现在有越来越多学习艺术的同学们开始计划前往海外进行艺术类博士学习。曼汉教育也为不少艺术人才成功拿下世界艺术类名校博士offer。
本期老师就来和大家分享受很多艺术留学生喜爱的艺术类专业之一设计学博士的信息，并以伦敦金史密斯大学设计学博士为例，和大家分享一下博士研究主题，申请条件和材料。
设计学博士
设计学是一门理、工、文相结合，融机电工程、艺术学、人机工效学和计算机辅助设计于一体的科技与艺术相融合的学科。它注重于设计理论研究和创新实践能力，需要掌握深入的设计理论知识和研究方法，同时具备独立开展设计研究和创新工作的能力。
设计学的热门的研究方向有很多，例如：服装与纺织设计、珠宝设计、建筑设计、城市规划与设计、园林设计、室内设计、环境设计、工业设计、交互设计、包装设计、视觉传达设计、数字媒体设计等等等等。
伦敦金史密斯大学设计博士
伦敦金史密斯大学的设计博士分为Practice-based MPhil/PhD和Thesis-based MPhil/PhD。
Practice-based MPhil/PhD：
以实践为基础的课程，通过设计实践来探索现有知识的新方法和新应用。博士生们将在实践、研究、创造中获得新的知识。
而在论文写作方方面Practice-based PhD的要求是：
Your thesis will integrate an original body of practice and a written component providing critical analysis of your practice, critical assessment of relevant literature and practice and describe the method of research. Assessment is by thesis and viva voce.
PhD includes a written component of between 30,000 and 60,000 words.
Thesis-based MPhil/PhD：
provides a written account of your research and contribution to knowledge on a subject related to design. The MPhil thesis will form provide a distinct contribute to the knowledge of a subject related to design and the PhD thesis will provide an original contribution to knowledge on a subject related to design. Both include a critical assessment of relevant literature and describe the method of research. Assessment is by thesis and viva voce.
Word count:
PhD has a written thesis of between 60,000 and 100,000 words.
申请条件及材料
申请条件
1、学术背景：
申请人需要持有一个good 2:1或者1st class荣誉学位，以及相关学科领域的授课硕士学位。
2、英语能力：
如果申请人的母语不是英语，那么需要达到雅思总分7.0，写作成绩不低于7.0，其他单科不低于6.5。
申请材料
过往教育经历细节：内容包括所有考试/评估的日期；
两位推荐人的email邮箱：推荐人会收到提交推荐信的邮件；或者申请人也可以直接提供电子版推荐信；
个人陈述
成绩单：如果申请人本硕不在英国院校就读，则必须要提交；
Visual Portfolio：一份10页、带注释的PDF格式的作品集
Research Proposal：1,500到3,000字（不包括Reference），需要包括以下内容，并使用以下headings：
Title:be concise and explicit;
Introduction:introduce the questions and issues central to your research / identify the field of study in broad terms / indicate how you expect your research to contribute to the field;
Research background and questions:expand on your introduction – look at key sources, texts and approaches in the field / consider how your proposal differs from and contributes to existing work / consider how it extends our understanding of particular questions or topics / also briefly indicate how your previous studies, professional and/or other experience contributes to your understanding of the field and your preparedness for undertaking research training;
Research design:outline the methodology you will employ / consider resources and facilities needed / forms of analysis;
Schedule of work:how you plan to complete the project within the period of the award – this could include a timetable for researching and writing;
References:a list of works cited in your proposal, such as: books, journal articles, web sites and prior art and design.
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