Digital Culture and Creative Industries

Overview

The aim of the Digital Culture and Creative Industries programme at Masaryk University is to train and educate top experts in the fields of new media arts, digital culture and culture management with a focus on the creative industries.

The doctoral degree study programme DCCI is unique in the context of other arts sciences doctoral degree study programmes in the Czech Republic. This is the only programme that links together theory of art, social sciences, a technical knowledge of digital and networking technologies and research based on experimental testing of systems (artistic, cultural, technical). It has been established in response to labour market demand and the underdeveloped professional discourse in this area in the Czech (and Slovak) academic sphere.

The concept of the study programme is based on the interconnection of theoretical research and creative practice (artistic, design, curatorial, production), conceived as a specific type of basic research, that is necessary for a deep understanding of the studied phenomena and critical reflection on them. Emphasis is placed on cooperation with the sphere in which the practices are applied (topics of dissertations take into account the current needs of subjects from the sphere of application) and on the international dimension of the study (study visits and internships abroad, presentations of academic and research outputs at international forums, special lectures by foreign experts, etc.).

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduate employment means the professions and positions for which the graduate is to be educated and/or the types of employers for whom the graduate will be able to work. The employment of graduates can be viewed from the perspective of their end-of-studies abilities, language competences, career opportunities or a particular advantage in the context of other universities.

Graduates of the DCCI doctoral degree study programme can apply the acquired qualifications in research institutes and workplaces as university teachers, in particular, and in other positions. They are authorized to carry out independent academic and research activities in the field of basic and applied research. In a broader sense, they are able to perform any activity related to academic work, i.e. dealing with conceptual issues, academic and organizational activities and teaching.