Art & Design, MPhil/PhD
University of GreenwichLondon
GBP 18,700a year
PhD Design
Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh, United Kingdom
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Art & Design
At a glance
Summary by AIReading the course page…
Overview
The Design PhD can be supported in any design-related topic covered by a supervisor's expertise and the school's facilities - which include Adobe suite software, traditional and rapid prototyping facilities, and laser pattern cutting etc. While the Design PhD follows similar principles to all other forms of PhD, its distinguishing feature is that it uses design processes as one of its main primary research methods and that some of its outcomes will be physical or digital artefacts - which will be documented in your thesis alongside other findings and methods.
Entry requirements
Candidate criteria: Contact the School to discuss. You should also refer to our PhD pages for advice on undertaking a research degree and developing your research proposal.
Fees
International students: International: Full Time: GBP 21,072; Part Time: GBP 10,536
UK students: Scotland: Full Time: GBP 5,238; Part Time: GBP 2,619; England / Wales / N Ireland: Full Time: GBP 5,238; Part Time: GBP 2,619
Start dates
September
Campus
- Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
If you studied in United States
93 countriesHeriot-Watt University has not published doctor of philosophy requirements for United States. See other levels
Scholarships at Heriot-Watt University
8 for this level- Alumni Discount Scheme20% of fees
- Coaching Scholarships Programme
- Heriot-Watt Actuarial Scholarship For Academic Excellence20% of fees
- Remission of Fees (Families of Staff)
Plan your first year
Change the figures to your ownTuitionGBP 21,072
Visa application, from outside the UKGBP 558
Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776
First year in total
The health surcharge is paid for the whole visa when you apply; one year is counted here. Figures as gov.uk showed them on 24 OCT 2026.
After your offer
Your portal tracks each stop- 1
Your offer
The university sends a conditional or unconditional offer. We follow it until every condition is met.
- 2
Accept and pay the deposit
You accept the offer and pay any deposit the university asks for, by its deadline.
- 3
Your CAS
The university issues your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies, the number your visa application needs. We help you get it.
- 4
Your Student visa
You apply with your CAS and show GBP 31,611 for your first year: tuition plus living costs. We help you prepare the documents.
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