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American International Theism University
Doctor of Psychology in Grief Counselling
- Englewood, USA
PhD
Full time, Part time
1 year
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
American International Theism University has something for everyone. Now with our Accelerated Degree Programs, you can complete your Master’s or Doctorate Degrees in up to three years. Each course offers six credit hours and lasts for six weeks. Let your hard work and dedication pay off by achieving your degree in half the time. Enrollment is open, and students may begin the program at any time. All courses take place in classrooms, with a faculty member that provides one-to-one mentoring. Students also have free access to our comprehensive Study Tactics and Resources Center, which offers links to subject-related websites, libraries, articles, and research assistance.
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Breyer State Theology University
Ethereal Doctor of Psychology in Grief Counseling
- Online
PhD
Full time
1 year
Distance Learning
English
BSTU offers 6 Ethereal Programs in Business and Grief only. Old programs have been discontinued. Our educational programs prepare students for religious vocations as ministers, professionals, or laypersons in the categories of ministry, counseling, theology, education, administration, music, fine arts, media communications, or social work.
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University of Kentucky Online
Doctorate of Social Work
- Lexington, USA
PhD
Full time, Part time
4 semesters
Distance Learning
English
The University of Kentucky's online DSW degree prepares master's level practitioners to address the diverse needs of our times.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Tromsø, Norway
- Harstad, Norway
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The PhD program in the humanities and social sciences offers a research programme that qualifies candidates for work in academia or other areas in which there is a strong demand for scientific insight and analytical thinking. The research programme is offered in a range of subjects and has different areas of specialisation.
University of Lodz
PhD in Doctoral School of Social Sciences
- Łódź, Poland
PhD
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).
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
PhD in Humanities & Social Sciences
- Be'er Sheva, Israel
- Sde Boker, Israel
PhD
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.
University of Ljubljana
PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
PhD
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.
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
PhD in Education and Social Sciences
- Brixen, Italy
PhD
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.
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.
Universidade Santiago de Compostela
PhD in Social Sciences and Aging
- Lugo, Spain
PhD
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.
Royal Roads University
Doctor of Social Sciences
- Victoria, Canada
PhD
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.
University of Johannesburg
PhD in Social Work
- Johannesburg, South Africa
PhD
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.
Auream Phoenix University for Women
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Research in Sociology
- Online
PhD
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.
Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (FSV UK)
PhD in Public and Social Policy
- Prague, Czech Republic
PhD
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.
Goldsmiths, University of London
MPhil/PhD Sociology
- London, United Kingdom
PhD
Full time, Part time
On-Campus
English
We offer MPhil and PhD research programmes in Sociology for full or part-time study.
University of Milan
PhD in Sociology and Methodology of Social Research
- Milan, Italy
- Edolo, Italy
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Sociology and Methodology of Social Research doctoral programme offers a theoretical-analytical and technical-methodological preparation rooted in an excellent tradition of international research on empirical sociology. It aims to train researchers in the analysis of current processes of cultural and social change based on the close integration of theory and empirical research. The programme aims to provide a solid theoretical-conceptual preparation along with mastery of the most up-to-date research methodologies and techniques, both quantitative and qualitative.
Goldsmiths, University of London
MPhil/PhD Visual Sociology
- London, United Kingdom
PhD
Full time, Part time
On-Campus
English
We offer MPhil and PhD research programmes in Sociology for full or part-time study.
University of Milan
PhD in Economic Sociology, Organization, and Labor - ESOL
- Milan, Italy
- Online Italy + 1 more
PhD
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Economic Sociology, Organisation and Labour (ESOL) PhD course aims to train PhDs with high-level skills from different disciplinary backgrounds that are essential to the study, management and regulation of economic, organisational and labour phenomena. The training is characterised by a strongly interdisciplinary approach, in which economic sociology is complemented by the contributions of labour law, economic-statistical and organisational-business disciplines, and behavioural sciences.
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PhD Degrees in Social Sciences
Courses in the social sciences prepare students to engage within human society. Through courses such as economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, history, and psychology, students may gain a better understanding of how the world around them works.
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.