Award Award | Duration Duration | Start dates Start dates | Application Application |
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PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available) | Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
| February and October February and October | January to April January to April |
The Department of Art History at The Open University welcomes proposals situated in 18th-century art, architecture and design; we take a broad view of the start and finish of this period, as themes emerge from the late 1600s and develop into the 1800s. The global impact of maritime trade and colonialism is a key area of interest across this period, as is the shifting relationships between artists and their patrons and the growth of towns and cities.
We are particularly interested in aspects of the English country house and its landscape, domestic space's visual and material culture, and French visual culture. The impact of the eighteenth century on subsequent Revival movements in the history of style is also important, as well as how visual and material culture was reworked in subsequent periods.
We welcome proposals in areas that correspond with current staff research interests.
A UK Masters’ degree or equivalent level in a relevant subject (art, architecture or design history), or exceptionally a First Class undergraduate degree with a substantial dissertation. If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
We welcome applications to study topics that complement our current research.
We are particularly interested in aspects of the English country house and its landscape, domestic space's visual and material culture, and French visual culture. The impact of the eighteenth century on subsequent Revival movements in the history of style is also important, as well as how visual and material culture was reworked in subsequent periods.
UK fee UK fee | International fee International fee |
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Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year | Full-time: £12,705 per year Full-time: £12,705 per year |
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year | Part-time: £6,353 per year Part-time: £6,353 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
