28 PhD programmes in Arts, Design & Architecture in Sweden
Artistic Practice
The Artistic Practice programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in creative production, critical reflection, and practice-based knowledge creation.
Musicology
The Musicology programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in musical cultures, media, and historical change.
Performance Practices
The Performance Practices programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in live artistic creation, performative inquiry, and practice-based knowledge production.
Architecture
The Architecture programme offered by Chalmers University of Technology develops advanced research expertise in design, the built environment, and urban development.
Construction and Architecture
The Construction and Architecture programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in the planning, design, construction, and lifecycle management of the built environment.
Art History and Visual Studies
The Art History and Visual Studies programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in visual culture, images, and art historical analysis.
Musical Performance and Interpretation
The Musical Performance and Interpretation programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in artistic practice, musical knowledge creation, and performance-based inquiry.
Artistic Practice in Visual, Applied and Spatial Arts
Doctoral studies in Artistic Practice in Visual, Applied and Spatial Arts at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design are based upon the foundation of artistic practice established in Konstfack’s main fields of study: fine art, craft, design and visual communication.
Industrial Design
Through the research education at Umea University in the Industrial Design programme, designers build advanced skills in crafting practical, theoretical and methodological research contributions to the field of design that will shape the discipline for decades to come.
Design
The Design programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in interdisciplinary approaches to designing products, services, and systems for future societal challenges.
Cinema Studies
The Cinema Studies programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in moving images and screen cultures across historical and contemporary contexts.
Spatial Planning
Spatial Planning researchers at Blekinge Institute of Technology study how planning works and which control mechanisms have an impact on spatial planning. They also study how planning processes, at different levels, are initiated and controlled and which institutions and actors are involved. The environmental and sustainability effects are also included.
Architecture
The Architecture programme offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops advanced research expertise in architectural theory, design, and the planning of the built environment.
Film Studies
The Film Studies programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in film, television, and audiovisual culture.
Art, Technology and Design
The Art, Technology and Design programme offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops advanced research expertise at the intersection of artistic and scientific practices through interdisciplinary approaches.
Music Performance
Music Performance at Luleå University of Technology is a subject where artistic issues relevant to musical creativity and learning are examined.
Human-Technology-Design
The Human-Technology-Design programme offered by Chalmers University of Technology develops advanced research expertise in the interaction between humans, technology, and design processes.
Conservation
The Conservation programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in cultural heritage preservation, environmental stewardship, and conservation practice.
Civil and Architectural Engineering
The Civil and Architectural Engineering programme offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops advanced research expertise in structural systems, sustainable buildings, and infrastructure engineering.
Culture and Aesthetics
The Culture and Aesthetics programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in artistic, cultural, and intellectual traditions across multiple disciplines.