From world-leading research to our radical approach to the histories of art, from exceptional links with museums and galleries to Brighton’s distinctive arts culture – you’ll find Sussex a truly exceptional place to work on your research project.

Areas of study

We offer research supervision in the history of art and architecture, including:

• visual and material cultures
• photography studies
• sound studies
• feminist and queer art history
• British and North American art
• surrealism and its legacies
• art historiography and the history of art writing
• history of museums and collections
• Victorian art and architecture
• Byzantine art
• Renaissance art
• art and empire
• decolonial practice in museums and heritage
• performance and audiovisual practices
• ancient India and Pakistan.

You can choose to study for a PhD or an MPhil. PhD and MPhil degrees differ in duration and in the extent of your research work.

For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.

For an MPhil, your work is an independent piece of research but in less depth than for a PhD. You’ll graduate with the degree title Master of Philosophy. You might be able to change to a PhD while you study for an MPhil.