Art and Design - PhD
Birmingham City UniversityCity Centre, United Kingdom
Course overview
A PhD in Art and Design will help you create opportunities to develop research skills that support professional practice, research and/or academic careers within the fields of art, design and the creative industries. You will study in a world-class research environment which enables both practice-led and/or entirely text based PhD research to be developed to the highest level.
Key highlights
- Choose practice-led or entirely text-based doctoral research
- Develops research skills supporting professional practice and academic careers
- Research spans art, design and the creative industries
Entry requirements
- Degree: 1st — to include relevant subject
- Additional condition: interview — If you intend to take a practice-led research approach to your PhD study, then you will expected to show your portfolio as part of the application process, normally at the formal interview stage.
- Additional condition: portfolio — If you intend to take a practice-led research approach to your PhD study, then you will expected to show your portfolio as part of the application process, normally at the formal interview stage.
Scholarships
Bowater Financial Assistance Award
Graduate Scholarship
20% fee discount for BCU graduates undertaking Master’s or PhD study.
Up to 20% of feesInternational Postgraduate Scholarships
BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree in 2026.
Up to £3,000
Careers this course leads to
- University lecturer in art and design
- Postdoctoral researcher
- Practising artist
- Design researcher
- Creative industries consultant
- Curator
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,238 in 2026/27 | International: £15,420 in 2026/27
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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