Department of Media

Doctoral Studies

Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture offers doctoral studies in the fields of architecture, art, design, media, film and scenography. There are seven research groups and three focuses in which DA students can complete their studies.
Doctoral hats in Aalto University Conferment

Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture offers doctoral studies in the fields of architecture, art, design, media, film and scenography.

The normative time to take the degree for full-time doctoral students is four years.

Annually more than 15 Doctors of Arts and one or two Doctors of Science (Architecture) are graduating. Aalto University's research information portal gives information about doctoral students and their research projects. You can also find dissertations through Aaltodoc publication archive.

Annual application period is in March for studies starting in September. See more about the application procedure in the link below.

Research groups

Embodied Design Research Group

Embodied Design Research Group studies embodied design as a design agenda. Current computing systems treat human beings mostly as connected minds, quite completely disregarding our bodily engagement with the world. Embodied design embraces the human body as a central resource for action, communication, and play.

EDG Research Group

Game Research Group

Research group

Augmented Climbing Wall - Game Research Group

Photography

Focus area

Image of the Aalto ARTS photography studio by Antti Huittinen

Supervising professors

Masood Masoodian

Masood Masoodian

Professori (Associate professor)
Teemu Leinonen

Teemu Leinonen

Professori (Associate professor)

Apply to DA studies

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. Admission to the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture is organized annually in March for studies starting in September.

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Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in 2013 at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Department of Media Research Blog

The posts in the blog advertise and document monthly activities and events related to research and the doctoral studies program in the Department of Media in Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. The pages provide information about ongoing seminars, courses, bibliographies and more.

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Aalto BIZ researchers, photo Aino Huovio
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