239 PhD Degrees in Social Sciences 2024
- Łódź, Poland
Full time
8 semesters
On-Campus
English, Polish
University of Lodz Doctoral School of Social Sciences provides its doctoral students with a Doctoral Supervisor’s care and helps to obtain the knowledge necessary to obtain a PhD degree in Social Sciences. The study curriculum makes it possible for a doctoral student to gain advanced level qualifications pertaining not only to the implementation of the doctoral dissertation but also to professional development (improvement of research workshop and improvement of teaching qualifications) as well as personal development (soft skills).
- Be'er Sheva, Israel
- Sde Boker, Israel
Full time
4 years
On-Campus
English
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts degree in the Departments of Behavioral Sciences, Bible and Ancient Near-Eastern Studies, Hebrew Language, Hebrew Literature, History, and Philosophy.
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
Part time
4 years
On-Campus
English
The Humanities and Social Sciences doctoral programme is a joint programme for all of the social science and humanities subjects offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Arts, in collaboration with the Faculty of Social Work, the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, the Academy of Music, the Faculty of Theology, and the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. The programme emphasises the connection between study and research, cooperation among institutions, the European mobility of students and teachers, and the development of interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to study and research.
- Brixen, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English, Italian, German
This Ph.D. program 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.
- Riga, Latvia
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.
- Lugo, Spain
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
This doctoral program offers a space for advanced training in the field of studies on demographic aging and longevity through the scientific perspective of the Social Sciences. In this sense, it is configured as a cycle of studies that aggregates different disciplinary areas, seeking to capitalize on their similarities, but also their differences, in an approach focused on complementarities, which are assumed to be fundamental for understanding a multidimensional phenomenon such as demographic aging and longevity.
- Victoria, Canada
Full time
4 years
Blended
English
The Doctor of Social Sciences program is the first degree of its kind in North America. It approaches the study of complex, real-world problems within an interdisciplinary and Trans disciplinary framework. The program design brings the research intensity of a traditional doctorate to an applied, professional focus. In this program, you will explore interdisciplinary applications of the social sciences for practical, sustainable transformation across organizations and society.
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Doctoral program entails a substantial piece of independent research that contributes something new to theory or practice in the field of social work. The program assists you in becoming an expert in a particular facet of social work. We have four Doctoral supervisors with a diverse range of expertise, including clinical social work, community development, developmental research, econometrics, gender-based violence management, occupational social work, poverty, resilience, social development, social policy, social security, and youth transitions.
- Ottawa, Canada
Full time
6 years
On-Campus
English, French
The School of Social Innovation of the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University offers a Ph.D. in Social Innovation. The Ph.D. in Social Innovation provides a space for research and reflection aimed at understanding the dynamics and multiple impacts of social innovations, in order to assess and structure them more efficiently.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Global Centre for Advanced Studies
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- Dublin, Ireland
Full time
3 years
Distance Learning
English
GCAS College Dublin is recruiting the best minds and researchers of the next generation. We are excited to form the first class of our new Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in the Humanities and Social Sciences. We aim to support our students and researchers with the highest quality of educational resources available.
- London, United Kingdom
Full time, Part time
4 years
On-Campus
English
A majority of our PhD graduates have embarked on an academic career, taking up lectureships in universities in the UK as well as abroad, or pursuing further their interests through post-doctoral fellowships and other research-based posts. At the same time, SOAS anthropology PhD graduates have gone on to a range of occupations in the fields of social and market research, development organisations at home and overseas, international and national government and policy, heritage and museum services, journalism and advisory services of many kinds. Social anthropology is widely regarded by employers as excellent training, equipping holders of the degree with a range of sought after skills. The MPhil/PhD offers graduates the opportunity to enhance their qualitative research skills and advance their expertise in their chosen field of study. Thus equipped, they are valuable not only for generating the empirical data required for reaching certain decisions but also for providing the necessary critical tools that enable organisations to innovate and address the challenges of a fast-changing world. The SOAS PhD in Social Anthropology is recognized by the ESRC as both a +3 and 1+3 course.
- Online
Full time, Part time
1 semester
Distance Learning
English, Italian
PhD by research via Distance Learning is awarded after successfully completing a theoretical research specialization. This research is presented in the form of a doctoral thesis. The PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) is the only doctoral degree that can be achieved through distance learning. The main requirement for a PhD online through distance learning is to present and discuss a thesis of at least 100 pages for review and evaluation by an academic committee at Selinus University. Sociology is the systematic study of human society. This programme places special emphasis on understanding the fundamental concepts of sociology and key social structures such as family, religion, education, science and technology, and economic and political institutions. The notion of culture, personality and personality development, role and status, as well as social order, control, class and mobility should be presented and analysed in the research thesis. The programme should also address the theories and processes of socio-cultural change.
- Prague, Czech Republic
Full time
4 years
Blended, On-Campus
English
The Public and Social Policy (PSP) doctoral study program prepares students for basic and applied research and teaching in academia as well as other types of activities requiring a high level of theoretical and methodological education in PSP. This program is open to all master's degree graduates or equivalent.
- London, United Kingdom
Full time, Part time
On-Campus
English
We offer MPhil and PhD research programmes in Sociology for full or part-time study.
- Budapest, Hungary
Full time
8 semesters
On-Campus
English
The Doctoral School of Military Sciences has a wide spectrum of research fields: Security Studies, Social Aspects of Defence Studies, General Military Theory, Theories of Military Science, Defence Logistics and Defence Economics, National Security and Theory of Defence Information Technology and Communication.