MPhil Art History and Visual Culture in Exeter United Kingdom | University of Exeter

This program allows you to explore a subject that combines multiple established academic fields, such as art history and cultural studies.

With guidance from Humanities faculty specializing in Visual Culture research, we provide PhD supervision across diverse areas:

spanning classical artists to modern creators
encompassing traditional arts to digital media
and covering high culture to mainstream expressions
You'll also have opportunities for interdisciplinary research partnerships with other relevant academic fields.

This program is especially suitable if your background or interests include:

art history
film studies
cultural heritage
philosophical inquiry
social sciences
visual studies.
We maintain strong connections with UK museums, galleries, and international academic institutions, drawing research students from diverse global and cultural backgrounds.

Our Art History & Visual Culture research embraces interdisciplinary approaches. Faculty members publish works on art history, design theory, and cultural analysis. They organize exhibitions, collaborate with arts organizations, and lead significant research initiatives covering topics like performance archive curation, French art history, Renaissance urban design, colonial exhibitions, medical visual culture, and the study of erotic art.