PhD at ZHdK
ZHdK offers prospective students the possibility to complete a doctorate in cooperation with universities in Switzerland and abroad.
Please note: No new PhD candidates will be accepted at the ZHdK until Sommer 2025 as we are currently planning the next cycle of PhD activities. Further information will be available in Spring 2025 and published on our website in due time.
PhD Programmes
The PhD programmes are embedded into one or more departments, and are thus anchored in research, teaching and organization. Depending on the methodological approach, they are linked to one or more Schools. The ZHdK cooperation models with universities in Switzerland and abroad are diverse. All doctoral candidates are registered in one the PhD Schools.
Individual doctorates
Doctoral studies are usually possible in all disciplines at ZHdK. Besides of the PhD programmes, individual doctorates can be undertaken in the following fields.
Pre-PhD Programmes
Pre-PhD programmes provide a deeper understanding of the requirements in the academic field and prepare participants for a PhD project. Pre-PhD programmes last one year.
PhD Centre
The content and organizational developments of the three PhD Schools converge in the PhD Centre. The three PhD Schools each focus on a separate methodological approach: artistic, artistic-scientific or scientific. The Schools offer educational curricula at PhD level through various PhD programmes and groups.