PhD Programme

About the PhD Programme

The PhD programme is an internationally recognised researcher programme and an independent extension of the Master’s degree. It is standardised to 180 ECTS, corresponding to three years' full-time study.

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

If you wish to apply, you must have a Master’s degree or equivalent, based on five years’ study (A Bachelor’s degree and a two-year programme at post-graduate level, totalling 300 ECTS).

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

According to the Ministerial PhD Order, PhD students must complete courses corresponding to 30 ECTS (1/2 full-time equivalent) as part of their PhD education. The joint PhD school run by Design School Kolding and Aarhus School of Architecture therefore offers courses and engage in national collaborations across institutions. See current courses below.

PhD Courses

Studiehåndbogen

PhD school and study environment

Design School Kolding has a joint research school with Aarhus School of Architecture. You will be enrolled at Design School Kolding, which will have the professional responsibility for your individual education and supervision.

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

There are various options for funding a PhD position

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.

PhD projects at Design School Kolding

Alle ph.d. projekter

Contact

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