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PhD Art and Design (Kunst und Design) at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany

Programme overview

This PhD programme is for artists and designers who already hold a Master's or Diploma from an art or design university. The Ph.D. thesis has a scientific and an artistic or design component, evaluated equally, giving a dual qualification described as unique in Germany; a doctorate in cooperation with the University of Music is also possible.

Faculty: Faculty of Art and Design  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time; structured PhD programme; German and English knowledge required  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Weimar, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Each student is supervised throughout by at least two university professors, one for academic methods and one for artistic or design methods, within a four-year curriculum.

Career pathways

Both qualifications can be used in teaching and research as well as in curatorial practice, cultural and scientific management and related fields.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completed Master's or Diploma from an art or design university; admission according to the entrance examination regulations, requiring close artistic or creative and academic involvement with the faculty's teaching and research focuses and its mentors. Application deadline usually 31 March via the online platform; German and English knowledge required.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-weimar.de/campusportal/bewerbung

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