Program structure
The curriculum in this structured doctoral program includes an interdisciplinary series of methodologically thematic courses on theories, practices, and methods in the arts, humanities, cultural studies, and social sciences. The program can be completed parallel to the dissertation project within an average of four years. The following courses are offered within the doctoral program:
Event type |
Content |
Event cycle |
|---|---|---|
| SINTA Day | Doctoral students present theses, questions or partial results from their projects and put them up for discussion. |
every fall semester (in German, presentations may be given in English) |
| Colloquium | In the colloquium, the SINTA management informs about important news and changes concerning the doctoral program. Additionally there is time to discuss the PhD students' concerns and ideas for the program. In the fall semester, the colloquium is integrated in the SINTA day. in the spring the colloquium takes place on a seperate date. | each semester |
| Lecture with workshop | Lecture followed by a 1-day workshop on key concepts in art research and practice, as well as in the humanities and social sciences. Doctoral students actively participate in designing the workshops. |
2-3x per semester (usually 1x in English and 1x online) |
| Module Research in the Arts | A one-day introduction to specific research in the arts: basics and concepts of artistic research, subject history and theory, case studies and their methodology, practice-oriented interdisciplinary exchange and negation, acquisition of methodological foundations. In order to have the Module credited, participants must take part in an expert discussion and write a short article. |
every second year (in German) |
| Soft skills courses | How do I write a coherent text? How can I apply for grants? How can I present in an interesting way? These questions are addressed in various soft skills courses throughout the Graduate School of the Arts and Humanities (GSAH). |
each semester (in German) |
| Summer school | Summer School of the Graduate School of the Arts and Humanities (GSAH) at the intersection of the humanities and other scholarly cultures, between science and art, theory and practice, academia and the society; and between individual, participatory, analytical, and activist research. |
once a year (in English) |
| Field trip | Field trip with the aim of networking with relevant stakeholders from the art, design, music and science scene. | when organized by PhD students |
Schedule of events
How are the 20 ECTS of the doctoral program structured? Here is the overview of the courses that have to be attended in the SINTA program as compulsory or elective courses, including the required ECTS.