Information on Doctoral/PhD Studies
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna offers four doctoral programs: the philosophical doctorate (Dr. phil.), the Doctor of Technical Sciences (Architecture) (Dr. techn.), the Doctor of Science (natural sciences) (Dr. rer. nat.) and the PhD-in-Practice program (PhD). The latter was established in 2010 as a structured doctoral program in the field of arts-based research. In 2015, the Austrian University Act created the legal framework for a purely artistic doctorate study. At present, the Academy of Fine Arts does not offer a purely artistic doctorate.
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