36 monthsProgramme duration
17,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
Other
Study Level
PhD
Study Mode
On Campus
This course is for senior curators, creative practitioners including artists, filmmakers, designers and senior and executive staff across creative and cultural organisations including learning and education, technical, and leadership, academics and self-employed practitioners. This route to a doctorate takes curators, cultural leaders and creative practitioners on a taught course for their professional context that is equivalent to PhD level.
You follow the journey of a practice-based research project, creating a high-level industry facing project and accompanying thesis from your professional practice. This includes curation, cultural leadership, film and media, design, fine art and other creative practices, and hybrid and interdisciplinary approaches.
This course focuses on practice-based research in the cultural and creative sector, operating at a professional industry level standard.
You take a research-informed approach, developing advanced skills appropriate for conducting your doctoral research project. You learn from, and work alongside experienced and prolific researchers and the course strengthens your ability to disseminate findings through research outputs and impact, while contributing to knowledge and practice within your own area
Did you know that 80% of research entered in Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory was recognised as world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
Other
Study Level
PhD
Study Mode
On Campus
This course is for senior curators, creative practitioners including artists, filmmakers, designers and senior and executive staff across creative and cultural organisations including learning and education, technical, and leadership, academics and self-employed practitioners. This route to a doctorate takes curators, cultural leaders and creative practitioners on a taught course for their professional context that is equivalent to PhD level.
You follow the journey of a practice-based research project, creating a high-level industry facing project and accompanying thesis from your professional practice. This includes curation, cultural leadership, film and media, design, fine art and other creative practices, and hybrid and interdisciplinary approaches.
This course focuses on practice-based research in the cultural and creative sector, operating at a professional industry level standard.
You take a research-informed approach, developing advanced skills appropriate for conducting your doctoral research project. You learn from, and work alongside experienced and prolific researchers and the course strengthens your ability to disseminate findings through research outputs and impact, while contributing to knowledge and practice within your own area
Did you know that 80% of research entered in Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory was recognised as world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
Admission Requirements
You will be invited to interview, where you must show you have recent and relevant study or practice in curation or creative practice.
International students require IELTS 6.
For general information please see our overview of entry requirements
International applicants can find out what qualifications they need by visiting our international country pages.
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