Design PhD 36 months PHD Programme By The University of Edinburgh |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The PhD in Design is for students with prior advanced knowledge of and qualifications in a design discipline who want to pursue a rigorous, in-depth study of a specific topic under specialist supervisory guidance.


We welcome prospective students with a strong idea of what they want to research and how they will carry it out. 


A willingness to engage with primary-source material and existing literature in the field are essential attributes in those wishing to undertake this programme.


Your aim will be to make an original and substantial contribution to knowledge in the chosen area of study.


Undertaking an MPhil or PhD in Design offers you the opportunity to become part of a dynamic and varied research community. We have students engaged in a wide range of research projects covering, deepening and extending the disciplines that make up the School of Design.


We specialise in areas including (but not limited to):  


  • animation practice and theory
  • illustration
  • place, body and environment
  • design, craft and digital technologies
  • immersive technologies, interaction and gaming
  • materiality and making
  • design informatics and computational craft
  • design anthropology, history and theory
  • film theory and practice
  • design for healthcare and wellbeing
  • design for change (transition and transformation)
  • cultural and heritage studies
  • sustainability and the circular economy
  • participatory and co-design approaches


We encourage you to explore both discipline-specific areas, and interdisciplinary programmes of research. As such, you may be supervised by a range of academic staff from across design and beyond.


We welcome both practice and research led approaches to research. The first offers you the opportunity to work through and submit a practical portfolio and textual output, while the standard approach requires a fully text-based output.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The PhD in Design is for students with prior advanced knowledge of and qualifications in a design discipline who want to pursue a rigorous, in-depth study of a specific topic under specialist supervisory guidance.


We welcome prospective students with a strong idea of what they want to research and how they will carry it out. 


A willingness to engage with primary-source material and existing literature in the field are essential attributes in those wishing to undertake this programme.


Your aim will be to make an original and substantial contribution to knowledge in the chosen area of study.


Undertaking an MPhil or PhD in Design offers you the opportunity to become part of a dynamic and varied research community. We have students engaged in a wide range of research projects covering, deepening and extending the disciplines that make up the School of Design.


We specialise in areas including (but not limited to):  


  • animation practice and theory
  • illustration
  • place, body and environment
  • design, craft and digital technologies
  • immersive technologies, interaction and gaming
  • materiality and making
  • design informatics and computational craft
  • design anthropology, history and theory
  • film theory and practice
  • design for healthcare and wellbeing
  • design for change (transition and transformation)
  • cultural and heritage studies
  • sustainability and the circular economy
  • participatory and co-design approaches


We encourage you to explore both discipline-specific areas, and interdisciplinary programmes of research. As such, you may be supervised by a range of academic staff from across design and beyond.


We welcome both practice and research led approaches to research. The first offers you the opportunity to work through and submit a practical portfolio and textual output, while the standard approach requires a fully text-based output.

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

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