma, MA, MRes, MPhil and PhD qualifications across the disciplines of fine art, architecture, applied art, design, communications and humanities. There are over 2,100 masters and doctoral students from 75 countries and more than 1,000 professionals interacting with them – including scholars, leading art and design practitioners, along with specialists, advisors and distinguished visitors. The RCA is the most concentrated community of artists, designers and communicators to be found anywhere; a community focused on art in a design environment and design in an art environment. At the College’s heart is a firm belief in project-based education, face-to-face teaching and learning and professional orientation. Our mission is to recruit talented students of great variety and complexity - whatever their background. www.rca.ac.uk

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