Doctoral student in Visual Arts

The studies at Malmö Art Academy have an international focus. The academy seeks to combine theory and practice into an artistic mindset. Great importance is placed on proximity to the current art scene, both nationally and internationally. Activities at the academy are flexible with an emphasis on the students’ individual development, where each student, using the academy’s courses and other teaching activities as a basis, sets up their own programme of studies, in consultation with the academy’s teaching staff. The students at the academy employ many different expressions and techniques in their work, both conceptually and as part of a process.

In general, the academy’s staff teach in the form of study blocks, so that the student’s own artistic activities can run in parallel with teaching. The academy has also developed a system that includes visiting lecturers, primarily in the form of external supervisors.

Admission 

Admission is for four years of full-time studies leading to a doctoral degree in Fine Arts. Research students are admitted in compliance with Lund University’s admission rules for third cycle studies.

Admission rules for third cycle studies at Lund University

Work duties

The main task for doctoral students is to dedicate themselves to their third cycle studies, which entails running their own research project and attending research studies courses. The language of both tuition and the doctoral thesis is English.

General entry requirements

The general entry requirements for admission to third cycle studies in fine art are met by candidates who:

• hold a Master’s degree
• have completed course requirements of at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits in the second cycle, or
• have acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way, either within the country or abroad.

The higher education institution may make exceptions from the general entry requirements for an individual applicant, if special circumstances apply.

Specific entry requirements

The specific entry requirements for admission to third cycle studies in fine art  are met by  candidates who:

• has been awarded a degree of at least 240 credits in visual arts or has equivalent experience of artistic work, and
• has produced artistic or curatorial work of an independent nature sufficient for assessment of the candidate’s suitability for the programme, and
• has a good ability to both understand and write texts in English

Grounds for assessment

• the applicant’s plan and aim for an artistic project and the admissions board’s assessment of these,
• the applicant’s suitability for artistic research,
• the artistic quality of the project and its feasibility in relation to the timeframe (i.e. a period of four years of full-time study),
• the quality of the project plan in terms of relevance, originality, research issues, links and relevance to the general area of knowledge and proposed methods, and
• the department’s desired specialisation and access to supervisors.

Instructions to applicants 

• the application must be written in English.
• verified degree certificate for master's degree in visual arts or equivalent or proof of completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, in the field of visual arts or equivalent.
• if academic credentials are missing as above, attach an application for validation of real competence, which means getting other competence corresponding to the master's degree validated. Those who have such competence have acquired knowledge equivalent to an artistic master's degree through other studies, (vocational) training or professional experience. The merits relied upon must be listed with the application.
• a research plan in which the applicant describes his research project. The plan must contain a project description, method description and an outline of the implementation of the research work, including a timetable (3-4 pages).
• an artistic portfolio or equivalent is attached.

Physical attachments are to be sent to Malmö Art Academy, Att. Charlotta Österberg, Box 4035, 203 11 Malmö.

Employment terms

Fixed-term employment for four years pursuant to Chapter 5 Section 7 of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Only those who have been admitted to postgraduate studies can be employed as doctoral students.

Form of employment: full-time

Salary: monthly salary

Doctoral employment is regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), ch. 5. Sections 1-7.

Other

For more information see the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts website for postgraduate studies, https://www.arts.lu.se/doctoral-education