研究硕士课程适用于对学科领域具有良好常识的学生，他们希望专注于自己的兴趣并加深对特定主题的了解。为了完成该计划，您通常会提交两篇5,000字的独立研究论文，内容涉及与主管协商后选择的主题。您还需要完成“艺术史”核心课程，研究理论和方法（通过3,000字的论文进行评估），以及另一门课程（可以从广泛的研究生课程中进行选择，由课程评估）在第1和第2学期中，撰写4,000字的论文，或获得学分的语言课程或其他合适的选择）。夏季末，您需要提交15,000字的论文。MPhil和PhD学位都是独立研究的主要部分，这为您将
At Edinburgh College of Art within the History of Art department we provide a dynamic and supportive research environment for our large and diverse graduate community. What makes us distinct within the History of Art department is our inclusion of global art histories, from Japan and China to the Islamic world and India, in addition to a remarkably wide array of methodologies and period specialisms in more established areas. We have strong groupings of staff in Medieval, Renaissance, Early Modern, Nineteenth-Century, Modern and Contemporary subjects.<br><br>The research topics that we can supervise includes but is not limited to:<br><br>Medieval Art History<br>South Asian Art History<br>Japanese Art<br>Renaissance Visual and Material Cultures<br>Eighteenth-Century History of Art<br>Modern and Contemporary Art History<br>Islamic Art<br>Nineteenth-Century Art<br>Curatorial Theory and Practice<br>Scottish Visual Culture<br>Early Modern<br>Contemporary Art History and Digital Culture<br>Contemporary German Art<br>Chinese Art<br><br>The PhD programme comprises three years of full-time (six years part-time) research under the supervision of an expert in your chosen research topic within History of Art. This period of research culminates in a supervised thesis of up to a maximum of 100,000 words.<br><br>The MPhil programme comprises two years of full-time (four years part-time) research under the supervision of an expert in your chosen research topic within History of Art. This period of research culminates in a supervised thesis of up to a maximum of 60,000 words.<br><br>Regular individual meetings with your supervisor provide guidance and focus for the course of research you are undertaking.<br><br>You will be encouraged to attend research methods courses at the beginning of your research studies.<br><br>And for every year you are enrolled on the programme you will be required to complete an annual progression review.