Zurich University of the ArtsZ-Node | Interface Culture | Doctoral Programme ScenographyLocation Zurich, Switzerland Since Z-Node 2004 Interface Culture 2004 Doctorate Program Scenography 2006 Disciplines Design, music, performing arts, film, media-arts Degrees offered Master of Advanced Studies (MAS), PhD Number of third cycle students 44 (18 in Doctorate Program Scenography, 17 in Z-Node, 9 in Interface Culture) Duration MAS (Scenography) 2 years, PhD 3 years. Structure Doctoral programmes in the arts at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) result from partnerships between research institutes at the ZHdK’s departments and other universities:
There are further individual PhD projects in partnership at ZHdK, and a joint PhD programme for Cultural Analysis with Kunstuniversität Linz. Requirements An MA degree or Diplom is required for doctoral studies. Application for Interface Culture is closed. All programmes combine theory and practice, and have an interdisciplinary approach. In Scenography the emphasis is on extending the theory and practice of scenography beyond the theatre; in Interface culture it is on human-machine interaction; Z-Node combines the use of media and technology with a focus on its social and cultural impact. Doctoral students are not required to work from Zurich, and many work from abroad. They convene on several extended workshops/seminars each year. The requirements for the dissertation vary according to the regulations of the partner institution. Publications and conferences Projects from Interface Culture are presented yearly at Ars Electronica, Linz. Scenography hosts a series of symposia Monitoring Scenography (3 volumes of proceedings published to date) and is actively involved in the Prague Quadriennial of Performance Design and Space. Z-node takes part in the yearly Consciousness Reframed conferences organized by Planetary Collegium since 1997 in Vienna, Munich, Plymouth, Perth, Beijing, and Newport (Wales). ZHdK organizes a yearly conference on artistic research under the auspices of ELIA. The proceedings of the first conference, Art and Artistic Research, have been published as Zurich Yearbook of the Arts vol. 6. Supervision In general, PhD students have two supervisors, one from each partner institution. The requirements for supervision vary according to the regulations of the partner institution. Embedding within the institution ZHdK has five departments: Design | Performing Arts and Film | Cultural Analysis | Art & Media | Music, which host a total of ten research institutes. All departments except Art & Media offer two-year postgraduate MAS programmes. The “transdisciplinary atelier” within the ZHdK provides a platform for art-science-encounters through forums, symposia and publications. Fees The fee for Scenography is CHF 10.000/year. For Interface Culture, it is the standard Austrian study fee – for EU students within the set study time, none. www.zhdk.ch www.z-node.net http://sceno.zhdk.ch http://www.interface.ufg.ac.at/interface/ |
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