Doctor of Professional Practice Curating and Creative Practice at Teesside University

The Doctor of Professional Practice in Curating and Creative Practice combines curation and creative practice for practitioners in the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) sector, and is a taught route to a doctorate at PhD level. Participants follow a practice-based research project, producing an industry-facing project and an accompanying thesis from their professional practice. It is for senior curators, artists, filmmakers, designers and senior staff in creative and cultural organisations.

Department: Art & Design  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 5 years part-time  |  Intake: September (full-time); January or September (part-time)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules are Action, Articulation, Methodology, Publication and Review, each with an intensive four-day teaching period on campus.

Career pathways

The doctorate supports advanced research-led practice and professional development in the sector or into academia, including creative management and leadership roles in museums, galleries, local authorities, universities, heritage properties and trusts, and in related sectors such as media, environment, health or public services.

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