项目介绍

2020年9月24日

About the studies

Doctoral studies provide students with the abilities and the opportunity to conduct independent and creative artistic research. Artistic research is a field of multidisciplinary research that focuses on the artist and art. Graduates of our programme are artist-researchers who develop and renew arts, as well as the making, research and teaching of arts.

They engage in a diverse and critical dialogue with the different actors in society. As experts in their field, they create art and produce information, knowledge, and insights based on art-related practices that can be applied in the arts and also in other sectors of society.

Our doctoral programme develops the artist-researchers’ ability to apply their skills as artists, researchers, teachers, and experts.

Structure of the degree

The Doctor of Fine Arts degree extends to 240 ECTS credits, which corresponds to four years of full-time studies.

The degree consists of the doctoral thesis project (170 cr) and doctoral studies in fine arts (70 cr), which includes 60 cr of mandatory studies and 10 cr of elective studies.

Teaching during the academic year takes place over 7 intensive seminar weeks and is arranged together with the Theatre Academy’s Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke). The more detailed course information can be found in the study guide.

Thesis project

The doctoral thesis project in fine arts can include art exhibitions, exhibition curating, individual artworks, artistic processes or experimental arrangements and their articulation, conceptualisation and theorisation. Typically, a doctoral thesis project consists of one or several visual art components (a maximum total of 140 cr) as well as a written component (30-170 cr). In addition, the thesis project must be available as an electronically archivable documentation. The artistic components are public artistic research findings. The written component runs parallel to the visual art components and justifies the research approach and goals in relation to other research and practices within the field. On a discretionary basis, the doctoral thesis project can also consist exclusively of research in written form.

Staff

Your thesis project supervisor can be part of the research staff at the Academy of Fine Arts or someone that you suggest from outside of the University.

Applying to the programme

The next application period is August 31-October 12, 2020.

Admission criteria

Eligibility

Applicants can be admitted to doctoral studies if they have completed:
• an applicable higher university degree
• an applicable higher degree at a polytechnic or university of applied sciences
• an applicable degree outside of Finland permitting one to enrol in similar university studies in the country of the degree.
An applicant who is deemed by the University to have sufficient information and knowledge required for the studies can also be admitted as a doctoral student. The University can oblige the admitted doctoral student to undertake necessary courses to attain the skills required in the doctoral education (Universities Act 24 July 2009, 558/2009, section 37).

Language skill requirements

In order to be admitted to the Doctoral Programme in Fine Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts, the applicant must have sufficient language skills in Finnish, Swedish or English. The applicant must demonstrate the language skills with prior studies or a language certificate.

Demonstrating proficiency in Finnish

Applicants may demonstrate their proficiency in Finnish in the following ways:

• A certificate proving that the applicant has completed their general education in Finnish
  The applicant must have completed their basic education, upper secondary level degree or other degree that gives eligibility for higher education in Finnish (passing grade in Finnish as a mother tongue in the school-leaving certificate) OR have received a minimum grade of approbatur (A) for Finnish as a mother tongue in the Finnish matriculation examination (Finnish).

OR

• A certificate proving that the applicant has completed a university degree or a university of applied sciences degree in Finnish
  The official language of the degree must be mentioned on the degree certificate or its appendix, in the transcript of study records, or some other official document issued by the institution in question. In order for the degree to serve as proof of language skills, it must be completed by the end of the deadline that is specified for the delivery of certificates in the admissions criteria and that applies to applicants who are admitted under certain conditions.

Applicants may demonstrate their proficiency in Finnish also with a university degree or a university of applied sciences degree, if they have completed, at minimum, a written thesis for a bachelor’s degree or a maturity test in Finnish at a university or a university of applied sciences. Uniarts Helsinki also counts a certificate proving that the applicant has studied the Finnish language as a major subject at a university or a university of applied sciences as proof of language proficiency. The same applies to core and intermediate studies (60 ECTS cr / 30 cr according to the old Finnish credit system) in Finnish completed at a university or a university of applied sciences. Language proficiency test or language studies in Finnish completed as part of a degree at a higher education institution may also be regarded as proof of language proficiency, if the student has received a minimum grade of ‘good’ for oral and written skills in Finnish (as a second national language) .

Applicants who haven’t received their general education in Finnish or haven’t completed a degree at a higher education institution in Finnish may demonstrate their language skills in the following ways:

• Finnish as a second language test of the Finnish matriculation examination
  • minimum grade of magna cum laude approbatur (M) (B2 skill level)
• Finnish as the second national language test of the Finnish matriculation examination completed on the advanced syllabus level (A-level language) with a minimum grade of eximia cum laude approbatur (E)
• Finnish as the second national language test of the Finnish matriculation examination completed on the intermediate syllabus level (B-level language) with a grade of laudatur (L)
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
  • minimum grade of 2 in a Finnish language test on level A (literature / language and literature / literature and performance)
  • minimum grade of 5 in a Finnish language test on level B (B2 skill level)
  • minimum grade of 2 in A1 Finnish OR minimum grade of 5 (skill level B2) or 3 (skill level B1) in A2 Finnish in the International Baccalaureate programme completed before 2013
• European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma
  • passing grade in Finnish as the L1 language (minimum grade of 4)
  • minimum grade of 7 in Finnish as the L2 language (B2 skill level)
• Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) diploma completed at Deutsche Schule Helsinki
  • passing grade (minimum grade of 4) in the written test in Finnish as the mother tongue
  • minimum grade of 8 in the oral test in Finnish as the mother tongue
  • minimum grade of 8 in Finnish as the second language (B2 skill level)
• National Certificate of Language Proficiency in Finnish (YKI) awarded by the Finnish National Agency for Education
  • all subtests of the test completed on level 4 (reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension, speaking) (B2 skill level)
• Civil Service Language Proficiency Certificate demonstrating oral and written skills in Finnish
  • completed on level ‘good’ (B2 skill level)
• A passing grade in Finnish studies completed at Kulkuri School of Distance Education, corresponding to the basic education syllabus

Demonstrating proficiency in Swedish

Applicants may demonstrate their proficiency in Swedish in the following ways:

• A certificate proving that the applicant has completed their general education in Swedish
  The applicant must have completed their basic education, upper secondary level degree or other degree that gives eligibility for higher education in Swedish (passing grade in Swedish as a mother tongue in the school-leaving certificate) OR have received a minimum grade of approbatur (A) for Swedish as a mother tongue in the Finnish matriculation examination.

OR

A certificate proving that the student has completed a university degree or a university of applied sciences degree in Swedish
The official language of the degree must be mentioned on the degree certificate or its appendix, in the transcript of study records, or some other official document issued by the institution in question. In order for the degree to serve as proof of language skills, it must be completed by the end of the deadline that is specified for the delivery of certificates in the admissions criteria and that applies to applicants who are admitted under certain conditions.

Applicants may demonstrate their proficiency in Swedish also with a university degree or a university of applied sciences degree, if they have completed, at minimum, a written thesis for a bachelor’s degree or a maturity test in Swedish at a university or a university of applied sciences. Uniarts Helsinki also counts a certificate proving that the applicant has completed a degree at a higher education institution with Swedish language / Scandinavian languages as the major subject as proof of language proficiency. The same applies to core and intermediate studies (60 ECTS cr / 30 cr according to the old Finnish credit system) in Swedish / Scandinavian languages completed at a higher education institution. Language proficiency test or language studies in Swedish completed as part of a degree at a higher education institution may also be regarded as proof of language proficiency, if the student has received a minimum grade of ‘good’ for oral and written skills in Swedish (as a second national language) .

Applicants who haven’t received their general education in Swedish or haven’t completed a degree at a higher education institution in Swedish may demonstrate their language skills in the following ways:

• Swedish as a second language test of the Finnish matriculation examination
  • minimum grade of magna cum laude approbatur (M) (B2 skill level)
• Swedish as the second national language test of the Finnish matriculation examination completed in the advanced syllabus level (A-level language) with a minimum grade of eximia cum laude approbatur (E)
• Swedish as the second national language test of the Finnish matriculation examination completed in the intermediate syllabus level (B-level language) with a grade of laudatur (L)
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
  • minimum grade of 2 in a Swedish language test on level A (literature / language and literature / literature and performance)
  • minimum grade of 5 in a Swedish language test on level B (B2 skill level)
  • minimum grade of 2 in A1 Swedish OR minimum grade of 5 (skill level B2) in A2 Swedish in the International Baccalaureate programme completed in 2013
• European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma
  • passing grade in Swedish as the L1 language (minimum grade of 4)
  • minimum grade of 7 in Swedish as the L2 language (B2 skill level)
• National Certificate of Language Proficiency in Swedish awarded by the Finnish National Agency for Education
  • all subtests of the test completed on level 4 (reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension, speaking) (B2 skill level)
• Civil Service Language Proficiency Certificate demonstrating oral and written skills in Swedish
  • completed on level ‘good’ (B2 skill level)
• Test named ‘Test i svenska för universitetsstudier’ completed in full in Sweden, with a passing grade in all sections of the test
• A language proficiency test, organised by the higher education institution independently (or in cooperation), demonstrating that the applicant’s Swedish skills correspond to level B2

Demonstrating proficiency in English

Applicants may demonstrate their proficiency in English in the following ways:

• Certificate of general education completed in English in an EU or EEA country, the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand

OR

• Certificate of a university degree or a university of applied sciences degree completed in English in an EU or EEA country, the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand

The official language of the degree must be mentioned on the degree certificate or its appendix, in the transcript of study records, or some other official document issued by the institution in question. In order for the degree to serve as proof of language skills, it must be completed by the end of the deadline that is specified for the delivery of certificates in the admissions criteria and that applies to applicants who are admitted under certain conditions.

OR

• Certificate of a university or a university of applied sciences degree completed in Finnish or Swedish in Finland, which includes foreign language studies in English in accordance with the decree 794/2004 or 1129/2014

Uniarts Helsinki also counts foreign language studies in English that are completed in Finland in accordance with the above-mentioned decree and included in a university degree/university of applied sciences degree as proof of language proficiency. Foreign language studies in English that are included in an incomplete Finnish university/university of applied sciences degree, as well as studies completed in some other manner, can also be approved, provided that the studies comply with the decree. In this case, the applicant must send a transcript of study records to Uniarts Helsinki along with a copy of the degree requirements of the higher education institution in question or some other document that states which language studies are required for the degree.

Applicants who haven’t received their general education in English or haven’t completed a degree at a higher education institution in English in one of the above-mentioned countries can demonstrate their language skills in the following ways:

• English test of the Finnish matriculation examination completed in the advanced syllabus level (A-level language) with a minimum grade of magna cum laude approbatur (M)
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma:
  • diploma completed in English;
  • passing grade in the English test (literature / language and literature / literature and performance) on level A; or
  • minimum grade of 5 (good) in the English language test on level B
• European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma:
  • passing grade in English as the L1 language; or
  • minimum grade of 7 in English as the L2 or L3 language
• A Reifeprüfung diploma (Deutsche Schule Helsinki) can be used as proof of sufficient language skills if the applicant has received a passing grade in the written level A English test (or an equivalent result in Deutsches Internationales Abitur) or a minimum grade of 8 in the oral level A English test
• Certificate of a completed language test approved by Uniarts Helsinki
  • TOEFL (IBT)
    • Total score: 92 (B2 skill level)
  • IELTS (Academic)
    • Overall Band Score: 6.5 (B2 skill level)
  • Cambridge English C2 Proficiency (CPE): accepted grades are A, B, C and Level C1
  • Cambridge English C1 Advanced (CAE): accepted grades are A, B, C and Level B2
  • Cambridge English B2 First (FCE): Accepted grades are A, B, and C.
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic)
    • Total score: 59 (B2 skill level)

IELTS, TOEFL and PTE test results are valid for two years from the test date. Cambridge results are valid indefinitely.

Selection criteria

The key selection criteria in the selection of applicants for doctoral studies are:
• the artistic and research-oriented importance relevance and feasibility of the applicant’s research plan
• artistic and research merits and the professional experience within fine arts
• abilities for independent research
• the applicant’s commitment to persevering in the studies at the doctoral level and dedication to the completion of the doctoral studies in accordance with the curriculum
• the connection of the research plan to the disciplines and research profile of the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts Helsinki