PhD Design, Environment and the Arts (History, Theory and Criticism)

at Arizona State University

Are you interested in the philosophy and methodology of interdisciplinary research in the areas of architecture, design and art history? Are you interested in learning the skills to function successfully as an independent scholar? Join us today and start your explorations. 

The history, theory and criticism concentration within the PhD program in design, environment and the arts focuses on the theoretical dimensions of architectural, design and art histories including critical discourse in the design or art disciplines. The program offers classes and research across many cultures, geographies and time periods as well as many approaches and methodologies within the art history program. Within this broad-based, on-demand program, students gain an encyclopedic knowledge of basic issues in the areas of architecture, design and art history.