Program Overview
The PhD Arts Practice is a four-year program designed for professional performing artists to engage in academic and practice-based reflection on their artistic practice. The program includes taught modules in research methods, theory, and elective specializations, as well as independent research culminating in a dissertation and two major performance events.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The PhD Arts Practice is a four-year, structured PhD program designed to meet the needs of professional performing artists who wish to engage in academic and practice-based reflection on their own artistic practice. The program involves a combination of taught modules and independent research.
Outline:
Taught modules take place in Year One of the program and include an introduction to methods utilized in researching through practice, as well as theoretical modules on practice theory and performance studies. Self-designed elective modules are available in Years One and Two to develop skills related to research specializations.