Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Higher Education] From University of Kent

In your first year, you are given a firm foundation in some of the aesthetic, interpretative and methodological approaches to the discipline of art history. Throughout your second and third years, there are opportunities for you to develop and expand your engagement with the discipline through a range of specialist modules.

As well as options that explore Renaissance and Baroque art, modernism, contemporary art, French painting, Surrealism, photography and aesthetics, this programme also offers an introduction to work-related skills directly relevant to employment in the visual arts sector, such as visual arts writing and exhibition curation.

The French element of this Art History and French (Hons) programme from the University of Kent enables you to study a wide range of texts and visual material while learning a language. Optionally, you can focus your studies by choosing options which most relate to French Art and other aspects of French culture.

You have the opportunity to spend a year studying or working in France, where you can improve your language skills and experience French art forms and culture first-hand. Past students in this programme have chosen to spend their Year Abroad working in art galleries in Paris. With the option of a dissertation in the final year, you may choose to focus on both Art History and French by writing about art forms observed during the year abroad.

Independent rankings

History of Art at Kent was ranked 8th for research quality inÊThe Complete University Guide 2018Êand 11th for course satisfaction inÊThe Guardian University Guide 2018.

French at Kent was ranked 1st for research quality inÊThe Complete University Guide 2018.