General

 Syllabus  for  Doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  Education  in  Fine  Arts  in  Musical  
Performance  and  Interpretation  at  the  University  of  Gothenburg    

 
                  Reg.  nr  U2015/102  
 
1.  Decision   Regulations  regarding  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  leading  
to  a  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts,  and  admission  to  a  
programme  of  this  kind,  are  to  be  found  in  the  Higher  Education  
Ordinance,  chapters  6  and  7  (SFS  1993:100).  
  Local  regulations  for  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  are  to  be  
found  in  the  University  of  Gothenburg’s  governing  documents  
and  in  the  Faculty  of  Fine,  Applied  and  Performing  Arts’  
governing  documents.      
  This  general  syllabus  was  approved  and  established  by  the  
Faculty  Board  at  the  Faculty  of  Fine,  Applied  and  Performing  
Arts,  at  the  University  of  Gothenburg  on  2015-­‐02-­‐28  (replaces  
previous  document  from  2010-­‐01-­‐27,  Reg.  nr  G213  541/10).    
The syllabus is valid from 2015-­‐02-­‐01.  
 
2.  Content  and  Structure  of  Programme  
2.1  General information about the content of the programme  
The  purpose  of  the  doctoral  program  in  Musical  Performance  
and  Interpretation  is  to  educate  musicians  and  composers  in  
different  genres  to  use  relevant  artistic  methods  and  theories  in  
order  to  independently  conduct  research  that  contributes  new  
knowledge  and  methods  to  their  field.    
 
The  Doctoral  program  focuses  on  the  communicated  musical  
knowledge  with  the  help  of  theoretically  developed  methods  in  
the  subject  area  in  interaction  with  the  practioner’s  own  artistic  
context.  Reflections  on  the  doctoral  student’s  own  practice  is  an  
essential  tool  for  knowledge  and  innovation  in  the  field.  
Graduate  training  in  the  subject  takes  place  within  one  of  the  
following  four  areas:  interpretation,  composition,  improvisation,  
and  theory.  
 
The  Doctor  of  Arts  program  places  larger  emphasis  on  the  
student’s  ability  to  anchor  their  own  creative  work  in  arts-­‐based  
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practice,  theory,  and  methodology  and  to  clearly  position  

themselves  in  an  artistic  research  field.  
 
2.2  Programme  structure  
For  a  licentiate  degree,  doctoral  studies  leading  to  a  Doctor  of  
Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  in  Musical  Performance  and  
Interpretation  consist  of  a  course  section  comprising  30–60  
higher  education  credits  and  a  documented  artistic  research  
project  comprising  60–90  higher  education  credits,  i.e.  a  total  of  
120  higher  education  credits.  For  a  doctoral  degree,  doctoral  
studies  leading  to  a  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  in  Musical  
Performance  and  Interpretation  consist  of  a  course  section  
comprising  60–  90  higher  education  credits  and  a  documented  
artistic  research  project  (a  doctoral  dissertation)  comprising  
150–180  higher  education  credits,  i.e.  a  total  of  240  higher  
education  credits.  
Besides  the  work  involved  in  producing  a  documented  artistic  
research  project,  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  leading  to  a  
Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  in  Musical  Performance  and  
Interpretation  takes  the  form,  among  other  things,  of  actively  
taking  part  in  organised  doctoral  courses,  carrying  out  
individually  designed  courses  that  can  be  literature-­‐  or  media-­‐  
based;  this  programme  also  takes  the  form  of  active  
participation  in  seminars,  conferences,  festivals,  carrying  out  
study  trips,  one’s  own  seminars  and  lectures,  and  also  work  on  
articles  and  artistic  productions.
Certain  parts  of  the  programme  can  take  place  at  a  foreign  
higher  arts  institution  provided  there  is  an  agreement  between  
these  institutions  that  guarantees  the  level  of  education  and  the  
integration  of  these  studies  into  one’s  doctoral  studies  as  a  
whole.    
2.3  Course  section   The  main  aim  of  the  course  section  is  to  introduce  and  develop  
the  research  praxis  of  the  artistic  field.    
The  courses  include  organised  subject-­‐specific  courses,  Faculty  
and  University  courses  and  also  external  doctoral  courses  at  
other  faculties  and  higher  education  institutions.  Courses  can  
also  include  individual  subject-­‐specific  courses.    
Participation  in  subject-­‐specific  courses  should  comprise  at  least  
15  higher  education  credits  for  the  licentiate  degree  and  at  least  
30  higher  education  credits  for  the  doctoral  degree.    
Participation  in  the  cross-­‐department  Faculty  Graduate  School  is  
compulsory.  Three  cross-­‐disciplinary  basic  courses  are  to  be  
studied  here,  comprising  at  least  15  higher  education  credits  for  
the  licentiate  degree  and  at  least  30  higher  education  credits  for  
the  doctoral  degree,  in  accordance  with  the  following  table:  
 

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Faculty  Courses  (compulsory)    

Basic  Course  1     Writing  Course   7.5  HECs  
Basic  Course  2   Method  Course   7.5  HECs  
Basic  Course  3   The  Field  of  Artistic   7.5  HECs  
Research  –  an  Orientation  
Participation  in  Faculty   Seminars  etc.   7.5  HECs  
Graduate  School’s  
activities    
 
2.4  Documented  artistic  research  project  for  a  Licentiate  degree  
The  documented  artistic  research  project  for  the  Licentate  
degree  shall  demonstrate  the  doctoral  student’s  ability  to  
identify,  clearly  define,  and,  using  relevant  methods,  his  or  her  
ability  to  perform  and  discuss  an  artistic  research  task.  The  core  
of  the  project  shall  comprise  an  artistic  production  or  work  of  
artistic  expression  in  dialogue  with  the  written  presentation.    
The  documented  artistic  research  project  can  either  take  the  
form  of  a  unified,  coherent  piece  of  work  (a  monograph)  or  of  a  
compilation  of  research  findings/results  that  the  doctoral  
student  has  published  or  had  accepted  for  publication  in  
reviewed  journals  or  anthologies,  or  through  publication  
platforms  in  the  arts  field,  together  with  a  short  summary  of  
these  (compilation  of  documented  artistic  research  projects).    
The  documented  artistic  research  project  shall,  within  a  limited  
area  of  the  field  in  question,  constitute  an  independent  
contribution  to  artistic  research  and  knowledge  formation,  and  
document  satisfactory  insights  into  the  relevant  requirements  
and  criteria  of  good  research.  The  project  shall  be  of  such  artistic  
quality  that  it  shall  meet  the  national  requirements  for  artistic  
excellence  and  have  relevance  to  the  development  of  research  
within  the  artistic  field.    
In  certain  cases,  project  work  can  be  pursued  as  team  work.  This  
shall  then  be  organised  in  such  a  way  that  the  individual  
contributions  can  be  specified  and  assessed  on  the  same  grounds  
as  for  individual  pieces  of  work.    
2.5  Doctoral dissertation
The  doctoral  dissertation  shall  demonstrate  the  doctoral  
student’s  ability  to  identify,  clearly  define  and,  using  relevant  
methods,  his  or  her  ability  to  perform  and  discuss  an  artistic  
research  task.  The  core  of  the  doctoral  dissertation  shall  
comprise  an  artistic  production  or  work  of  artistic  expression  in  
dialogue  with  the  written  presentation.      
The  doctoral  dissertation  can  either  take  the  form  of  a  unified,  
coherent  piece  of  work  (a  monograph  dissertation)  or  of  a  
compilation  of  research  findings/outcomes  that  the  doctoral  
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student  has  published  or  had  accepted  for  publication  in  

reviewed  journals  or  anthologies,  or  through  publication  
platforms  within  the  arts  field,  together  with  a  short  summary  of  
these  (compilation  dissertation).    
A  documented  artistic  research  project  completed  as  part  of  a  
licentiate  degree  can  be  included  as  a  part  of  the  doctoral  
dissertation,  either  in  revised  or  unrevised  form.    
The  doctoral  dissertation  shall  constitute  an  independent  
contribution  to  artistic  research  and  knowledge  formation  and  
document  satisfactory  insights  into  the  relevant  requirements  
and  criteria  of  good  research.  The  project  shall  be  of  such  artistic  
quality  that  it  shall  meet  the  international  requirements  for  
artistic  excellence  and  have  relevance  to  the  development  of  
research  within  the  arts  field.    
In  certain  cases,  dissertation  work  can  be  pursued  as  team  work.  
This  shall  then  be  organised  in  such  a  way  that  the  individual  
efforts  can  be  specified  and  assessed  on  the  same  grounds  as  for  
individual  pieces  of  work.    
 
3.  Programme  Goals    
 
3.1  General  national  goals  for  a  documented  artistic  research  project  for  a  licentiate  
           degree    
The  general  national  goals  for  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  
leading  to  a  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  are  given  in  the  
Higher  Education  Ordinance,  Annex  2,  Qualifications  Ordinance  
(see  reference  document  attahed  to  this  general  syllabus).      
   
 
3.2  Subject-­‐specific  goals  for  a  documented  artistic  research  project  for  a  licentiate  degree  
The  aim  of  the  programme  is  to  develop  the  knowledge  and  
skills  required  to  independently  and  autonomously  be  able  to  
pursue  artistic  research,  as  well  as  to  contribute  to  the  formation  
of  knowledge  within  the  subject  through  the  production  of  a  
documented  artistic  research  project.    
 
The  project  must  include  documentation  of  artistic  /  creative  
production.  
 
Doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  in  Musical  Performance  and  
Interpretation  shall  develop  their  doctoral  students’  
communicative  and  pedagogical  skills  in  order  for  them  to  be  
able  to  express  themselves  well  in  speech  and  writing,  both  
within  and  outside  of  academic  contexts.    
 
Doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  shall  also  give  students  the  
possibility  to  develop  international  contacts,  for  example,  in  the  

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form  of  participation  in  research  conferences  abroad  or  

attendance  at  foreign  higher  education  institutions.    
 
3.3  Faculty-­‐specific  goals  for  a  documented  artistic  research  project  for  a  licentiate  degree  
After  completion  of  the  programme  doctoral  students  at  the  
Faculty  of  Fine,  Applied  and  Performing  Arts  shall  be  able  to  
critically  assess,  evaluate  and  reflect  on  their  own  as  well  as  on  
the  writing  of  others  within  the  context  of  artistic  research,  and  
also  be  able  to  adopt  an  autonomously  critical  and  productive  
approach  to  arts-­‐  and  science-­‐based  processes  in  the  field  of  
artistic  research.    
 
Doctoral  students  should  also  be  able  to  demonstrate  a  
knowledge  of  methodology  in  general  and  the  discourse  on  
method  relevant  to  their  specific  research  field  in  particular,  as  
well  as  demonstrating  the  ability  to  discuss  critical  questions  
within  the  framework  of  their  research  practice,  that  is  with  
regard  to  method,  research  subject,  institutional  framework  and  
the  current  debate  within  the  research  subject  in  question.    
 
3.4  General  national  goals  for  doctoral  degree  
The  general  national  goals  for  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  
leading  to  a  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  are  given  in  the  
Higher  Education  Ordinance,  Annex  2,  Qualifications  Ordinance.  
(see  reference  document  attached  in  this  general  syllabus).  
   
3.5  Subject-­‐specific  goals  for  doctoral  degree    
The  aim  of  the  programme  is  to  develop  the  knowledge  and  
skills  required  to  independently  and  autonomously  be  able  to  
pursue  artistic  research,  as  well  as  to  contribute  to  the  formation  
of  knowledge  within  the  subject  through  the  production  of  an  
artistic  doctoral  dissertation.    
 
The  dissertation  must  include  documentation  of  artistic  /  
creative  production.  
 
Doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  in  Musical  Performance  and  
Interpretation  shall  develop  their  doctoral  students’  
communicative  and  pedagogical  skills  in  order  for  them  to  be  
able  to  express  themselves  well  in  speech  and  in  writing,  both  
within,  and  outside  of,  academic  contexts.    
 
The  education  shall  also  give  doctoral  students  the  possibility  to  
develop  international  contacts,  for  example,  in  the  form  of  
participation  in  research  conferences  abroad  or  attendance  at  
foreign  higher  education  institutions.  
 

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Doctoral  students  shall  also  acquire  the  knowledge  to  plan,  lead  
and  complete  a  research  project.    
 
3.6  Faculty-­‐wide  goals  for  doctoral  degree    
After  completion  of  the  programme  doctoral  students  at  the  
Faculty  of  Fine,  Applied  and  Performing  Arts  shall  be  able  to  
critically  assess,  evaluate  and  reflect  on  their  own  as  well  as  on  
the  writing  of  others  within  the  context  of  artistic  research,  and  
also  be  able  to  adopt  an  autonomously  critical  and  productive  
approach  to  arts-­‐  and  science-­‐based  processes  in  the  field  of  
artistic  research.    
 
Doctoral  students  shall  also  be  able  to  give  a  general  account  of  
the  field  of  artistic  research  and  its  history,  and  of  the  
integrational  interaction  between  artefacts  of  artistic  expression  
and  arts-­‐based  texts,  as  well  as  to  give  general  accounts  of  
different  formats  that  can  be  used  for  the  sharing  and  
dissemination  of  research  results  and  material.    
 
Doctoral  students  shall  also  be  able  to  demonstrate  knowledge  
of  methodology  in  general  and  of  the  discourse  on  method  that  is  
relevant  to  their  specific  research  field  in  particular,  as  well  as  
being  able  to  demonstrate  the  ability  to  discuss  critical  questions  
within  the  framework  of  their  research  practice,  that  is,  with  
regard  to  method,  research  subject,  institutional  framework  and  
the  current  debate  within  the  research  subject  in  question.    
 
 
4  Qualifications  and  entry  requirements  
In  order  to  be  admitted  to  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education,  the  
applicant  is  required  to  fulfil  the  criteria  for  the  general  and  the  
specific  entry  requirements  in  accordance  with  what  is  stated  in  
chapter  7  of  the  Higher  Education  Ordinance.    
 
4.1  General  entry  requirements  
According  to  chapter  7,  section  39,  of  the  Higher  Education  
Ordinance,  a  person  meets  the  general  entry  requirements  if  he  
or  she    
 
1. has  been  awarded  a  master’s  (second-­‐cycle)  qualification,  or    
2. has  satisfied  the  requirements  for  courses  comprising  240  
higher  education  credits,  of  which  at  least  60  higher  
education  credits  were  awarded  at  master’s  (second-­‐cycle)  
level,  or    
3. has  acquired  substantially  equivalent  knowledge  in  some  
other  way  in  Sweden  or  abroad.    
 
According  to  a  transitional  regulation  in  the  Higher  Education  
Ordinance,  an  applicant  that  meets  the  general  requirements  for  

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admission  to  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  before  1st  July  

2007  maintains  these  general  requirements  for  admission  to  
doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education,  but  only  to  the  end  of  June  
2015.    
 
The  Dean  at  the  Faculty  of  Fine,  Applied  and  Performing  Arts  
may  grant  an  exemption  from  the  general  entry  requirements.  
However,  to  meet  entry  requirements,  the  applicant  must  be  
considered  in  other  respects  to  have  the  ability  required  to  
complete  the  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  programme.    
 
4.2  Specific  requirements    
Specific  entry  requirements  for  Musical  Performance  and  
Interpretation  are:    
– at  least  120  higher  education  credits  (or  the  equivalent)  in  
subjects  that  are  considered  to  have  relevance  to  doctoral  
(third-­‐cycle)  studies  in  the  subject,  (or  equivalent  
knowledge)    
– a  documented  specialisation  of  study  including  subjects  
oriented  towards  relevant  issues  in  the  subject.  
– an  independent  project  (thesis)  comprising  at  least  30  higher  
education  credits  (or,  alternatively,  several  projects,  which,  
together,  are  considered  to  be  the  equivalent  of  30  higher  
education  credits)  in  a  subject  that  is  considered  as  having  
relevance  to  artistic  doctoral  studies  in  the  subject.    
A  further  requirement  is:  solid  artistic  experience  on  a  
professional  level  within  the  musical  field.    
An  applicant  also  meets  the  specific  requirements  if  he  or  she  
has  acquired  substantially  equivalent  knowledge  in  some  other  
way  in  Sweden  or  abroad.    
The  Dean  at  the  Faculty  of  Fine,  Applied  and  Performing  Arts  
may  grant  an  exemption  from  the  specific  entry  requirements  
for  admission  to  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  studies.  
4.3  Admission,  selection  The  decision  to  admit  a  student  to  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  
education  is  made  by  the  Head  of  the  Department  after  the  
matter  has  been  drafted  in  the  Department  Research  Council  or  a  
similar  body  at  the  Department.  The  number  of  doctoral  
students  admitted  to  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  will  be  
restricted  to  those  who  can  be  offered  acceptable  terms  
concerning  supervision  and  study  conditions  in  general.  

Furthermore,  only  students  who  are  considered  to  have  

guaranteed  funding  for  the  entire  period  of  study,  according  to  
the  Higher  Education  Ordinance,  chapter  7,  section  36,  will  be  
admitted  to  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  studies.    

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Selection  among  applicants  that  meet  the  requirements  stated  in  

paragraph  4.1  and  4.2  above  will  be  based  on  the  application  
documents  received  and  on  interviews  with  the  applicants  who,  
in  the  first  place,  are  considered  to  be  possible  candidates  for  
admission.  Work  samples  may  be  requested  as  a  complement  to  
other  application  documents.  Selection  among  qualified  
applicants  is  made  in  consideration  of  their  ability  to  benefit  
from  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education.  The  following  assessment  
criteria  are  applied  to  test  this  ability:    

– artistic  quality  and  originality  in  the  subject  Musical  

Performance  and  Interpretation,  including  experience  on  
a  professional  level    
– ability  to  think  autonomously  and  critically  in  the  subject  
field  
– familiarity  with  research-­‐related  issues  and  processes  
– demonstrated  interest  in  being  part  of  and  contribute  to  
educational  and  research  environment  at  the  Department  
5.  Examination   Doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  leads  to  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  
Fine  Arts  by  submitting  a  doctoral  dissertation,  or,  to  a  Licentiate  
of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  degree,  by  submitting  a  documented  
artistic  research  project.  

The  project  can  combine  artistic  and  scientific/scholarly  

elements  in  several  different  ways,  but  in  such  a  way  that  a  
student’s  own  work  of  artistic  expression  comprises  the  core  of  
the  project.  The  doctoral  student  shall  document  his  or  her  
artistic  work,  that  is,  both  processes  and  artistic  works.  

Each  course  that  is  included  in  the  doctoral  programme  shall  
have  an  examiner  at  the  department  that  provides  the  course.  
When  exams  are  assessed,  consideration  shall  be  taken  of  how  in  
depth  the  doctoral  student’s  knowledge  is,  as  well  as  what  ability  
of  autonomous  judgement  and  critical  analysis  the  doctoral  
student  has  demonstrated.    

5.1  Licentiate  degree   For  a  Licentiate  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  in  Musical  
Performance  and  Interpretation,  a  doctoral  student  is  required  
to  have  completed  at  least  120  higher  education  credits  in  the  
doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  programme,  of  which  at  least  30  higher  
education  credits  are  in  the  form  of  courses  that  have  been  
awarded  a  pass  mark  and  at  least  60  higher  education  credits  in  
the  form  of  a  documented  artistic  research  project,  which  shall  
normally  contain  text  as  well  as  artistic  production.  The  project  
is  submitted  and  discussed  at  a  public  seminar,  where  it  is  
examined  by  an  external  examiner  appointed  by  the  department  
at  which  the  subject  has  been  studied.  On  assessing  the  thesis,  
consideration  shall  be  taken  of  its  content  as  well  as  of  the  
seminar  discussion.    

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5.2  Doctoral  degree   For  a  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts,  the  doctoral  student  is  
required  to  have  completed  at  least  240  higher  education  credits  
in  the  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  programme,  of  which  at  least  60  
higher  education  credits  are  in  the  form  of  courses  that  have  
been  awarded  pass  marks  and  at  least  120  higher  education  
credits  in  the  form  of  the  successful  completion  of  artistic  
research  project  (doctoral  dissertation).  The  doctoral  
dissertation  shall  have  been  submitted  and  defended  orally  at  a  
public  defence.  On  assessing  the  dissertation,  consideration  shall  
be  taken  of  its  content  as  well  as  of  its  defence.    

5.3  Grade   An  artistic  research  project,  a  doctoral  dissertation,  and  courses,  

are  awarded  the  grades  Pass  or  Fail.    

5.4  Title   A  degree  within  this  framework  of  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  

education  shall  be  given  the  title:  degree  of  Licentiate  of  
Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  in  Musical  Performance  and  
Interpretation  or  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  Fine  Arts  in  
Musical  Performance  and  Interpretation  at  the  Faculty  of  Fine,  
Applied  and  Performing  Arts.  This  degree  may  be  given  a  
different  title  if  there  are  special  reasons  for  doing  so.    

 
6.  Transitional  regulations  
Doctoral  students  who  have  been  admitted  before  2015-­‐02-­‐01  
can,  after  consulting  their  supervisor,  submit  a  request  to  the  
Head  of  Department  to  go  over  to  this  syllabus.  The  individual  
study  plan  should  then  be  updated.    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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REFERENCE  DOCUMENT  
 
General  national  goals  for  the  licentiate  degree  in  the  fine,  applied    
and  performing  arts  
These  general  national  goals  for  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  in  the  fine,  applied  and  
performing  arts  are  taken  from  the  Higher  Education  Ordinance,  Annex  2,  Qualifications  
Ordinance:    

Knowledge  and  understanding          

For  Degree  of  Licentiate  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts,  the  third-­‐cycle  student  
shall  

–  demonstrate  knowledge  and  understanding  in  the  field  of  research  including  
current  specialist  knowledge  in  his  or  her  artistic  field  as  well  as  specialised  
knowledge  of  research  methodology  in  general  and  the  methods  of  the  specific  
field  of  research  in  particular.  

Competence  and  skills  

For  a  Degree  of  Licentiate  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts  the  third-­‐cycle  
student  shall:            

–  demonstrate  creative  capacity  in  his  or  her  artistic  field  

–  demonstrate  the  ability  to  identify  and  formulate  artistic  issues  with  scholarly  
precision  critically,  autonomously  and  creatively,  and  to  plan  and  use  appropriate  
methods  to  undertake  an  artistic  research  project  and  other  qualified  artistic  
tasks  within  predetermined  time  frames  in  order  to  contribute  to  the  formation  
of  knowledge  as  well  as  to  evaluate  this  work  
–  demonstrate  the  ability  in  both  national  and  international  contexts  to  present  
and  discuss  research  and  research  findings  in  speech  and  writing  and  in  dialogue  
with  the  academic  community  and  society  in  general,  and  
–  demonstrate  the  skills  required  to  participate  autonomously  in  research  and  
development  work  and  to  work  autonomously  in  some  other  qualified  capacity.  
 
Judgement  and  approach  
For  a  Degree  of  Licentiate  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts,  the  third-­‐cycle  
student  shall:            
–  demonstrate  the  ability  to  make  assessments  of  ethical  aspects  of  his  or  her  
own  research,    
–  demonstrate  insight  into  the  possibilities  and  limitations  of  art,  its  role  in  
society  and  the  responsibility  of  the  individual  for  how  it  is  used,  and  
–  demonstrate  the  ability  to  identify  the  personal  need  for  further  knowledge  and  
take  responsibility  for  his  or  her  artistic  development.  
 
Documented  artistic  research  project  
For  a  Degree  of  Licentiate  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts  the  third-­‐cycle  
student  shall  have  been  awarded  a  pass  grade  for  an  artistic  research  project  of  at  least  
60  credits.  
 
 

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General  national  goals  for  the  doctoral  degree  in  the  fine,  applied  and  
performing  arts  
These  general  national  goals  for  doctoral  (third-­‐cycle)  education  in  the  fine,  applied  and  
performing  arts  are  taken  from  the  Higher  Education  Ordinance,  Annex  2,  Qualifications  
Ordinance:    
 
Knowledge  and  understanding        
For  a  Degree  of  Doctor  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts  the  third-­‐cycle  student  
shall:  
–  demonstrate  broad  knowledge  and  systematic  understanding  of  the  research  
field  as  well  as  advanced  and  up-­‐to-­‐date  specialised  knowledge  in  his  or  her  
artistic  field,  and  
–  demonstrate  familiarity  with  artistic  research  methodology  in  general  and  the  
methods  of  the  specific  field  of  research  in  particular.  
 
Competence  and  skills  
For  a  Degree  of  Doctor  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts  the  third-­‐cycle  student  
shall:  
–  demonstrate  creative  capacity  in  his  or  her  artistic  field,  
–  demonstrate  the  capacity  for  artistic  analysis  and  synthesis  as  well  as  to  review  
and  assess  new  and  complex  phenomena,  issues  and  situations  autonomously  
and  critically,  
–  demonstrate  the  ability  to  identify  and  formulate  artistic  issues  with  scholarly  
precision  critically,  autonomously  and  creatively,  and  to  plan  and  use  appropriate  
methods  to  undertake  research  and  other  qualified  artistic  tasks  within  
predetermined  time  frames  and  to  review  and  evaluate  such  work    
–  demonstrate  through  a  documented  artistic  research  project  the  ability  to  make  
a  significant  contribution  to  the  formation  of  knowledge  through  his  or  her  own  
research    
–  demonstrate  the  ability  in  both  national  and  international  contexts  to  present  
and  discuss  research  and  research  findings  authoritatively  in  speech  and  writing  
and  in  dialogue  with  the  academic  community  and  society  in  general  
–  demonstrate  the  ability  to  identify  the  need  for  further  knowledge,  and  
–  demonstrate  the  capacity  to  contribute  to  social  development  and  support  the  
learning  of  others  both  through  research  and  education  and  in  some  other  
qualified  professional  capacity.  
 
Judgement  and  approach  
For  a  Degree  of  Doctor  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts  the  third-­‐cycle  student  
shall:  
–  demonstrate  intellectual  autonomy,  artistic  integrity  and  disciplinary  rectitude  
as  well  as  the  ability  to  make  assessments  of  research  ethics,  and  
–  demonstrate  specialised  insight  into  the  possibilities  and  limitations  of  art,  its  
role  in  society  and  the  responsibility  of  the  individual  for  how  it  is  used.  
 
Documented  artistic  research  project  (doctoral  thesis)  
For  a  Degree  of  Doctor  in  the  fine,  applied  and  performing  arts  the  third-­‐cycle  student  
shall  have  been  awarded  a  pass  grade  for  a  documented  artistic  research  project  
(doctoral  thesis)  of  at  least  120  credits.  

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