713 Law and Social Science Doctoral Degree Programs

The University of Kentucky's online DSW degree prepares master's level practitioners to address the diverse needs of our times.

The Law Research Degree (PhD) programme run by the School of Law accepts candidates for research work leading to a PhD. The central feature of PhD work is the close relationship between the doctoral candidate and his or her supervisor, in which they meet regularly and consult closely. This relationship is supported and strengthened in various ways.

NOVA School of Law’s 3rd Cycle Programme in Law is a four-year program leading to a Ph.D. degree in Law. The Programme comprises a taught component (over three semesters) where advanced legal studies are carried out with an interdisciplinary focus. This period also provides training in research methodologies and other complementary skills. Towards the end of the taught component of the Programme, candidates must prepare and publicly defend their thesis project.

The PhD program in Law and Social Change considers applications from candidates who are willing to undertake high-level research on any topic related to the several challenges that the law faces in the contemporary world – preferably with a view to the transnational dimension of such challenges.

A Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science provides an advanced, interdisciplinary exploration of the complexities of human behavior, societal structures, and cultural dynamics. This degree allows scholars to critically engage with a broad range of theories and methodologies, fostering a deep understanding of social systems, political institutions, economics, and cultural practices.

The decision to pursue a Ph.D. in social science is motivated by the commitment to advance knowledge, addressing critical societal challenges, and making a lasting impact on the field. A Ph.D. in social science represents the pinnacle of academic achievement, providing individuals with the opportunity to engage in original, cutting-edge research that contributes significantly to the understanding of human societies, behaviors, and institutions.

The PhD programme in social science embraces disciplines like business, economics, marked, administration and resource management. It is also possible to conduct interdisciplinary projects. In order to become a PhD candidate, you have to apply for a research fellow position that is advertised and get employed, or be employed at an external institution that will fund the PhD study.

One of the world's only Ph.D. degree programs in International Law offered by an intergovernmental organization itself constituted under international law.

The doctoral program in PhD in Law enables outstanding scholars to conduct original research with a major impact on academia and legal practice. The remarkable connections between the Faculty and the multidisciplinary research method create a unique opportunity to undertake research in any field of law and the related disciplines. The Faculty of Law encourages multidisciplinary studies, collaboration, and approach.

The PHD Neuroleadership in Law is designed to develop skills for effective neuroleadership in law organizations in a rapidly changing law domain. This promotes community and business service, personal growth, conducting research and evidence-based training opportunities for students.

PhD in Education and Social Sciences This PhD programme addresses the study of education and social sciences in an interdisciplinary context, providing the necessary skills to face research in the theoretical and empirical-experimental field and promoting the development of innovative application practices.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Law and Politics will enable students to become efficiently equipped with all the necessary skills and knowledge to advance in international organizations, and public and private sectors, and achieve positive results when operating in executive positions.

The objective of the doctoral program of study “Theoretical Legal Sciences – Law and Legal Theory in European Context” focuses on scholarly creative and educational activities of specialists and academics showing their scholarly approach to solving theoretical and practical issues within a wide area of law and legal sciences. This unique study program is offered as interdisciplinary, i.e. it provides an opportunity to focus, in writing the dissertation, on any legal or scholarly topic, which has its roots in some traditional branch of law, but goes beyond the respective legal branch and may even exceed the law as such (e.g. Law and Economics, Law and Politics, etc.). An emphasis is laid on interaction and consultation with a respective supervisor. The basic aim of the study is to write a quality dissertation thesis where the student, using the relevant methodology, solves theoretical issues of jurisprudence and/or practical issues of the law as a normative order. Knowledge, abilities, and skills are evaluated during the relevant forms of assessment of the study and through the dissertation, which must be published as a whole or in part.

The Ph.D. in Law hosts graduate students interested in achieving the highest level of academic education and pursuing advanced studies in law, with a strong interdisciplinary perspective, in a lively inter-national setting in our leading Italian University. The course aims at training scholars capable of critical thinking and innovative research in their respective fields of interest, at the forefront of the international debate.

Goldsmiths Law PhD candidates are given outstanding opportunities to explore modern legal phenomena in their rapidly changing socio-political, cultural, and economic context.

The Doctorate Program in Law is a solid, ambitious and future-oriented proposal that brings together practically all branches of Law. This option also escaped from an atomization of lines of research in order to consolidate multiple perspectives in seven main lines that allow to provide this formative stage with an approach that surpasses the division into areas of knowledge, favoring synergies between groups and that also allows the sum of critical mass and the display of sound scientific results.