Prospective PhD candidate at the Faculty of Social Sciences?

The PhD education is organised in programmes with a stipulated length of three years' full-time study.

The most important part of the PhD training is an independent research project completed under active supervision.

The PhD degree is awarded on the basis of:

1. An approved academic thesis
2. An approved completion of the training component, alternatively another approved disciplinary training or competence
3. An approved trial lecture on an assigned topic, and
4. An approved public defence of the thesis

As a PhD candidate you get to immerse yourself in a field of interest. Additionally, you get training in the disciplinary context, methods and theories that provide a disciplinary breadth and depth in their field, and that also contextualises the discipline within a broader framework. The PhD training includes practice in the dissemination of academic work to colleagues, students and the general public.

In order to get admitted to the PhD programme you need funding. That means either salary from a PhD fellowship position or salary from another employment position. 

As a PhD candidate you will work with other passionate candidates and researchers, and you will be able to travel abroad and establish a network. A PhD degree is a good start, whether you would like a career in or outside of academia. 

Web pages for the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences