About the PhD Programme
The programme qualifies you to carry out research, development and teaching assignments at international level in both the private and the public sector.
The PhD programme comprises:
- independent research work, supervised by a main supervisor and a project supervisor
- courses corresponding to 30 ECTS (a half FTE)
- participation in active research environments, e.g. visits to other institutions (typically abroad), and conferences
- teaching and dissemination
You complete your PhD by handing in either a monograph, a dissertation based on your own articles, or a dissertation based on your own artistic development work, which you then defend.
Admission requirements
Your application must include a project description that demonstrates how your project positions itself within the field of design research. The project must fall within the school’s strategic focal areas in order for the school to provide supervision. To learn more about the project description, check out our FAQ below.
There will be a professional assessment of your application based on an overall assessment of your qualifications and the relevance of your project.
Vacant PhD positions are regularly posted on our website. In the posts you can see the specific requirements related to each position.
PhD Courses
PhD Courses
Studiehåndbogen
PhD school and study environment
You will be included in the school's professional research team and will be affiliated with one of the school's three laboratories: The Lab for Sustainability and Design, The Lab for Social Design, or the Lab for Play and Design.
You will have access to the school's facilities and to professional dialoge with peers. We expect you to contribute to the professional environment in terms of education and research.
PhD students are represented in the school's professional, formal forums.
The PhD programme has a well-functioning social setting where students take responsibility for organising events, study groups, etc.
Laboratories
Funding
A PhD position can be fully funded by Design School Kolding, who will cover pay and other expenses for a period of three years. These positions are posted on the school's website on a regular basis.
A PhD position can also be fully or partially funded by private or public foundations, one or more companies or public institutions, or be part of one of Design School Kolding's partnership agreements.
An industrial PhD is financed by a company and the enrolment conditions are the same as for other PhD students. The student must therefore meet the same requirements, but is employed by the company financing the project. To learn more about industrial PhDs, please visit this website: http://www.erhvervsphd.dk.