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Promotion (Doctorate in Art, Philosophy and Cultural Studies) at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig

Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, Germany

Programme overview

Doctorate through the Institut für Theorie, which has exercised the HGB's right to award doctorates since 2008. It is a scholarly degree at university level at the intersection of art, philosophy and cultural studies, not a practice-based PhD, and prepares in particular future teachers of theory at art academies.

Department: Institut für Theorie  |  Study mode: full-time; research doctorate; German-taught  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Independent doctoral research governed by the Promotionsordnung (version of 20 June 2025).

Career pathways

Academic qualification for future teaching staff in the theory fields of art academies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A completed Diplom or Master degree at the interface of art, philosophy and cultural studies, or HGB graduate status. Interested applicants contact the teaching staff of the Institut für Theorie directly.

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