The
Department
for Art and Communication Practices at the Institute for Art Sciences and Art Education of the University of Applied Arts
Vienna cooperates with the
Institute for Art Education
(IAE) at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and the
Art,
Art History and Art Pedagogy Seminar at the Institute of Art and Visual Culture at the Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg
in the development of the research field of art education both within and outside of schools. The
PhD
programme Art Education was initiated within the framework of this cooperation towards the promotion of young academics.
PhD research topics developed within this framework focus on the intersection between art and education, both
in formal and informal settings. In this, the topics encompass and combine a broad spectrum of methods, from more empirical
to arts-based processes and the purely theoretical. The
working principles as formulated by the Institute for Art Education form the
foundation.
The doctoral degree projects are discussed in biannual colloquia. Questions concerning general
methods and content are discussed in work groups, providing peer-to-peer support in the research processes.
