艺术与设计博士学位将帮助您创造机会发展研究技能，以支持艺术，设计和创意产业领域的专业实践，研究和/或学术职业。您将在世界一流的研究环境中学习，这将使以实践为主导的研究和/或完全基于文本的博士研究发展到最高水平。博士学位使您能够遵循自我指导，独立研究的计划，并由经验丰富的督导员提供支持，这些督导员本身就是各自领域的专家。您还将得到更广泛的艺术与设计研究界的支持，并且您将有定期参加研究研讨会，会议和座谈会的机会。
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.<br>A PhD enables you to follow a programme of self-directed, independent study, supported by experienced supervisors who are themselves experts in their area. You will also be supported by the wider research community in Art and Design and you will have regular opportunities to attend research seminars, conferences and symposia.<br><br>Our PhD gives you the opportunity to spend time researching and developing a deep understanding of a unique area of interest whilst contributing world-leading insight to the academic specialisms in Art and Design at Birmingham City University.<br><br>The value of a PhD to employability<br>The Doctor of Philosophy or PhD is recognised worldwide and is often an essential requirement for those wishing to follow an academic or research career in the fields of art, design and the creative industries.<br><br>Our Art and Design PhD research degree will help you create opportunities to develop research skills that support your professional practice. We recognise that in our fields academic work is often combined with professional creative practice in portfolio careers.<br><br>After the PhD<br>Our PhD graduates often continue their research through post-doctoral fellowships and academic posts. Our graduates have also gone on to successful professional careers in a diverse range of fields and role including as artists, designers, architects, consultants, curators, writers and managers.