博士学位是三年的“全日制”或长达六年的非全日制学习，要求对知识有独到的贡献，并且至少要论文80,000字。该系活跃的研究文化包括定期的研究研讨会，这些研讨会提供了听取来自英国其他地方和来自海外的访问学者的机会，以及工作人员和研究生在友好而建设性的环境中展示正在进行的研究的机会。这些场合还使您能够拓宽对这一主题的认识，并更好地了解作为互动过程一部分的研究如何发展。
Take the time to create your own original research in art history and visual culture. At Nottingham you'll receive,<br><br>expert supervision from experienced academics<br>comprehensive training in research skills<br>opportunities to be involved in the department's research programme and on-campus public arts programme.<br><br>Our specialisations,<br><br>Nineteenth-century art and cultural exchange<br>Including issues of national identity, intercultural contact, migration and innovation<br><br>Collecting, reception and revival<br>Including issues of display, imperialism, power, travel and memory<br><br>Photography, film and spectatorship<br>Including issues of representation, status, politics and relationships to other media<br><br>Politics and identity<br>Including issues of gender, class, race, identity, propaganda, power, protest and memory