Research doctorate · PhD
Visual Arts PhD
University of California, San Diego · Department of Visual Arts · San Diego, California, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of Philosophy in Visual Arts: Art History, Theory and CriticismPhD
- Subject
- Art HistoryStudio Arts (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Doctoral program in art history, theory and criticism, with an art practice concentration chosen at application.
- Department
- Department of Visual Arts
- 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
- Doctor of Philosophy in Visual Arts: Art History, Theory and CriticismPhD
- Award family
- PhDA Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Practice-based and practice-led PhDs are PhDs; other doctoral titles are listed under their own names.
- Academic level
- Research doctorate
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. | |
| Studio Arts | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Art Practice ConcentrationApplicants apply to this pathway“The Art Practice Concentration degree, which must be applied for at the time of application to the PhD program”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of California, San Diego
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- 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
Research degree details
- Department
- Department of Visual Arts
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, fabrication, printing, software, equipment, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
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.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)