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78 PhD programmes in Humanities in Sweden
Critical and Cultural Theory
Critical and Cultural Theory is a research area at Södertörn University, and an area for doctoral education, that is dedicated to the critically motivated study of cultural artefacts and practices.
Empirical-Practical Studies of Religion and Theology
Within the subject area Empirical-Practical Studies of Religion and Theology doctoral studies can be applied for with two different specialisations: Sociology of religion and Practical theology. Within both doctoral students at Uppsala University can choose a didactics of religion profile.
Slavic Languages
The objective of doctoral education in Slavic Languages at the University of Gothenburg is partly to provide in-depth knowledge within the respective language area and partly to provide the skills in research methodology that are required in order to carry out a major research task and report the results in a thesis.
Linguistics
Doctoral Linguistics education at Umea University involves four years of full-time study, which includes a number of courses and a thesis.
Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature at the Karlstad University centres on different forms of transgression in terms of theme, content, and interdisciplinarity.
Computational Linguistics
Computational Linguistics at the University of Gothenburg is the application of computational methods to the representation and processing of natural language.
Sinology (Chinese)
Chinese language and literature as a research discipline is called Sinology. It emerged as a philological discipline but has in recent times expanded to encompass China-related research in the humanities and social sciences. This Sinology (Chinese) programme is offered at Uppsala University.
Iranian Languages
Our research inn Iranian Languages at Uppsala University primarily focuses on a few main areas: linguistics, sociolinguistics, literary studies, oral tradition, text edition, translation and translation theory.
Literature
Research in Literature at Uppsala University consists of the study of the history of literature as well as literary theory and method.
Religious Studies
The postgraduate education in Religious Studies at the University of Gothenburg aims to understand and critically reflect on the function and place of religion in historical and contemporary contexts.
Economic History
A doctoral Economic History education at Lund University is an opportunity to acquire high-level expertise in a specific area. At the same time, the studies give a broad overview of the discipline.
Economic History
The aim of the Economic History doctoral education at the Umea University is that the doctoral student should learn to critically and independently solve economic-historical research tasks and to contribute to the development of economic historical knowledge by producing a doctoral thesis.
English
The objective of doctoral education in English at the University of Gothenburg is partly to provide in-depth knowledge within the respective language area and partly to provide the skills in research methodology that are required in order to carry out a major research task and report the results in a thesis.
Literature
Doctoral education in Literature at Umea University involves four years of full-time study, which includes a number of courses and a thesis.
Ethics
Ethics at the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University is at the intersection between research within religious studies and philosophical analysis of morality.
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
The classical Greek and Roman cultures form the focus of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Uppsala University, which also encompasses the study of other classical Mediterranean cultures from the Early Bronze Age to the first Byzantian era.
Indology and Comparative Indo-European Philology
Indology and Comparative Indo-European Philology as a subject at Uppsala University covers Indology (classical and modern) and Comparative Indo-European philology. The main weight is attributed to Sanskrit (including Vedic) and Hindi, the modern language which unites the Indian federation.
Latin
The objective of doctoral education in Latin at the University of Gothenburg is partly to provide in-depth knowledge within the respective language area and partly to provide the skills in research methodology that are required in order to carry out a major research task and report the results in a thesis.
History of Science and Ideas
The Department of History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University is Sweden’s leading research environment within the field, and internationally renowned for its research.
Philosophy
At the Department of Philosophy at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, research is conducted within many branches of philosophy, but especially within the philosophical study of technology and its use in society. Some of the department's most important research areas are decision theory, risk philosophy, science philosophy, logic, environmental philosophy and bioethics.