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PhD Art History and Visual Culture

University of Exeter

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Streatham Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    APR-24, SEP-24, JAN-25, APR-25

  • Duration

    4 years

Course summary

Research overview

Research areas

Art History & Visual Culture is an exciting interdisciplinary initiative focusing on the importance of images and artefacts in our lives. The MPhil/PhD programme draws on our established, internationally recognised research activity in Art History and Visual Culture.

Research projects

Current and recent projects our academic staff have been working on are:

  • A New History of Spanish Cinema
  • Middlebrow Cinema
  • Rock/Body: Performative Interfaces between the Geologic and the Body

Postgraduate research in Art History and Visual Culture

You will have the opportunity to study a topic which incorporates a number of established subject areas, including art history and cultural studies.

Supported by colleagues from across the Humanities disciplines with research interests in Visual Culture, we offer PhD supervision on a range of topics:

  • from the old masters to contemporary practitioners
  • from the traditional arts to new media and technologies
  • and from elite production to popular culture.

You will also be able to conduct cross-disciplinary research in collaboration with other relevant fields of study.

This programme will particularly appeal to you if you have a background or interest in

  • the history of art
  • cinema
  • cultural history
  • philosophy
  • sociology
  • visual culture.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 20,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Exeter

  • University League Table

    15th

  • Campus address

    University of Exeter, Northcote House, The Queen's Drive, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QJ, England

Exeter is a historic cathedral city with UNESCO City of Literature status, and Cornwall has a unique ecology with a rich history of scientific innovation.
Students will find engaged, inclusive, and safe communities, with plenty of opportunities to make lifelong friends from all over the world.
Regular visits to international schools and education exhibitions, plus airport pick-up and international buddy schemes to help students arrive and settle in.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    11th out of 22 1

    18th out of 101 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 189
    153 79%

    14th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    71.0 71%

    10th

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.99 80%

    8th

    9
  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    157 76%

    13th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    17th

    9
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.91 78%

    31st

    31

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