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Royal College of Art: Arts & Humanities MPhil/PhD
| Institution | Royal College of Art |
|---|---|
| Department | School of Arts and Humanities |
| Web | http://www.rca.ac.uk |
| Telephone | 020 7590 4444 |
| Study type | Research |
Summary
The School provides expert supervision across the spectrum of art and writing practice, art and design history and theory, curating and criticism. We welcome proposals for theoretical and practice-led projects, industrial collaborations and technologically focused research.
Our research interests are wide-ranging and reflect the expertise of our staff, focusing on arts, humanities and material practices, their scholarship and dissemination. The School’s distinctive research culture encompasses a broad range of activities from highly individuated scholarly and creative enquiries to projects that concern public policy and evaluation, collections and archival research, material and technical explorations as well as more speculative arts practice-focused projects.
Beyond your individual supervision, you’ll be able to participate in research groups, where staff and students cluster around an idea or issue. These change annually and for 2017/18 were Absurdity, Disorder, Documents, Entanglement, Fiction and Politics, whilst for 2018/19 they were Collaboration, Documents, Entanglement, Environment, Me and (Re)Enactment. In 2019/20, they are Archive, Correspondence, Entanglement and Public(s).
Research takes place within an environment that is ambitious to generate new methods and insights. We thrive on interaction across the broad areas of fine and applied arts and the humanities, through School-wide lectures, workshops and tutorials delivered by key contemporary artists, writers, curators and thinkers, many of whom form part of our permanent staff base. The broad base of expertise offered by the School means we can support research interests across a large range of disciplines; moving image and sound, painting, performance, photography, printmaking and sculpture as well as jewellery, metal, ceramics, glass, curating, critical and theoretical writing and design history. The School embraces its cross-disciplinary perspective and celebrates the deployment of diverse and original methods of research and production.
Programme details PhD: 3-4 years (full time), 6-7 years (part time) MPhil: 2-3 years (full time), 4-6 years (part time)
About the RCA The Royal College of Art, is an internationally renowned art and design university, providing students with unrivalled opportunities to deliver art and design projects that transform the world.
A small, specialist and research-intensive postgraduate university based in the heart of London, the RCA is a high performing institution, a radical traditionalist in a fast paced world. The RCA's approach is founded on the premise that art, design creative thinking, science, engineering and technology must all collaborate to solve today's global challenges.
In March 2021 the RCA was named the world’s leading art and design university for the seventh consecutive year in the QS World University subject rankings.
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds. Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity. |
| Location | London – Battersea Howie Street Battersea Battersea SW11 4AY |
Fees
| England | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 29000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds. Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity. |
| Location | London – Battersea Howie Street Battersea Battersea SW11 4AY |
Fees
| England | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 29000 GBP for Year 1 |
Master of Philosophy - MPhil
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds. Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity. |
| Location | London – Battersea Howie Street Battersea Battersea SW11 4AY |
Fees
| England | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 29000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds. Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity. |
| Location | London – Battersea Howie Street Battersea Battersea SW11 4AY |
Fees
| England | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9750 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 29000 GBP for Year 1 |
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