PhD in Design
University of Ljubljana and Academy of Fine Arts and Design (UL ALUO)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
PhD in Design
In the field of design, the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in Art allows for in-depth and systematic research into all practical forms of design. This includes those covered by both design departments at the first and second levels of design studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, as well as those emerging from contemporary design practices. In other words, artistic research in the field of design provides insight and critical evaluation of developmental changes within professional practices and research in a broad range of product design, services, interactions, and systems.
4 years
Public institution
Information regarding the funding resources may be available on the website. PhD students are required to pay an annual tax.
To complete the study and obtain the artistic title of Doctor of Arts, the student must successfully fulfill all program-specific study obligations and successfully defend the doctoral work with a total of 240 ECTS. The doctoral candidate’s obligation includes at least one public presentation of the results of artistic research work (upon submission of the doctoral work for evaluation), recognized as appropriate by individual artistic disciplines. The doctoral candidate must submit evidence of the first authorship of the artistic work and its public presentation no later than the submission of the doctoral work for evaluation.
The doctoral work is the result of a multi-year artistic research project. It must represent an original contribution to art, positively evaluated by the committee monitoring the doctoral student. The doctoral work must primarily adhere to three principles: the addressed problem must be relevant, the student must master the methodology of artistic research, and the results must constitute an original contribution to art.
All the information regarding the application process (dates, vacancies, necessary documents and form of submission of the application) can be consulted on the website: https://www.aluo.uni-lj.si/en/enrolment/enrolment-in-interdisciplinary-doctoral-studies/
The doctoral programme in the Humanities and Social Sciences is open for the enrolment of graduates from at least second-cycle study programmes or equivalent or higher as specified by the Higher Education Act, acquired in accordance with previous regulations in the Republic of Slovenia or abroad. Candidates must also meet other conditions for enrolment, which are listed in each programme separately.