PHDKUF Doktorgradsprogram i kunstnerisk utviklingsarbeid i film og beslektede audiovisuelle kunstformer
Doktorgradsprogram i kunstnerisk utviklingsarbeid i film og beslektede audiovisuelle kunstformer
- Number of credits180
- Part-time/full-timeFull-time
- Start semester2022 Autumn
- Language of instructionNorwegian/English
- CampusLillehammer
The programme consists of an independent artistic research project, the artistic PhD project, worth 150 credits and a training component worth 30 credits.
The training component consists of three compulsory courses.
Theory, methods and ethics in artistic research (20 credits) provides an introduction to the methods, theories and ethics associated with artistic research and training in dissemination of results from artistic research. This course will support the artistic doctoral project and will contribute specialist depth and breadth.
This course is offered by the Norwegian Artistic Research School as a collaboration between all Norwegian institutions offering doctoral programmes in artistic research. The course addresses the interdisciplinary dimension, which is an important aspect of the Norwegian model for artistic research. Through seminars and conferences, the candidate will meet peers from their own field and other artistic fields and will gain experience of disseminating research and development work, as well as having the opportunity to participate in debates in the field with an emphasis on complex interdisciplinary issues. The learning objectives are underpinned by interdisciplinarity. Professional exchange often emerges in relation to social issues and other artistic concerns, cutting across artistic disciplines, media and formats. Interdisciplinarity allows for abstraction, in which the specific artistic issues of the project take a backseat and instead the focus will be on the methodological approach in relation to artistic research theory. This foregrounds discussions on how artistic research is carried out rather than what the research work entails. Interdisciplinary conversations thereby help fostering that theory on artistic research is activated and applied in the artistic doctoral research.
Artistic research in film and related audio-visual arts (5 credits) provides an introduction to artistic research aimed specifically at work with film and related audio-visual arts, with an emphasis on theories, methodologies and practices that characterise artistic research in this particular field.
The project-specific training component (5 credits) addresses specific learning requirements relating to the candidate’s artistic doctoral work. This course will enable the candidate to conduct their artistic doctoral work and disseminate research and subject-related matter to peers.
All parts of the training component will underpin the artistic PhD project.
Level: The doctoral programme at the Norwegian Film School, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, is a three-year programme worth 180 credits, which will lead to a PhD degree in artistic research in film and related audio-visual arts.
Organisation: The programme consists of a training component worth 30 credits and an independent artistic research project, the artistic PhD project, worth 150 credits.
Since 1997, the Norwegian Film School has trained creative and innovative filmmakers for the feature film and TV drama industries in Norway and Scandinavia. The programme has helped raise the profile of Norwegian film and has garnered a significant international reputation. The artistic and professional field that the Norwegian Film School works with is rapidly evolving and changing. The work processes used in audio-visual productions are changing with new technologies and allow for new formats on new platforms. In parallel, studies are being conducted into new artistic and aesthetic forms of expressions relating to how narratives can be told. The industries are also experiencing rapid change with regard to formats and distribution models. There is a great need for artists who, through their own investigative practices, can enter into dialogue with new artistic forms of expression, formats and technologies. Such investigations are central to artistic research at the Norwegian Film School.
Artistic research (AR) is the methodological framework for research at higher arts education institutions in Norway and is equal to scientific research in other parts of the university and university college sector, pursuant to the Higher Education Act. Internationally, there are several models for how artistic research is interpreted and practiced. The Norwegian, or Nordic, model is based on research in the arts, with an emphasis on artistic practice and results as essential to the research, and is characterised by reflection and interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.
The subject area for the doctoral degree programme at the Norwegian Film School includes artistic research in film and related audio-visual arts. The programme will provide knowledge, skills and competence in line with the objectives of the Norwegian National Qualifications Framework. Artistic practice shall form the core of the artistic doctoral outcome. At the same time, the artistic practice must be accompanied by an explicit reflection, which, when the project is presented, allows others to take part in the way of working and potential insights made possible through the artistic research. Candidates have access to relevant and qualified academic supervision in dialogue with active artistic communities at a high international level. The artistic doctoral results must be at a level that provides national and international relevance.
Learning Outcome
A candidate who has completed their PhD degree will have achieved the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and competence:
The candidate ...
- is at the forefront of knowledge with regard to key practices, directions and discourse in their specialism within film and related audio-visual arts and has a mastery of the artistic issues and methods within the discipline
- can assess the appropriateness and application of various methods and processes that are part of the diverse range of methods used in artistic research projects
- can contribute to the development of new knowledge, new theories, methodologies, interpretations and documentation forms for artistic research in film and related audio-visual arts
The candidate ...
- can formulate problems, plan and execute artistic research in film and related audio-visual arts
- can carry out artistic research of a high international standard in film and related audio-visual arts
- can handle complex academic and artistic issues and challenge established knowledge and practices in film and related audio-visual arts
The candidate ...
- can identify new relevant ethical issues and carry out artistic research with professional integrity
- can manage complex interdisciplinary assignments and projects relating to film and related audio-visual arts
- can communicate artistic research through recognised Norwegian and international channels relating to artistic research in general and film and related audio-visual arts in particular
- can participate in debates in the field in international forums associated with artistic research in general and film and related audio-visual arts in particular
- can assess the need for, initiate and practice innovation projects relating to film and related audio-visual arts, including at the intersection with other fields and practices
The training component includes the academic and methodological basis necessary for work on the artistic PhD project and to provide more detailed insight into the field. Furthermore, it provides the candidate with experience in disseminating academic work to peers, students and the public. Working and teaching methods may include lectures, conferences, seminars, presentations, independent study, academic supervision and independent work.
The artistic PhD project (150 credits) must be completed as an outcome of independent artistic research at international level with national and international professional relevance. The artistic PhD project will be developed in dialogue with peers within the artistic field. Academic supervision is a central element of the programme, in order to ensure regular follow-up and to provide a link to the professional community.
The artistic PhD project will be completed under individual academic supervision. As a general rule, each candidate will have two academic supervisors, one of whom will be appointed the main academic supervisor. The main academic supervisor will have the main responsibility for following up on the candidate’s academic development and implementation in accordance with the progress schedule. The course has high demands for active participation on the part of the candidate. The candidate and academic supervisors will submit separate progress reports each year. The midway evaluation of the artistic PhD project should normally take place during the third or fourth semester. Further provisions relating to teaching methods and coursework requirements can be found in each course description.
The target group for the doctoral programme in artistic research in film and related audio-visual arts are applicants holding relevant master’s degrees or equivalent who are seeking to train as researchers in the field and have a relevant subject area for their artistic PhD project.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to doctoral education, applicants must normally have a five-year performing and/or creative master’s degree in the relevant field, cf. the descriptions in the second cycle of the Norwegian Qualifications Framework.
In order to be admitted to the doctoral programme, applicants must generally have a performing and/or creative master’s degree within a relevant field as a minimum, cf. the descriptions in the second cycle of the Qualifications Framework. After special assessment, the PhD committee may approve other equivalent education or artistic competency as a basis for admission. The faculty may set additional qualification requirements based on criteria that are publicly available and in keeping with the Institution’s recruitment policy and academic profile.
Admission criteria are further governed by Section 6-1 of the regulations as well as the supplementary guidelines for the programme.
The PhD in artistic research programme is the equivalent in the arts to PhD programmes in science and humanities and qualifies candidates for artistic and creative work and artistic research at national and international level. The rapid changes in the industry in terms of new aesthetic and expressive possibilities, technology, production methods, media, formats and distribution mean that there is a great need for artists with thorough and enquiring practices who can contribute to innovation and contemporary artistic practices at a high level. This expertise is also relevant to other work in society, where there is great demand for expertise in artistic research relating to film and related audio-visual forms of expression. In addition to the field of arts, expertise at this level is also in demand in public administration, universities and university colleges and the business sector.
Through the doctoral programme, the candidate will come into contact with international academic communities and artistic research environments through academic meetings arranged by the Norwegian Film School, participation in Nordic and international networks, international academic supervision, participation in international conferences, study trips and other resource groups. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences participates in the Erasmus student exchange programme, which is available to both candidates and academic staff. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences can facilitate student exchanges or study visits at relevant partner institutions. The course on Artistic research in film and related audio-visual arts includes academic offerings through international collaborations.
Through the doctoral programme, the candidate will become part of the artistic research community at the Norwegian Film School and will participate in academic forums in which their own artistic research and that of other employees is shared and becomes part of a larger research community. The research community is closely linked to the professional industry and international communities, allowing the candidate to encounter new artistic practices, discourses and innovative artistic engagement with new technologies, formats and media, including for new platforms. As part of the Theory, methods and ethics in artistic research course, the candidates participate in Artistic Research Forums in which artistic research projects funded by the Programme for Artistic Research at the Directorate of Higher Education and Expertise are also presented. This provides insight into the breadth of ongoing artistic research in Norway across all artistic fields, with international branches.
Participation in organised activities on each course in the training component is compulsory and the courses will be passed only when participation in all activities has been approved. It is a prerequisite for the assessment of the doctoral result that the training component has been completed and passed.
The artistic PhD project must be presented publicly and assessed by a committee in accordance with Section 15 of the regulations. The basis for the assessment is
- the artistic doctoral outcome
- Public defence of the artistic doctoral outcome
The coursework requirements described for each course must be approved before a final assessment of the courses can be completed for the candidate.
Further information about the forms of assessment and evaluations can be found in each course description.
Further provisions on assessments are stipulated in the regulations on the philosophiae doctor (PhD) degree in artistic research at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.
Assessment form: Pass/Fail