Student admissions 2010
The admission procedure 2010 for the Doctoral Programme at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts has come to an end. The following four (4) applicants have been selected for the Programme:
Kukka Paavilainen, Silja Rantanen, Milica Tomic, Itay Ziv.
An applicant not satisfied with the results of the student selection can submit a written request for rectification to the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. The written request has to be made and submitted to the university within 7 + 14 days of the publication of the selection results.
The written request is addressed to the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and has to be submitted no later than 21st of June 2010, to the Department of Postgraduate Studies, amanuensis Henri Wegelius, Kaikukatu 4, 00530 Helsinki, Finland.
Instructions for Applying
application_instructions_2010.pdf
application_form_2010.pdf
Three-Stage Application Procedure
On the basis of the applications, work samples and research plans, the Admissions Board, appointed by the Rector, first selects the applicants who are admitted to the second admission stage.
The applicants who have been admitted to the second stage are invited to
an interview where they present in more detail their creative work and their planned artistic research.
The applicants admitted to the third admission stage are asked to make
a more specified research plan in which the nature of the creative production parts and theoretical parts included in the degree as well as their artistic objectives are defined more closely.
The Admissions Board presents to the Rector a proposal for student admission by the end of May 2010. The student admission results will be announced on 1 June 2010.
Admission Criteria
The admission criteria are, in addition to the degree qualifications mentioned by the Finnish University Law (645/1997, 18a§:
a suitable master's degree, corresponding foreign education, or corresponding knowledge and skills determined by the university) sufficient artistic talent and the capability to engage in artistic research producing new knowledge.
Further information (from 1 December 2009):
Head of Department, Professor Jan Kaila, tel. +358 9 680 33 219
Amanuensis Henri Wegelius, tel. +358 9 680 33 234/ +358 45 657 8656
Finnish Academyof Fine Arts
Department of Postgraduate Studies
Kaikukatu 4
00530 Helsinki, Finland
E-mail addresses: firstname.lastname@kuva.fi
Fax +358 9 680 33 260
AIMS AND COMPLETION OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Studies leading to a Doctorate in Fine Arts comprise the following modules:
Demonstration of Knowledge and Skills 150 cr.
Postgraduate Studies in Fine Art 60 cr.
Other Research-Related Activities 30 cr.
The minimum extent of the postgraduate studies is 240 credit points. The studies take an estimated 4 years to complete and require full-time dedication to the work
The aim of the postgraduate programme is for students to have a profound understanding of their own field and the capacity to produce high-quality work that demonstrates their artistic maturity, andengage in independent, innovative artistic research in the field of their choice.
Each doctoral student has a personal supervisor who is appointed by the Education and Research Council at the presentation of the Head of the Department of Postgraduate Studies.
Studies follow a personal research plan and study programme, which are drawn up together with the head of the department and the student's personal supervisor. The plan and the study plan are submitted to the Education and Research Council for approval by the end of the first year of study at the department.
DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The extent of thedemonstration of knowledge and skill is 150 credit points.
The demonstration of knowledge and skills is a whole composed of a creative production part and a theoretical part. The demonstration of knowledge and skills is founded on artistic practice.
The creative part of the demonstration of knowledge and skills consists of demanding artistic production demonstrating artistic maturity. It can be an artistic work such as an exhibition, a publication, an event or some other artistic accomplishment. The work can be a single entity or it may consist of several parts. It is always presented publicly. The student is responsible for the recording and documenting of the production part for examination and later archiving.
The theoretical part of the demonstration of knowledge and skills is an independently prepared work, published as a printed book or otherwise (electronically, for example), which has not been published previously in its entirety. In this theoretical part, the author analyses his/her own artistic work and/or produces new information about the subject in some other form. The approach in the theoretical text must stand in a dialogical relationship to the production part. The theoretical part must include a summary of the research objectives set by the student for the work. Depending on the nature of the artistic production, the theoretical part may vary extent between 35-60 credit points.
The demonstration may also include joint productions in which the author's independent contribution must be clearly distinguishable.
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN FINE ART
The practical and theoretical studies in postgraduate research in fine art comprise 60 credits.
Seminaractivities
Theoretical postgraduate studies consist mainly of seminar workwhich supports the student's own artistic research. Research seminar sessions are held during three to five days per month. The seminars are dedicated to work in progress, essay writing and theory seminars. Students are required to attend the research seminar for at least four years.
Practical / Work in Progress Seminars
Each postgraduate student holds a practical/work in progress seminar once a year, presenting his/her research and its current status and progress. The seminar offers a forum for discussing new works produced for the research and also theoretical texts written by the student. The critical feedback gained in the group discussion help students to deepen and develop his/her research further. The practical/work in progress seminar is attended by the student's instructor, supervisor(s) and possible outside experts.
Essay / Writing Seminars
The essay/writing seminars provide a context within which the students are required to write at least four essays during their studies. The purpose of the seminars is to familiarise students with core texts in the theory and philosophy of art which have a bearing on artistic research, and to train them in the writing of the theoretical part of their demonstration of knowledge and skills. The topics of the essays and texts to be discussed in them should be agreed upon with senior lecturer of the department.
Theory Seminars
Theory seminars consist of thematic lecture given by visiting lecturers (theorists, artists, other experts) or by the department's own professors and senior lecturers. The theory seminars focus on theoretical concepts and approaches associated with classical and contemporary art theory. The theory seminars come in two types: seminars on artistic research and seminars on term to term changing themes, such as philosophy classics, history of art history, philosophy of art and aesthetics, theory and images. The aim of the theory seminars is to steep students in the theory of their own field of research and to enable them to consider it analytically in relation to their own artistic production.
Other Postgraduate studies
Teaching at the Academy / Pedagogy
During their studies, postgraduate studentswork as teachers or tutors either at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts or some other institution. The manner in which this is done is decided individually for each student with the head of the department.
Symposium
Towards the end of their studies, each postgraduate student plans and organises apublic symposium with a view to disseminating information about new creative knowledge in their own research area. The symposium must be international and it can include a publication, an exhibition or some other collateral event.
Dissertation Seminar
After the four-year research seminar, postgraduate students who have completed orwill soon complete their degree, will organise at least one dissertation seminar to present their research area. The purpose of the dissertation seminar is to examine the content and structure of the dissertation. The aim of the seminar is to circulate information within the department regarding the methodology of artistic research.
Other research related studies
The Doctorate in Fine Arts also includes other research-related studies. Practice-based studies can be completed also in art academies abroad, and theoretical studies in other universities in Finland. Studies completed outside the Academy must be approved by the head of the department.
Funding of the Studies
Please note that the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts does not offer nor provide funding for the postgraduate studies (For thePostgraduate Degree Student there is no tuition fee for the moment.)
FINNISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
Department of Postgraduate Studies
Head of the department:Professor Jan Kaila
Amanuensis: Henri Wegelius
Kaikukatu 4
FI-00530 Helsinki
tel +358 9 680 33 234 or +358 45 657 8656
fax +358 9 680 33 260
email: firstname.lastname@kuva.fi