The PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts

The curriculum objective of the PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts is to promote independent scholarly work in a specialty field leading to a scientific dissertation at a high academic level. Additionally, PhD candidates will gain breadth and depth as a result of working with advanced theory and methodology, while at the same time viewing their selected field in a larger context.

The PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts includes the following disciplines: Comparative Literature, Dance Studies, Drama/Theatre, English Literature, Film Studies, French Literature, Art History, Media Studies, Musicology, Scandinavian Literature, German Literature.

The PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts is a dissertation-oriented, three-year, full-time programme (180 ECTS credits). It contains the following components:

  • Dissertation work equivalent to 2 ½ years or 150 ECTS credits
  • Coursework equivalent to ½ year or 30 ECTS credits

You will find more information about The PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts by using the menu to the left, and by using the links to the right, or by reading the Curriculum for the PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts.

Director of the PhD programme in Humanities and the Arts

Professor Gunnar Iversen
Department of Art and Media Studies
phone: 73591828
e-mail: gunnar.iversen@ntnu.no

Host Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Involved Departments

Department of Art and Media Studies

Department of Modern Foreign Languages

Department of Music

Department of Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature

Contact

 Stine Ånes
Telephone: +47 73 59 66 89

 Vemund Warud
Telephone: +47 73 59 67 01

If you have questions concerning thesis defence:
Vera Hamran
Telephone: +47 73 59 61 72

Regulations

Regulations concerning the Philosophiae Doctor degree (PhD) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Forms

Forms for PhD programmes

DION

Interest organization for doctoral candidates at NTNU