Student Guide
Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture
Programme main page
This site is the student study guide for the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies. All the materials and instructions are for the students in the programme. If you are interested in applying to the programme, follow the link at the bottom of the site to the application page.
Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture is organized by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
News

Apply by 15 December for a real life research project on the sustainability of oceans
The ten week course consists of online assignments and three weeks in Lisbon. Apply by 15 December.
Campus restaurants during the holiday season in December and January 2023
The latest and most up-to-date information you always find on the restaurants' own websites.
More than 200 journals will be downgraded to level 0 in the Publication Forum from the beginning of 2024
Downgraded journals are published by more than 160 publishers. During the spring 2024, the panels of the Publication Forum will review the journals of MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi. The journals should not be evaluated solely by the publisher, but consideration should be given to the choice of the publication channel.
Competetive funding to enhance doctoral education in Finland 2024-2027
In the years 2024–2027, the Ministry of Education and Culture will finance a doctoral education pilot. The call opens on the 15th November and closes on the 29th November. Aalto has an internal procedure for the applications.Events

SCI ACRIS online drop-in session, 1.12.2023
Join online drop-in session hosted by the Open Science and ACRIS team.
Workshop on writing article thesis summary
Support for doctoral students writing their article thesis summary
For thesis-writing: Theses & Tomatoes on Mondays
Online co-writing event for thesis writing
ARTS ACRIS introduction & clinic, 4.12.2023
This session will show you how to update your ACRIS profile and showcase your publications. There will be a chance to ask questions at the end.Doctoral pathway | |
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Most information for doctoral students is available on the Doctoral student study guide pages for all Schools. The information marked with ARTS below is School specific. | |
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Beginning your doctoral studies (Doctoral student study guide, aalto.fi) | |
During your doctoral studies (Doctoral student study guide, aalto.fi) |
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Finalising your doctoral studies (Doctoral student study guide, aalto.fi) | |
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Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture
The Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture offers an international doctoral programme for those seeking careers in art, design, film, media or architecture. A special feature of the programme is that the thesis can include art or design productions. The Department of Art and Media, the Department of Architecture, the Department of Design and the Department of Film, Television and Scenography offer doctoral studies for a Doctor of Arts (Art and Design) and a Doctor of Science (Architecture) degrees.

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