| Research Degrees MPhil / PhD in Art and Design |
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Why choose to study MPhil/PhD and why at SMU At Swansea Metropolitan University, the Faculty of Art & Design offers opportunities to study for the research degrees of MPhil and PhD, both accredited by the University of Wales. Research may be undertaken through creative practice accompanied by a substantial written component, or through a written thesis. We have a team of highly-qualified academics and practitioners with experience in supervising MPhils and PhDs to successful completions. As a student of SMU you are also a member of the University of Wales Global Campus, and exchange ideas with other research students across the world. More about the course Accepted students are supervised by a Director of Studies who will have appropriate research experience in the chosen field of study. A second supervisor will also be allocated. In the first year of study, students attend a research methodology module that will provide formal training in research methods. Facilities/Resources The Faculty has an extensive range of specialist state of the art and traditional facilities including darkrooms (digital and wet), textiles/digital printers, plaster, resin, wood and metal workshops as well as an excellent library and open-access computer suits. We currently have two research centres within the faculty. These research centres provide staff with research opportunities and access to high technology resources, they provide students with placement opportunity whilst also developing the creative industries infrastructure in the region, which will benefit graduating students. CIRIC The Creative Industries Research and Innovation Centre was established in 2005 and is a knowledge transfer centre for projects that support the creative industries in Wales. Current projects include Moving Image Wales, which supports the digital media industry, the Textiles Technologies Project, which supports the textiles and apparel industries, CIME, which supports business through creative intervention and SATnet, which provides a link between artists and businesses in the science and technology sectors. In addition, IPCRES is also based in CIRIC and is developing and disseminating research about durational and event based practices. Alongside the numerous projects operating within CIRIC, there is also a Design Bureau, with water jet cutting, laser cutting and fabric printing services. Staff and Research Over the past seven years the research in the Faculty has considerably increased in both quality and quantity. A high proportion of staff in the School of Research and Post-Graduate studies hold doctorates and all are highly research active regularly participating in exhibitions, events, conferences and academic publications at an international level. The most recent Research Assessment Exercise categorised 85% of our research work as being of international quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour, with a number of research outputs being world-leading. Further information can be found on our Research site Research supervisors Dr Karen Ingham has expertise in lensbased practice and also in the areas of contemporary research which straddle the arts and sciences, known as 'sci-art'. Dr Paul Jeff pioneers the relatively new discipline of performed photography. His interests also include cultural expressions sited in the construction of events and situations, as well as durational and temporal models of photographic practice. He is particularly interested in the writings of Walter Benjamin and Gilles Deleuze, and his teaching practices are often experimental. Dr Andrea Liggins also works on issues to do with the representation of landscape, through her photographic practice and research, and has expertise in a wide range of photography. Dr Andy Penaluna's area of expertise is in visual arts enterprise and entrepreneurship within the creative industries. Dr Barry Plummer is an expert in researching and compiling the catalogues and biographies of artists who have been neglected in terms of their regional and national importance. Dr Anne Price-Owen is an expert on the life and work of poet and artist David Jones. She also writes extensively on contemporary artists, focusing on Wales' women artist. Dr Howard Riley publishes widely on visual semiotics, and has specific interests in the relationships between visual perception and visual communication in the practice and teaching of drawing. Research Studentships The Faculty offers PhD studentships in all the areas of expertise mentioned above. Entry requirements, How to apply & Fees Applicants are invited to discuss their research proposals with the Head of School in the first instance. Admission to the research programmes is based upon interview. Successful applicants for MPhil study will normally hold a first-class degree in an appropriate discipline, successful applicants for PhD study will normally hold a Master's degree in an appropriate discipline.
Information on Entry Requirements, How to Apply and Open Days can be found on our main Faculty Page To download an application form click here Information on Fees can be found here Contact |