Free University of Bozen-Bolzano PhD in Education and Social Sciences
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

PhD in Education and Social Sciences

Brixen, Italy

PhD

3 years

English, Italian, German

Full time

EUR 200 / per year **

On-Campus

* 29th April 2025 (12 noon)

** 200 € for the first academic year

Key Summary

    About : The PhD in Education and Social Sciences provides students with an opportunity to engage in rigorous research that addresses complex issues in education and society. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches and prepares candidates to contribute meaningful knowledge to the field through original research over a period of three to four years. Students will work closely with experienced faculty members and benefit from a vibrant research community.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various career paths, including roles as educational researchers, policy analysts, university lecturers, and educational consultants. The highly respected degree equips doctoral candidates with the skills to influence education systems and social policies, making impactful contributions in academia, government, and non-profit organizations.

The programme responds to the growing need in international research to develop complex interpretations of socio-cultural and educational systems and to deepen conceptual, theoretical and methodological models. The study plan foresees different activities to ensure that PhD students acquire basic epistemological skills, methodological skills, both qualitative and quantitative, as well as transversal skills.

Students and professors from different countries, different disciplines and scientific fields guarantee the international and interdisciplinary orientation of the programme.

Over the three-year period, several teaching activities are offered: lectures, practical sessions and seminars that aim to develop and illustrate the programme’s subjects and research areas and to focus on the most recent findings in the education and in the social sector.

The main teaching areas are philosophy of science, epistemology of related disciplines, research methodology, currrent questions and methods drawn from the international context.

The cycles of compulsory and optional lectures, workshops and seminars (study plan) are defined by the PhD Course Committee at the beginning of the cycle.

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