As a doctoral student at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences you can take on studies in a single discipline or in interdisciplinary programmes. There are also a number of research schools connected to the faculty.

Within the faculty, seven departments offer 23 different doctoral programmes. All in all, about 250 doctoral students take part in these programmes.

Doctoral studies are comprised of four years of full-time study, which results in a doctoral degree. It is also possible to do a licentiate degree after two years.

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Subject areas

Ageing and Social Change

The doctoral programme in Ageing and Social Change aims to give doctoral students in-depth knowledge in this fiels. Students shall independently plan and carry out a qualified research project and present and disseminate its results.

Ageing and Social Change

Analytical Sociology

The programme aims to broaden and deepen the doctoral student's knowledge in the subject of analytical sociaology and to make the doctoral student well prepared for independent work in the field.

Analytical Sociology

Child Studies

At Child Studies, we conduct research about children and childhood from a child perspective. As a doctoral student, you become part of an interdisciplinary and vibrant research environment that will support and challenge you in your work.

Child Studies

Cognitive Science

The aim of doctoral studies in cognitive science is that the student shoult acquire deeper knowledge in the field, and to thoroughly prepare the student for independent work in research and development.

Cognitive Science

Culture and Society

The Culture and Society research environment has since the autumn term och 2002 offered research education of duration four years, leading to a doctoral degree (240 credits), or two years, leading to a licentitate degree (120 credits).

Culture and Society

Disability Research

The doctoral programme consists of students with different backgrounds, which is a prerequisite for disability questions to be treated from many perspectives.

Disability Research

Environmental Change

An interdisciplinary research environment with a dialogue across disciplinary boarders and with a strong connection to current societal issues. The PhD programme given at Tema M offers this and much more.

Environmental Change

Ethnic and Migration Studies

The doctoral programme offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary research education in ethnic and migration studies.

Ethnic and Migration Studies

Gender Studies

Doctoral students receive an education that provides gender analytical skills at a high, international level. The interdisciplinary approach gives opportunities to work with and analyze gender in many different contexts.

Gender Studies

Information Systems

In the field of information systems, you learn how to explore and contribute to various forms of digitalisation. Examples are the development, use, modification, and evaluation of digital tools in the public and private sector organisations.

Information Systems

Language and Culture

Doctoral studies in language and culture are multi and interdisciplinary. Our doctoral students have typically studied modern foreign languages, Swedish, Swedish as a second language, general linguistics or comparative literature.

Language and Culture

Pedagogy with a focus on working life

Pedagogical research covers many areas, examining individuals and groups of different ages and across different societal contexts. Understanding working life is also an important pedagogical focus.

Pedagogy with a focus on working life

Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of people's perceptions, experiences and behaviours, and psychological research can be conducted in both naturalistic and experimental situations.

Psychology

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