Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 48 months
- Part-time: 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting October 2026 — Application deadline not specified.
- Starting February 2027 — Application deadline not specified.
- Starting May 2027 — Application deadline not specified.
Applicants from the UK can apply at any time. The courses do fill up, so you might have to wait for the next entry.
Language
English
Duolingo English Test: 130 | TOEFL iBT: 100 | PTE Academic: 67 | IELTS: 7
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Fine Arts
Overview
Develop and implement a programme of research with experienced supervisors and practitioners in fine art, design, or film & media production, with research interests in health and wellbeing, physical and digital making, and social and political challenges.
Career
A PhD in Fine Art and Design at Sheffield Hallam University prepares you for a career in:
- design
- fine art practice
- curation
- design management
- making or manufacturing
- company-employed design
- independent design practice
- education
- retail/marketing
- design research
- art research
- academia
Programme Structure
You learn through:
- independent study
- project supervision
- active research, making and exhibition (as appropriate)
- practice-led research workshops and live projects
- researcher development training events
- presenting your research at conferences and seminars
- participation in lively debate and discussion with your peers
- writing and defending a practice-led doctoral thesis
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 130
- TOEFL iBT: 100
- PTE Academic: 67
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
- Undertake doctoral research on a programme specialising in practice-led approaches, with outstanding student satisfaction ratings
- Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become an independent and effective researcher
- Benefit from excellent workshop, studio, and creative media centre facilities
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 32,506 AUD / year (≈ 17,205 GBP / year)
Domestic: 10,066 AUD / year (≈ 5,328 GBP / year)
Part-time fees
Home: £2,619 per year
International/EU: £9,300 per year
Living costs
Sheffield, United Kingdom: 1,049-1,846 AUD / month
Scholarships
Available scholarships include:
- Postgraduate Study Discounts (Sheffield Hallam University) – Grant: 2000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Performance Athlete Support Programme (Sheffield Hallam University) – Grant: 1350 GBP, Deadline: 01 Sep 2026
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program (U.S. government) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship (ServiceScape) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships (ACES Education Fund) – Grant: 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility (OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified
- Scholarships for PhD Students (Junhua Li) – Grant: 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship (Boustany Foundation) – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship (IvyPanda) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship (Voice Talent Online) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Women Scholarship for International Students (educations.com) – Grant: 5000 USD, Deadline: 28 Aug 2026
- The PhD Prep Fellowship (Admit Lab) – Grant: 10000 USD, Deadline: 01 Sep 2026
- Dream Chaser Scholarship (Salvado Law) – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities (Anonymous Hope Fund) – Grant: 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) – Grant: 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship (IELTS from 6 to 9) – Grant: 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme (The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme) – Grant: 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027