PhD Programme – Aalborg University
Aalborg University
Aalborg | Denmark
PhD Programme
- Performing Arts – Drama and Theatre Studies, Dance and Ballet, Performative Practices (Theory and/or Practice)
- Film Studies
- History and Theory of Art + Cultural Heritage
- Art Curating
- Pedagogy of Art, Art Education and Art Therapy
- Musicology and Musical Heritage
- Pedagogy of Music, Music Education and Music Therapy
- Ethnomusicology – Etno; Jazz; Pop; Rock…
- Other fields
3 years full time
Public University
- PhD fully funded and with a stipend by the university
- Self-funded PhD – you must provide both tuition and your own maintenance
- PhD Fully or partially externally funded, with a stipend, through private or public foundations, scholarships, grants, one or more companies, or public institutions that you have to find on your own
It is important to know that many universities offer different funding options and public and private grants available to students who match the application criteria. Before applying, it is a good idea to check the institutions’ websites and inquire about the options available to you.
Many universities require applicants to pay fees such as matriculation or dissertation fees, even if they offer a fully funded programme with or without a stipend.
Fees:
If you apply for a vacant position, the university is going to fund your fees, while if you apply for PhD enrollment without applying for a vacant PhD position you can find info at the following link: https://www.phd.aau.dk/#other-ways-into-the-phd-study
Funding resources:
https://www.vacancies.aau.dk/phd-positions
As the conclusion to your PhD project you must write your PhD thesis – either as a monograph or a collection of papers. See examples of previous PhD theses on VBN. The thesis must meet international research standards within that field.
You can read all the info about different ways to enroll a PhD in this university here:
https://www.phd.aau.dk/ssh/become-a-phd-student#
There are different procedures to follow whether you choose to enroll as a self-funded candidate or with different fundings.
| Admission to the PhD programme is based on a Master’s degree or equivalent; cf. Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities and Certain Higher Artistic Educational Institutions (PhD Order), No. 1039 of 27 August 2013. Additionally, the following guidelines apply for assessment of applications for enrolment as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities: PhD applicants are assessed by an expert committee and the recommendation of the committee forms the basis of the final decision of the director of the doctoral school. The criteria for assessment of PhD candidates are as follows: 1. PROJECT PROPOSAL The project proposal must fall within the scope of one of the doctoral programmes of the doctoral school and be closely linked with a research group. The problem formulation, theoretical framework, and methodology of the project proposal must document that the candidate are qualified for the PhD programme. Moreover, the project proposal must document that the project is feasible within the available time and budget 2. GRADE REQUIREMENTS PhD candidates must have achieved the grade 10 or above in the Danish grading system (or the equivalent in a different grading system) for their Master’s Thesis/final exam. The PhD candidate may be exempted from the grade requirement, if he/she is able to provide other forms of documentation of his/her qualifications. 3. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS Applicants who are planning to complete a doctoral thesis in English and who do not have English as a first language or who have not completed an English language-based Master’s programme (or an equivalent educational achievement in English) shall provide documentation that they have passed one of the following official tests with the respective minimum score: IELTS (band score): 7, TOEFL (paper-based): 600, TOEFL (internet-based): 100. The language test must be no more than five years old at the time of the application. English skills may also be documented in the following manner: 1) An English taught qualifying upper secondary school diploma, Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK or Ireland. 2) A Nordic or German upper secondary school diploma, International Baccalaureate (from the IB diploma programme) or European Baccalaureate (from Schola Europaea) with an English level equivalent to a Danish B level in English with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (Danish grade scale). 3) A Danish Upper secondary school diploma – ‘English level B’ or 4) a Danish Upper secondary school diploma – ‘English level A’. |
| AAU PHD | aauphd@adm.aau.dk |
| https://www.phd.aau.dk |
| Info for international students: https://www.en.aau.dk/living-in-denmark Languages used within the program and for thesis writing and discussion: English or Danish |