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Research doctorate · Other research doctorate

DPhil (practice-led and written strands)

University of Oxford · The Ruskin School of Art · Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
DPhilDPhil
Subject
Fine Arts
Format
On campus
Tuition
Not published

About this program

A doctoral programme with a practice-led strand that includes a substantial written component and a written-thesis-only strand in contemporary art history and theory.

Department
The Ruskin School of Art
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.

Official award
DPhilDPhil
Award family
Other research doctorateA research doctorate with a title other than PhD (for example DPhil, Dr. phil. or Doctor of Fine Arts).
Academic level
Research doctorate
Previous degree required
Yes
Subject links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
Fine ArtsDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

Accreditation, validation and recognition

Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.

  • Verified in official recordOffice for Students registerDegree-awarding authorityUK

    Reference: UKPRN 10007774

    Scope: Institution-wide: own research degree awarding powers

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
Not published
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Ruskin School of ArtOld Music Hall, 108 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JE

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published
Previous qualification
Normally a completed or nearly completed Master's or equivalent

Research degree details

Department
Ruskin School of Art
Practice-based research
Practice-based and written components

Fees and costs

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Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

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