Arts and Computational Technology,PhD

    Arts and Computational Technology,PhD

    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 26,576 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 22, 2026

    Arts and Computational Technology,PhD

    About

    This is the only programme in the University of London in which students can include creative work and an arts-based context of their practice within the distinctive field of arts and creative technologies.

    • The opportunities for artists and technologists working in artistic domains have long encountered difficulties in finding appropriate ways to ‘measure’ artistic practice in ‘practice-based research’ terms. The aim of the programme is to support students in their creation of new forms of artistic expression, and in their invention and application of new technologies that help make the art form possible.
    • This programme will allow you to take a novel and personal path of exploration. This path will be determined by the shifts you make between artistic, technical, practical, conceptual and theoretical domains in relation to your own unique vision.
    • You will have two supervisors (one from arts practice, and one from computer science), and can attend weekly PhD research seminars where you can present your findings to peers and staff; you are expected to give two presentations per year.
    • You also present your work Goldsmiths-wide through interdisciplinary Graduate School seminars and at Spring Review week.
    • We have established a forum with the Creativity and Cognition studios at the University of Technology, Sydney for characterising practice situated across arts and computational technology, which offers the potential for collaborative research.

    Assessment is by:

    • Written thesis (60,000 - 80,000 words)
    • Practical/technological component in an appropriate form

    Contact the department

    If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Akshi Kumar.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Normally an upper second class honours degree in a creative practice (eg art, design, music, technology, social sciences) or computer-based discipline (including studio arts) or an MA/MFA and/or equivalent technical and artistic experience in arts and computational technology.

    You should normally be competent in the language and applications of working with technologies as appropriate to your practice.

    International qualifications

    We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

    If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate-level study.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    26,576 / year

    Arts and Computational Technology,PhD

    Goldsmiths, University of London

    Goldsmiths, University of London

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, London