Art, Design and Architecture
Discover your research degree options, including areas of expertise for our academic supervisors.
Why you should join us
Our research degrees will help you advance or change your career, deepen your expertise, and expand your research and practical skills.
Our research areas
Discover our areas of expertise and browse our experts. We encourage you to discuss your research ideas with us – even if your topic is not listed.
- Architecture and urbanism
- Arts for health
- Asian cultures
- Contemporary ceramics and textile practice
- Cultures of conflict
- Curatorship
- Design innovation and design futures
- Digital arts and design
- Drama, dance and performing arts
- Heritage
- Histories and theories of fine art
- Interdisciplinary and collaborative industry approaches to practice
- Photography
- Short film
- Socially and politically engaged cultural practices
- Visual cultures
- Visual social media
Qualifications you can study
You can do a research degree on campus or remotely through distance learning. Choose from one of these programmes:
- PhD Art — three years full-time, six years part-time
- PhD Design — three years full-time, six years part-time
- PhD Architecture — three years full-time, six years part-time
- MA by Research Art — one year full-time, two years part-time
- MA by Research Design — one year full-time, three years part-time
Find out about the research degrees we offer.
Start dates
Most of our postgraduate researchers enrol in October. You can also join us in January and April.
Application information
Entry Requirements
To apply, you’ll need a first or 2.1 honours degree, or an equivalent qualification.
International postgraduate researchers must have strong English language skills.
We welcome applicants from non-standard backgrounds. We’ll take subject knowledge, professional experience, publications, or other relevant achievements into consideration.
Find out more about our standard entry requirements.
Scholarships, fees and funding
Speak to us
Contact us
About this subject
For an initial discussion, contact the relevant research degrees co-ordinator:
- Architecture: Prof Yamuna Kaluarachch, [email protected]
- Art and performance: Dr Fionna Barber, [email protected]
- Design: Dr Jea H Na, [email protected]
- Digital arts: Dr David Jackson, [email protected]
General admissions
For further information on the application process, contact the admissions team at [email protected]