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.

Beyond the University we have good relations with UK museums and galleries, as well as academic and research institutions internationally, attracting research students from all over the world and many cultural backgrounds.

To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.