Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Brno University of Technology (FFA) are intended for all those who have successfully completed a master's degree and whose achievements in practical and/or theoretical activities are mainly in the field of fine art and/or design. Upon successful defence of the dissertation, graduates are awarded the academic degree of Doctor (abbreviated as “Ph.D.”). 

Information Concerning the Organization of Doctoral Studies at the Faculty

• Information on the admissions process (for the academic year 2026/2027)
• Statistics of the doctoral study programme
• Structure of courses in the 4-year doctoral study programme
• Overview of doctoral students and their topics including graduates
• Brief annotations of current dissertation projects
• Standard of supervision in doctoral education
• Competitions and financial support for students
• Page dedicated to counselling and well-being
• FAQs: scholarship amounts, course of study including doctoral exam and dissertation defence, changes in supervisor etc.
• Notice board (announcements of doctoral proceedings)
• Student surveys (November 2018, September 2020, August 2022)

Course Updates

• The academic year 2025/2026 schedule can be found here.
• Schedule of compulsory block teaching for the 1st and 2nd year of the PhD programme in the winter semester 2025/2026 can be found below.
• Meeting with the doctoral study programme guarantor and the doctoral study programme coordinator, 10/9 2025 at 10:00.
• The schedule and requirements for earning credits for the subject Dissertation Seminar will be determined through individual consultation between the doctoral student and their supervisor.
• Information on completing the course Foreign Language for Doctoral Studies (mandatory for 2nd-year students), Mgr. Věra Batystová, can be found at this link.
• Special teaching module in October 2025 – Madina Tlostanova. 
• Special seminars and guest lectures in November 2024 – Giovanni Aloi, Charles Esche.
• Conference – presentation of the results of FFA Specific University Research, 27/1 2026.

Facilities

In addition to access to the relevant training facility (studios, departments, faculty offices), which is arranged with the supervisor (or the head of the training facility), and the use of faculty-wide facilities (library, wood and metal workshops, bookbinding workshop, laminating and painting rooms, computer lab, video studio, sound studio, editing rooms, 3D studio, etc.), doctoral students have access to shared doctoral workrooms (room 109, U1 building, first floor on the right, equipped with a conference system and a high-performance computer running Mac OS and Windows, including printer, scanner, and tablet) and a doctoral studio (KH10, Areal BUT Kraví hora). The same rules for borrowing A/V equipment and reserving production spaces apply as for bachelor's and master's students. Additional benefits for doctoral students at the faculty (discounted phone plans, unlimited cloud services, access to university-wide software, including annual Adobe CC licenses, access to ICOM cards, etc.) can be found on the FFA Intranet. Students can also request consideration of specific needs (disabilities, mental illness, chronic physical illness, specific learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, communication disorders, etc.). These issues are handled by the BUT Counselling Centre Alfons. Parents can take advantage of the university's mini-nursery Edisonka and other counselling services. For any questions or concerns, please contact the Chair of the Doctoral Studies Board or the Doctoral Studies Coordinator. The composition of the Doctoral Studies Board of the doctoral programme can be found here. Information about the faculty ombudsperson is available on the social safety page.

Academic Year

Instructions and Rules

• HTMLStruktura předmětů ve 4letém doktorském studijním programu
• PDFPravidla pro organizaci doktorského studia (směrnice děkana)
• PDFPravidla pro přidělování stipendií na podporu studia v DSP
• PDFPokyn k vykonávání pedagogické praxe
• PDFPokyn k veřejné prezentaci (Doktorandské kolokvium)
• PDFÚprava, odevzdávání a zveřejňování disertační práce

Forms

• PDFObecná žádost doktoranda (tiskněte oboustranně)
• DOCObecná žádost doktoranda (tiskněte oboustranně)
• PDFPřihláška ke státní doktorské zkoušce
• DOCPřihláška ke státní doktorské zkoušce
• PDFPřihláška k obhajobě disertační práce
• DOCPřihláška k obhajobě disertační práce
• PDFOznámení o zanechání studia
• DOCOznámení o zanechání studia
• PDFProtokol o státní doktorské zkoušce
• PDFProtokol o obhajobě disertační práce

Job Vacancies

• HTMLFFA Post-mag/Post-doc – for artists (September 2023 – August 2024)
• HTMLFFA Post-doc – for researchers (September 2023 – August 2024)
• HTMLOutgoing junior researcher – UK (July – September 2021)
• HTMLOutgoing junior researcher – USA (July – October 2021)

Related Documents and Links

• HTMLWilson, M. & van Ruiten, S. (eds.): SHARE Handbook for Artistic Research Education
• HTMLCramer, F. & Terpsma, N.: What Is Wrong with the Vienna Declaration on Artistic Research
• PDFELIA – zásady doktorátu v umění
• PDFThe Vienna Declaration on Artistic Research
• PDFMühl, S.: Artistic Research as a Challenge for Art Criticism
• PDFSmith, M. (ed.): Research: Practitioner / Curator / Educator