Digital Media PhD
Newcastle University
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Newcastle University

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72 months

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Our digital media research is committed to transdisciplinarity, creative digital practice, the intersection of art and sciences, social technologies and public engagement.The Digital Media PhD is part of the Fine Art programme of study. We offer PhD supervision in two main areas of digital media.Digital arts practice includes topics such as:emerging technologies and experimental practiceart and science practicetransdisciplinary practiceinteractivity and human-computer interaction in arts ...Read more

Our digital media research is committed to transdisciplinarity, creative digital practice, the intersection of art and sciences, social technologies and public engagement.

The Digital Media PhD is part of the Fine Art programme of study. We offer PhD supervision in two main areas of digital media.

Digital arts practice includes topics such as:

emerging technologies and experimental practice
art and science practice
transdisciplinary practice
interactivity and human-computer interaction in arts practice
data visualisation and creative practice
affective computing and creative practice
applied philosophy
philosophy of cognition
contemporary art and media theory
new production environments and living labs
open source culture and creativity
crowdsourcing and creativity

Digital media in museum, gallery and heritage settings, includes topics such as:

online museum, gallery and heritage experiences
social software and its implications for the cultural sector
design and use of mobile, personal and ubiquitous technologies in cultural settings
study and understanding of social museum experiences
theory and practice of visitor studies
ethnographic and ethnomethodological approaches in the study of museum experiences.

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Computer Science
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CUG Subject Ranking
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29th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
26th

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree and preferably a merit master's degree, or international equivalent.

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£4,712 per year

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£22,800 per year

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£22,800 per year

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Newcastle University
Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne

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King’s Gate Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland NE1 7RU United Kingdom
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