PhD in Fine Arts - Art in Lubbock United States | Texas Tech University

The School of Art collaborates with music, theatre & dance, and philosophy departments to offer an interdisciplinary PhD program in Fine Arts. Students complete a 15-hour core curriculum focused on artistic interdisciplinarity, featuring four mandatory courses: a colloquium on disciplinary frameworks and cross-disciplinary approaches, arts history studies, contemporary arts analysis, and philosophical aesthetics. Students round out their core studies with an approved topics or aesthetics course.
Alongside the fine arts core, students undertake a 12-hour Critical Studies and Artistic Practice Core covering interdisciplinary visual arts subjects. Beyond these core components, candidates must fulfill at least 33 hours of tailored coursework, including 12 dissertation hours. With advisor approval, students may select specialized courses from two of these areas: art history, art education, critical studies, museum studies, arts administration, studio art (for qualified master's holders), plus theatre and music disciplines.