PhD - Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated): Visual Arts and Design

Visual Arts research at ECU concentrates on practiceled research as a methodology for gaining knowledge through art practiceWe encourage multidisciplinary projects Specific postgraduate research topics are developed in conjunction with the postgraduate coordinator or potential supervisor however applications are particularly encouraged from those with an interest in Place Embodiment Materiality Impermanence Identity Third Space Digital Culture Migration Aboriginality HyperReal Virtual Reality The Iconoclastic Image The Potential Image Alternative Slow Technologies Process Gender The Event Sensation Art and History Researchers in the school are currently involved in projects investigating Landscape and Environment Place and Identity Art and Science Impermanence and Painting the Third Space Materiality and Embodiment Art as Knowledge Walking as Art Virtual and Digital Culture PostStructuralist and New Materialist Feminist Thinking The School also has contemporary studio spaces for students undertaking a practical project as part of their research

All applicants are required to hold a Master by Coursework in a related field. Alternatively applicants can hold an Honours degree, or the equivalent in a relevant field from a recognised University, Applicants seeking online study will be required to provide additional information to support their application, as not all projects nor disciplines are suited to online study.Academic admission requirements (Band 10) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:Masters Degree (Research);Masters Degree (Coursework) in a related discipline area;Masters Degree (Coursework) with 2/3 research component; orBachelor Honours Degree.English competency requirements: