Digital Culture and Creative Industries

The Digital Culture and Creative Industries PhD programme from Masaryk University mission is to prepare researchers for educational and cultural institutions that are focused on research into the implications of the proliferation of digital and networking technologies and their potential for creative usage in art, and also their application in the creative industries. 

The Digital Culture and Creative Industries PhD programme from Masaryk University aim is to train and educate top experts in the fields of new media arts, digital culture and culture management with a focus on the creative industries.

The doctoral degree study programme DCCI is unique in the context of other arts sciences doctoral degree study programmes in the Czech Republic. This is the only programme that links together theory of art, social sciences, a technical knowledge of digital and networking technologies and research based on experimental testing of systems (artistic, cultural, technical). It has been established in response to labour market demand and the underdeveloped professional discourse in this area in the Czech (and Slovak) academic sphere.

The concept of the study programme is based on the interconnection of theoretical research and creative practice (artistic, design, curatorial, production), conceived as a specific type of basic research, that is necessary for a deep understanding of the studied phenomena and critical reflection on them. Emphasis is placed on cooperation with the sphere in which the practices are applied (topics of dissertations take into account the current needs of subjects from the sphere of application) and on the international dimension of the study (study visits and internships abroad, presentations of academic and research outputs at international forums, special lectures by foreign experts, etc.).

Career opportunities:

Graduate employment means the professions and positions for which the graduate is to be educated and/or the types of employers for whom the graduate will be able to work. The employment of graduates can be viewed from the perspective of their end-of-studies abilities, language competences, career opportunities or a particular advantage in the context of other universities.

Graduates of the DCCI doctoral degree study programme can apply the acquired qualifications in research institutes and workplaces as university teachers, in particular, and in other positions. They are authorized to carry out independent academic and research activities in the field of basic and applied research. In a broader sense, they are able to perform any activity related to academic work, i.e. dealing with conceptual issues, academic and organizational activities and teaching.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• Use and develop an in-depth knowledge of world, European and Czech history of new media arts and digital culture.

• Apply knowledge of theories and methods of critical analysis in the interpretation and evaluation of new media artifacts, digital culture and the products of creative industries.

• Put the research project into a broader framework of the philosophy of media, technology and contemporary aesthetics.

• Assess the quality and determine the typology of an art work using digital technology.

• Use knowledge of theories and methods of critical analysis in the field of management and marketing in art and culture.

• Be well-versed in the issues of creative industries, both theoretically and in terms of legislation and grant policy.