Application Process

As part of your application to study with us, we ask you to submit a research proposal. This allows us to evaluate whether our department is the right place for you to develop your research interests.

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What are we looking for

We are looking for proposals that are:

  • an original contribution to the field of visual culture
  • a good match for one of our research clusters
  • appropriately situated within one or more theoretical and methodological frameworks
  • driven by well-conceived and clearly focused research questions
  • in keeping with the culture of the department, where we support and challenge each other’s intellectual work

Download the Visual Cultures MPhil/PhD Research Proposal (Word).

Submitting your application

Deadlines

We have three application rounds each year. If you intend to apply for CHASE funding, you must submit your application in round one. 

Round one

Deadline for submitting your online application: Friday 8 November 2024, 5pm.
 
Decision made by the Review Committee will take place by end of November 2024.
 

Round two

Deadline for submitting your online application: Friday 7 February 2025, 5pm.
 
Decisions made by Review Committee will take place mid-March 2025.
 

Round three

Deadline for submitting your online application: Friday 16 May 2025, 5pm.
 
Decisions made by Review Committee will take place mid-June 2025.
 
For enquiries about the PhD programmes please contact Dr Lynn Turner or Anthony Faramelli for MPhil/PhD Visual Culture, and Adnan Madani or Emily Rosamond for MPhil/PhD Advanced Practices.
 

When will I hear back?

Once your application has been received it will be reviewed at the next available departmental PhD Application Review Committee and you'll be notified of our decision.

If your project is deemed promising you will be interviewed as soon as possible. This interview can take place in person, by telephone or Skype, and will be conducted by your potential supervisor.

If you are unsuccessful we will also notify you. In some cases, we may advise you to rework your proposal and resubmit it at a later date.

If your interview is successful, you will be offered a place on the programme via the Goldsmiths online application system and you will be informed accordingly by the Goldsmiths Admissions Office. You would then need either to accept or refuse this offer.

Before you start your studies, you will receive detailed information about the enrolment and induction processes for both the department and university.