Full time
3 years
02-OCT-24
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Art & Design
Research
We welcome applications to undertake research towards MPhil and PhD degrees in Art and Design.
Research at Worcester has grown significantly in recent years. We aim to produce research that is distinctive, socially and culturally relevant, and that influences national agendas. We continually strive to develop new areas of research excellence while, in certain areas, our work has already been acknowledged as world-leading.
The Illustration team have wide ranging expertise in illustration and popular image culture, including book illustration, street literature, narrative illustration and the cultural history of illustration. Our staff have particular expertise in Performance, Sound Art, and Installation.
Key features
Benefit from the International Centre for the Picture Book in Society and the peer reviewed Journal of Illustration, which are both based at the University of Worcester.
Available as a full-time or part-time course (completed over a maximum of six years).
Students are allocated a pathway appropriate to their research experience and background.
All students are offered a wide range of optional training workshops throughout the programme, focused around a range of themes.
Where could it take you?
All research students must engage with the Researcher Development Programme (RDP). This is a core curriculum of training and development which provides you with the general and subject-specific knowledge. You'll also gain the skills and behaviours needed to support you in the completion of your research degree.
At the beginning of the programme you will be required to complete a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) in conjunction with your Director of Studies. This identifies the training that you will need to undertake, in addition to the mandatory elements of RDP.
You'll need to complete this training in order to complete the programme and to become an effective researcher. This TNA is revisited at the beginning of each subsequent academic year.
All students are offered a wide range of optional training workshops throughout the programme focused around the following themes:
For this course (per year)
£4,950
For this course (per year)
£15,800
For MPhil: First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree or an approved equivalent award or Research or professional experience which has resulted in appropriate evidence of achievement. For PhD: Postgraduate Masters Degree in a discipline which is appropriate to the proposed programme of study or First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree or equivalent award in an appropriate discipline or Research or professional experience at postgraduate level which has resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of achievement.
Located in a historic cathedral city in the West Midlands and only 45 minutes from Birmingham, the University of Worcester is home to 10,000 students and 1,000 staff. It offers a broad choice of postgraduate degree courses alongside state-of-the-art research and study facilities. The university is spread across four sites. St John’s, City and Severn campuses are all located within Worcester and are a short walk from each other, meaning...more
Full time | 1 year | SEP-24