Practice-Based Design MPhil/PhD

PhD

In Currie

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Description

  • Type

    PhD

  • Location

    Currie (Scotland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Home Postgraduate study Fashion, Textiles and Design Practice-Based DesignPractice-Based Design MPhil/PhDHow to apply »Programme typeResearchStudy locationScottish BordersEntry dateSeptemberOverviewResearchEntry requirementsFees & scholarships Overview The School actively supports practice-based MPhil and PhDs as a route whereby working designers can develop their own creative visions, techniques and methods through rigorous research. We welcome applications that fit into the School’s research themes: Archive Colour Science and Technology Design Innovation Drawing Educational Innovation Fashion Knit Design and Manufacture Textile Design and Clothing Manufacture Textile Science And Technology
The research degree by practice is a common mode of research in the area of art and design and has grown enormously over the past decade. This involves the exploration of a subject of enquiry through practical work accompanied by a related text. The relative weight of these elements varies for each project. The word 'related' may be interpreted in various ways, but a clear structural and Intellectual link must be established between the two aspects of the project. Research Additional information The practice-based component of the MPhil / PhD is expected to conform to the stipulations attached to all forms of research. The Arts and Humanities Research Council, a major funder of postgraduate research students, defines a research project as meeting the following requirements: It must define a series of research questions that will be addressed, or problems that will be explored in the course of the research. It must also define its objectives in terms of answering these questions or reporting on the results of the research project. It must...

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Currie (Midlothian/Edinburghshire)
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Edinburgh Campus, Riccarton, EH14 4AS

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Design
  • Project
  • Technology
  • Innovation
  • School
  • Ms Word
  • Textile Science
  • Art
  • Textile Design
  • Word
  • Drawing
  • Art design

Course programme

Overview

The School actively supports practice-based MPhil and PhDs as a route whereby working designers can develop their own creative visions, techniques and methods through rigorous research.

We welcome applications that fit into the School’s research themes:

  • Archive
  • Colour Science and Technology
  • Design Innovation
  • Drawing
  • Educational Innovation
  • Fashion
  • Knit Design and Manufacture
  • Textile Design and Clothing Manufacture
  • Textile Science And Technology


The research degree by practice is a common mode of research in the area of art and design and has grown enormously over the past decade. This involves the exploration of a subject of enquiry through practical work accompanied by a related text. The relative weight of these elements varies for each project. The word 'related' may be interpreted in various ways, but a clear structural and Intellectual link must be established between the two aspects of the project.

Additional information

Research Additional information The practice-based component of the MPhil / PhD is expected to conform to the stipulations attached to all forms of research. The Arts and Humanities Research Council, a major funder of postgraduate research students, defines a research project as meeting the following requirements: It must define a series of research questions that will be addressed, or problems that will be explored in the course of the research. It...

Practice-Based Design MPhil/PhD

Price on request