8 PhD programmes in Community Development in Europe

Education, Social Work and Community Education
This Education, Social Work and Community Education PhD degree programme is offered at the University of Dundee.

Semiosis - Semiotic Enhancement of Visual Communication for Improved Audience Engagement
How can Peircean semiotic theory facilitate this in visual communication’s primary audiences for mutual benefit? The Semiosis - Semiotic Enhancement of Visual Communication for Improved Audience Engagement programme is offered by the University of Dundee.
Community Care
The Community Care programme from University of Kent offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability and community care leading to higher degrees. The Tizard Centre has a strong track record of attracting University and ESRC research studentship funding.
Geography, Environment and Development Studies
PhD researchers in Geography, Environment and Development Studies at Birkbeck, University of London can specialise in geography, geographical information science, environmental studies, development studies, international childhood studies, or community, youth and voluntary sector studies.
Integrated Rural Development
The graduate of this Integrated Rural Development programme from Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra will find employment in scientific and research institutions and as a researcher and/or leader of interdisciplinary research teams and projects at universities with the ability to take an integrated approach to solving the issue of sustainable rural development.
Community Studies
One of the core values held by the University of New York in Prague is excellence in research. Offered at their partner, New York College Athens, in coordination with the University of Bolton, students will be able to earn their Ph.D. in Community Studies.
Development Research
The Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn is an international institute conducting interdisciplinary research on development-related issues all over the world.
Development Studies (IDS)
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally, through our world-class research, learning and teaching at the University of Sussex.