Digital Media PhD

Program Overview

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Overview

The Digital Media PhD is part of the Fine Art programme of study. We offer PhD supervision in two main areas of digital media.

Digital arts practice is led by Dr Tom Schofield. It includes topics such as:

emerging technologies and experimental practice

art and science practice

transdisciplinary practice

interactivity and human-computer interaction in arts practice

data visualisation and creative practice

affective computing and creative practice

applied philosophy

philosophy of cognition

contemporary art and media theory

new production environments and living labs

open source culture and creativity

crowdsourcing and creativity

Digital media in museum, gallery and heritage settings is led by Dr Areti Galani. It includes topics such as:

online museum, gallery and heritage experiences

social software and its implications for the cultural sector

design and use of mobile, personal and ubiquitous technologies in cultural settings

study and understanding of social museum experiences

theory and practice of visitor studies

ethnographic and ethnomethodological approaches in the study of museum experiences

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Program Outline

Your development

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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) researcher development programme

Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:

perform better as a researcher

boost your career prospects

broaden your impact

Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.

You’ll cover:

techniques for effective research

methods for better collaborative working

essential professional standards and requirements

Your researcher development programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.

Find out more about the Researcher Education and Development programme