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Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design
Doctorate in Arts and Design (PhD)
Study detals
: Doctoral Degree (PhD) : PhD in Doctorate in Arts and Design : Full time : 48 MonthRequirements
Documents required for application:
- Completed application form
- Short Thesis Proposal
- Letter of intent stating the reason of applying
- An official transcript of all university-level courses you have taken
- A comparative mark/grade table if CGPA on the transcript is not out of 4.00
- Attested scanned copies of diplomas received from a university or equivalent institutions
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Documentation of scores received for English and academic proficiency exams/tests (see details about the EPE Exam below)
- A scanned copy of your passport or ID card
- Portfolio
- Two passport-sized (approx. 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm) photographs (required for registration only)
English Language Proficiency
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List of Accepted Tests |
Min. Grades for PhD Studies |
| B2 CEFR | |
| ELPE (ARUCAD’s English Language Placement Examination) | 80 |
| KPDS /ÜDS / YDS / YÖKDİL | 70 |
| IELTS (International English Language Testing System) | Minimum 6.00 |
| TOEFL IBT(Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Minimum 70 |
| TOEFL CBT (Computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Minimum 197 |
| TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Minimum 530 |
| English Language GCE/IGCSE (General Certificate of Education/ International General Certificate of Secondary Education) | Minimum B |
| FCE (First Certificate in English) | Minimum B |
| CPE/CAE (Certificate of Proficiency in English | Minimum B |
| SAT (The SAT Reasoning Test) | Reading and Writing: Minimum 440 |
| PTE (Pearson Test of English) | Minimum 71 |
| English Language WAEC/WASSCE (West African Examinations Council) | Minimum C5 |
Note: Unless one of the above mentioned is satisfied upon arrival, new students will take English Language Placement Exam (ELPE). The passing score is 80. Students who pass ELPE are allocated to the programme of study, otherwise to English Preparatory Programme for a semester or a year.
Speciality
| 2025 – 2026 Academic Year Graduate Student Tuition Fee Table for New Registrations | |
| Graduate Programmes | PhD |
| 7 courses, seminar, thesis | |
| Fee per course | € 500 |
| Thesis fee per semester | € 500 |
| Seminar fee per semester | € 350 |
| Graduation Project fee | NA |
| Per Deficiency (bridging) course fee (if assigned) per course | € 250 |
| English Preparatory Program ( if assigned) per semester | € 812.50 |
| Registration fee per semester | € 150 |
| Note: 5% VAT will be added to the total amount due | |
Additional information
The Doctorate in Art and Design programme aims to convey the phenomenon of art and design to student candidates who understand, synthesise, and particularly wish to produce in different art and design disciplines, providing an environment for inquiry and application suitable to the expectations of these times. Created with a completely interdisciplinary vision, the programme is practice-oriented and aims for students to present their works alongside their theses in an exhibition at the end of their education.
The Doctorate in Art and Design programme includes rich, diversity-based research and application opportunities encompassing all contemporary art and design disciplines. These fields generally include Painting, Sculpture, Moving Image Production (Film, video), Photography, Installation, Digital Design (Animation, Motion Graphics, Film and Visual Effects Design), Graphic Design (Desktop Publishing, Packaging Design, Traditional Printing Techniques), and all similar contemporary art and design disciplines.
The purpose of the Doctorate in Art and Design programme is to train high-level artists and designers who can produce original works by synthesising previously uncombined theory and practical works from different fields through interdisciplinary interaction, and who can create universally comprehensible and influential works suitable for the multicultural structure of art and design. Additionally, our programme holds the distinction of being the first programme in the TRNC as a doctorate-equivalent proficiency programme suitable for the practice-based nature of art and design fields. In this context, considering the need in the field, it allows all candidates who have received or are receiving art and design education to carry their higher education to the final step.
