Doctoral education

Deepen your expertise and complete a doctoral degree in fine arts, theatre and dance, or music.

Doctors at the Uniarts conferment ceremony.

Become a doctoral student

Applications to the doctoral programmes in fine arts and of artistic research in performing arts are open 2-16 September 2024. Read more about our doctoral programmes and the application process.

Latest admission results for doctoral programmes

Funding for doctoral students

Doctoral units in the academies

Find out more about our doctoral and research units in our three academies.

Find out more about our research

Living and studying in Helsinki

Helsinki is a lively student city and one of the most popular European cities for international students.