65 Professional Studies PhD degrees found
- PhD
- Professional Studies
- North America29
- Europe21
- Asia8
- Central America and Caribbean3
- Africa1
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65 Professional Studies PhD degrees found
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University of Johannesburg
PhD in Art and Design
- Johannesburg, South Africa
PhD
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The purpose of the program is to enable candidates to undertake research at the most advanced academic level culminating in the submission, assessment, and acceptance of a thesis. The candidate is required to demonstrate high-level research capability and make a significant and original academic contribution to the frontiers of art and/or design. In certain instances, creative work such as designed artifacts, public performances, public exhibitions, or other practice-based outputs may constitute the partial fulfillment of the research requirements.
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
PhD in Natural Sciences
- Be'er Sheva, Israel
- Sde Boker, Israel
PhD
Full time
4 years
On-Campus
English
The Faculty of Natural Science constantly endeavors to increase the number and quality of its students, to continually develop areas of study in order to keep pace with the demands of society and to maintain the excellence of its teaching. In addition, the Faculty encourages interaction with the community by attempting to strengthen its ties with industry and the national educational system.
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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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Doctoral Program in Social and Legal Sciences
- Madrid, Spain
PhD
Full time, Part time
3 years
On-Campus
Spanish
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The need for doctoral training for graduates in degrees related to the Social and Legal Sciences is defended both in the academic and professional fields, where the need to continue researching and advancing in knowledge, techniques and methods is confirmed, this training being doctoral the main way of training researchers.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
PhD in Arts, Education and Sciences
- 50, Singapore
PhD
Full time, Part time
2 years
On-Campus
English
NIE offers graduate studies by research leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in line with the increasing emphasis on research in the areas of Arts, Education and Sciences.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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PhD in Social Science
- Tromsø, Norway
- Harstad, Norway
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PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
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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.
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UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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PhD in Natural Science
- Tromsø, Norway
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
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The PhD programme in natural sciences embraces disciplines like marine and terrestrial biology, ecology, biotechnology, genetics, physiology, immunology, food science, and resource biology and management, as well as fishery and aquaculture technology. 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.
University of Latvia
PhD Natural Sciences
- Riga, Latvia
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The aim of PhD programme is to prepare researchers and lecturers, as well as professionals for applied research, economics or public administration, whose knowledge, skills and competencies meet the requirements that exist internationally, taking into account the needs of the Latvian labor market.
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
PhD in Experimental Research Through Design, Art and Technologies
- Bolzano, Italy
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
PhD in Experimental Research through Design, Art and Technologies The PhD in Experimental Research Through Design, Art and Technologies programme aims to train a new generation of researchers capable of embracing the opportunities offered by the convergence of design, art, social sciences, humanities and technology, integrating complex knowledge to address multiple global challenges from a post-disciplinary perspective.
Vytautas Magnus University - PhD Programmes
PhD studies in Education
- Kaunas, Lithuania
PhD
Full time, Part time
4 years
On-Campus
English
The doctoral program in education is designed to prepare doctors in the field of social sciences, who are able to independently carry out research and experimental developmental work and to solve scientific problems. The aim of the program is to develop responsible, ethically active, creative researchers capable to develop competitively the high-quality research at national and international levels with the focus on the creation of new knowledge and knowing, and contributing to education as science and practice through adding the value to the sustainable development of society.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
PhD in Art, Design and Media
- 50, Singapore
PhD
Full time, Part time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Students are expected and encouraged to develop innovative ways of thinking and to experiment and create in a range of media. This programme also acts as an incubator for the development and realization of original artistic and professional productions, including design, interactive media, film, animation and new art forms.
University of Latvia
PhD Social Sciences
- Riga, Latvia
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The programme offers students the opportunity to obtain an internationally recognized advanced degree based on substantial individual fundamental or applied research in one of three research clusters – media and communication, political science, sociology and social work.
Ariel University
PhD in Science
- Ari'el, Israel
PhD
Full time
4 years
On-Campus
English
Ariel University (AU) is Israel's newest and fastest-growing research university, striving for academic excellence and encouraging social advocacy. AU invites you to develop your academic skills, expand your horizons, explore the world and make new discoveries with us. All of this is possible with state-of-the-art laboratories and the personal guidance of our outstanding faculty whose articles are published in leading international journals.
University of Hamburg
PhD in Understanding Written Artifacts
- Hamburg, Germany
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Graduate School’s support concept for doctoral students is modelled on the well-established structure developed in the doctoral programme ‘Manuscript Cultures’, which started with the SFB 950 ‘Manuscript Cultures in Asia, Africa and Europe’ in 2011.
University of Florence
PhD Course in Political and Social Change
- Florence, Italy
PhD
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The doctoral program focuses on identifying a common thematic area: understanding the processes that drive social and political change. In an increasingly complex and globalized world, understanding these processes, both innovative and persistent, necessarily requires the contribution of multiple disciplines.
Terra Nova University
PhD in Biology & Life Science via distance learning
- Ragusa, Italy
PhD
Full time, Part time
1 semester
Distance Learning
English, Spanish, Italian
How did such an astounding variety of living things evolve on Earth? What makes these bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals? How do living things differ from nonliving things? Part of these questions form the basics of biology and life sciences. We are also living organisms and we have evolved in response to the same basic set of chemical elements. We all share the same processes that allow us to survive. This program explains biological concepts and offers a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution.
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PhD Degrees in Professional Studies
Those who pursue professional studies often find that such a program is an excellent way to prepare for a career after graduation. Topics covered in these courses of study may include industry-specific information, general professional principles, or important skills, such as leadership.
Requirements for the PhD program often involve the student having already obtained a Master’s degree. Additionally, a thesis or dissertation primarily consisting of original academic research must be submitted. In some countries, this work may even need to be defended in front of a panel.