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Arts, Design and Architecture, Doctorate

  • Application Deadline
  • 48 months
    Duration
University rank #134 (QS) ,
The main purpose of doctoral education at the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture is to teach the doctoral candidate to create new knowledge via scentific and artistic methods and theories. During the research and studies you will learn what it takes to be a professional academic researcher.

About

Doctoral education is often an apprentice in close collaboration with your thesis advisor(s) and supervising professor. If studying full-time, you will spend 3-4 years working intensively on research topic, and complete this with your intellectual piece of work, i.e., doctoral dissertation. Along the road, you will be involved with theory courses, seminars, group activities, teaching undergraduates, possibly building your artistic components and supportive tasks needed to make your department and research group able to operate.

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Full-time
    • Full-time duration 48 months
  • Credits
    60 ECTS
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Introduction to Doctoral Studies
  • Doing Research
  • Practices of Presenting Research
  • Methods of Gathering Data
  • Methods of Analysing Data

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English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    6

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  • Minimum required score:

    92

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  • Minimum required score:

    580

    The TOEFL®PBT is administered in a paper format and measures your ability to use and understand English in a classroom setting at the college or university level. It accurately measures how well you can listen, read and write in English while performing academic tasks. Read more about TOEFL®PBT.

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General Requirements

  • Application form
  • Degree certificates from each university attended, including official register lists of study courses taken for the degree (transcripts of records).
  • Research plan: includes a schedule for the studies to be completed (study plan), schedule for dissertation, funding plan and possible work plan & schedule for artistic components
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Copy of passport or other official document of identification
  • Letters of recommendation and certificates of employment (optional)
  • In the field of art and design a portfolio if the research plan contains work plan for art productions or product development projects
  • Proof of language profiency 

            Tuition Fee

            • International

              Free
              Tuition Fee
              Based on the original amount of 0 EUR per year and a duration of 48 months.

            • EU/EEA

              Free
              Tuition Fee
              Based on the original amount of 0 EUR per year and a duration of 48 months.
            We've labeled the tuition fee that applies to you because we think you are from and prefer over other currencies.
            There is no tuition fee for doctoral education.

            Living costs for Helsinki

            • 975 - 1590 EUR/month
              Living Costs

            The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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