Creative Research Degrees at the UCA Doctoral College

Entry requirements

You must have a recognised Master’s degree (or equivalent) relevant to your proposed area of research, or an undergraduate degree (or equivalent), usually at class 2:1 or above, with additional appropriate research or professional experience.

International candidates must have IELTS 7.0 in English (with 7.0 in writing and no less than 6.5 in any other category) or an equivalent English Language qualification.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Undertaking a creative research degree (PhD or MPhil) at UCA means joining a specialist research community with a wealth of resources for research and practice.

At the University for the Creative Arts, you have the ideal setting, support, and environment to achieve your research and practice ambitions as part of our supportive research community, based in one of our three schools:

• Canterbury School of Art, Architecture and Design
• Farnham School for Creative and Cultural Arts
• Epsom School of Creative Business, Fashion and Enterprise

Within the supportive disciplinary community of your school, you can design and carry out your research project and make academic connections to develop original and impressive doctoral work. You’ll have the option to choose a thesis-only or practice-based route. Students following the thesis-only route will research and write a full-length doctoral thesis. Practice-research candidates write a shorter thesis and produce a substantial body of creative work. Whichever route you take, you will pursue original research that makes a new contribution to your discipline.

Information for international students

UCA has a global student community and welcomes creatives from around the world.

The full-time research degree is eligible for a Tier 4 visa. Students are usually able to work up to 20 hours a week to support themselves, and on immediate completion of their degree they can apply for the graduate visa (for up to 3 years for a doctoral graduate).

Fees and funding

Please visit our website for information on fees and funding for research degrees