Doctoral Studies
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
Aalto Visual Communication Design (AVCD)
Research group
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.
Game Research Group
Research group
Learning Environments (LeGroup)
Research group
Photography
Focus area
Sound and Physical Interaction (SOPI)
Research group
Systems of Representation
Research group
Supervising professors
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.
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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