Doctoral Studies: Research in Art and Design

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 art and/or design.

Name of the Study ProgrammeResearch in Art and Design
Standard Length of Study4 years
Form of StudyFull-time, Combined
Accreditation Valid Until19 November 2034

Information Concerning the Organization of Doctoral Studies at the Faculty

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.
  • Doctoral students group on MS Teams: https://bit.ly/39k2btB.
  • 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.
Schedule of compulsory block teaching for the 1st and 2nd year of the PhD programme in the winter semester 2025/2026.
TUE 23/9Teaching as per study plan 10:00–15:45
  1. 10:00–11:50 Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences 1 (Jakalová, U1/109), mandatory for the 1st year
  2. 12:00–13:50 PhD Lab 1 (Writing & Publishing) (Stejskal, U1/109) elective for 1st and 2nd year
  3. 14:15–15:45 Shared Interdisciplinary Theory 2 (Zálešák, U1/109) mandatory for 2nd and 3rd year
TUE 7/10
Teaching as per study plan 10:00–15:45
  1. 10:00–11:50 Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences 1 (Jakalová, U1/109), mandatory for the 1st year
  2. 10:00–11:50 Publishing Research in Art and Design (Veselá, U1/322), mandatory for the 2nd year
  3. 12:00–13:50 PhD Lab 1 (Writing & Publishing) (Stejskal, U1/109) elective for 1st and 2nd year
  4. 14:15–15:45 Shared Interdisciplinary Theory 2 (Zálešák, U1/109) mandatory for 2nd and 3rd year
TUE 21/10 – THU 23/10Special teaching module led by Madina Tlostanova (Linköping University, Sweden)
  1. Full-day seminars with first- and second-year doctoral students based on the study of texts and case studies focusing on contemporary art and decolonization.
  2. Full-day personal consultations with students in their second to fourth years of the doctoral program, focusing on the process of writing and finalizing dissertations.
  3. Public lecture: "What decolonial art means today and what it can become tomorrow."
TUE 4/11
Teaching as per study plan 10:00–15:45
  1. 10:00–11:50 Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences 1 (Jakalová, U1/109), mandatory for the 1st year
  2. 10:00–11:50 Publishing Research in Art and Design (Veselá, U1/322), mandatory for the 2nd year
  3. 12:00–13:50 PhD Lab 1 (Writing & Publishing) (Stejskal, U1/109) elective for 1st and 2nd year
  4. 14:15–15:45 Shared Interdisciplinary Theory 2 (Zálešák, U1/109) mandatory for 2nd and 3rd year
TUE 18/11
Teaching as per study plan 10:00–15:45
  1. 10:00–11:50 Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences 1 (Jakalová, U1/109), mandatory for the 1st year
  2. 10:00–11:50 Publishing Research in Art and Design (Veselá, U1/322), mandatory for the 2nd year
  3. 12:00–13:50 PhD Lab 1 (Writing & Publishing) (Stejskal, U1/109) elective for 1st and 2nd year
  4. 14:15–15:45 Shared Interdisciplinary Theory 2 (Zálešák, U1/109) mandatory for 2nd and 3rd year
TUE 2/12
Teaching as per study plan 10:00–15:45
  1. 10:00–11:50 Research Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences 1 (Jakalová, U1/109), mandatory for the 1st year
  2. 10:00–11:50 Publishing Research in Art and Design (Veselá, U1/322), mandatory for the 2nd year
  3. 12:00–13:50 PhD Lab 1 (Writing & Publishing) (Stejskal, U1/109) elective for 1st and 2nd year
  4. 14:15–15:45 Shared Interdisciplinary Theory 2 (Zálešák, U1/109) mandatory for 2nd and 3rd year

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

WINTER SEMESTER
10. 9. 2025 (10:00)Information meeting with the programme director and the chair of the doctoral board
15. 9. – 12. 12. 2025teaching period
10. 10. 2025last date to enter ISP into the BUT IS (supervisors and 1st-year doctoral students)
10. 10. 2025last date to enter updated ISPs for the academic year into the BUT IS (supervisors and doctoral students in higher years)
20. 11. 2025Doctoral Studies Board meeting
16. 1. 2026last date to enter artistic outputs for the year 2025 into RUV
13. 2. 2026last date for credits and exams for the winter semester 2025/2026
13. 2. 2026last date to enter pedagogical practice (students with compulsory pedagogical practice) into the BUT IS
13. 2. 2026last date to enter results of creative activities for 2025 (publications, conferences, and other R&D activities) into the BUT IS
SUMMER SEMESTER
16. 2. – 15. 5. 2026teaching period
till 30. 4. 2026deadline for submitting applications for doctoral studies for the academic year 2025/2026
8. 4. 2026submission of materials (electronically to the coordinator) for the doctoral colloquium (1st and 2nd year)
15. 4. 2026doctoral colloquium, public presentation (mandatory for 1st and 2nd year students, others as discussants)
28. 4. 2026study review before submitting an application for the state doctoral exam (3rd year)
28. 4. 2026last date to submit an application for the state doctoral exam including required attachments (3rd year)
27. 5. 2026entrance exams for the doctoral study programme for the academic year 2025/2026
8. 6. 2026state doctoral exam (3rd year)
28. 8. 2026last date for credits and exams for the summer semester and entry of pedagogical practice (students with compulsory pedagogical practice) into the BUT IS
31. 8. 2026last date to enter annual evaluation of ISP fulfilment into the BUT IS (see FaVU Ph.D. Wiki)
according to ISP (and extended study period, info from the chair of the doctoral board)submission of the application for dissertation defence including required attachments
within 3 months of submitting the application for the defencedefence of the dissertation

Instructions and Rules

For all binding study regulations see www.favu.vut.cz/studenti/predpisy#ds [Czech only].

Forms

Job Vacancies

Related Documents and Links

http://doktorandivcr.cz, https://www.researchcatalogue.net,
https://jar-online.net, https://www.creativemediaresearch.org,
https://screenworks.org.uk, http://ruukku-journal.fi,
http://mediacommons.org/intransition, https://arteacta.cz/category/umelecky-vyzkum/,
https://www.amu.cz/cs/studium/centrum-pro-doktorska-studia,
https://vvp.avu.cz/sesit, https://vedavyzkum.cz,
http://doktorandivcr.cz/prilezitost-pozice-granty-rozvoj,
https://www.culturenet.cz/?wpage=1#granty-a-stipendia,
https://issuu.com/elia_share/docs/share_handbook,
https://www.onlineopen.org/index.php.

    Responsibility: doc. MgA. Filip Cenek