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56 PhD programmes in Social Sciences in Germany

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University of Bamberg4,3(8)
Bamberg, Germany

Bounded Rationality, Heterogeneity and Network Effects

Following the successful first phase, the second phase for the University of Bamberg Research Training Group on Bounded Rationality, Heterogeneity and Network Effects will be focused on the role of heterogeneity and network effects in economic and political economic processes.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Hertie School Berlin4,0(5)
Berlin, Germany

Berlin School of Economics

The Berlin School of Economics unites Berlin's career development programmes for economists at the PhD and Postdoc levels in a single and unique structure. This degree is offered by Hertie School Berlin.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
TU Berlin3,9(52)
Berlin, Germany Top 3% in Worldwide

Refiguration of Spaces

With TU Berlin's innovative Refiguration of Spaces Doctoral Program, you can immerse yourself in the dynamic exploration of spatial reconfiguration, contributing to transformative advancements in design, planning, and spatial sciences at one of Germany's premier institutions.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf4,1(12)
Düsseldorf, Germany Top 6% in Worldwide

Competition Economics

The Graduate Programme Competition Economics is a PhD programme organised by the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz4,0(94)
Mainz, Germany Top 4% in Worldwide

Management and Economics

The traditional track of the Gutenberg School of Management and Economics doctoral program at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is based on writing a PhD thesis and involves only minor coursework.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Philip University in Marburg4,2(10)
Marburg an der Lahn, Germany Top 7% in Worldwide

Social Sciences and Philosophy

Philip University in Marburg proudly offers an enriching doctoral program in Social Sciences and Philosophy, where academic excellence converges with a tradition of intellectual rigor. Aspiring scholars find themselves immersed in a vibrant academic community, dedicated to fostering groundbreaking research and nurturing critical thinkers.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
University of Bonn4,4(117)
Bonn, Germany Top 2% in Worldwide

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.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)4,1(47)
Erlangen, Germany Top 3% in Worldwide

Business, Economics and Society

The School of Business, Economics and Society at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has a long tradition of conducting excellent research that addresses challenges facing the economy, business and society.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)4,1(47)
Erlangen, Germany Top 3% in Worldwide

Business and Human Rights

The International Doctorate Programme in Business and Human Rights - Governance Challenges in a Complex World at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) establishes an inter- and transdisciplinary research forum for excellent doctoral projects addressing practically relevant problems and theoretically grounded questions in the field of business and human rights.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Philip University in Marburg4,2(10)
Marburg an der Lahn, Germany Top 7% in Worldwide

Psychology

Embark on a transformative academic journey at Philip University in Marburg, renowned for its exceptional doctoral program in Psychology. Aspiring scholars in the field of Psychology find a nurturing environment at this esteemed institution.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Freie Universität Berlin4,3(46)
Berlin, Germany Top 5% in Worldwide

North American Studies

The Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS) at Freie Universität Berlin aims to prepare doctoral students for the various challenges they will encounter in their future careers.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich4,1(100)
München, Germany Top 1% in Worldwide

Learning Sciences

The Doctoral Training Program (DTP) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich is one central training component of the MCLS, the Munich Center of the Learning Sciences. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Stuttgart Media University (HdM)3,6(5)
Stuttgart, Germany

Doctor of Philosophy

Stuttgart Media University (HdM)'s Doctor of Philosophy program is a hallmark of academic excellence, offering a unique pathway for scholars in the realm of media studies.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy5,0(2)
Berlin, Germany

Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations

The ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy's Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations program, in partnership with the University of Bucharest, epitomizes excellence in the field of cultural diplomacy.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$5,854/yr
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf4,1(12)
Düsseldorf, Germany Top 6% in Worldwide

The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Science

How do we conceive of the world? What is the structure and composition of our concepts? How do we represent in our minds categories, individuals, relations, properties, events, or sentence meanings? The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Science at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is a research centre that addresses such issues.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Hertie School Berlin4,0(5)
Berlin, Germany

Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies

The Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies at the Hertie School Berlin is the doctoral programme of the cluster of excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script” (SCRIPTS). PhD researchers study the manifold contestations and transformations in the economy, politics and society of contemporary liberal societies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
University of Bonn4,4(117)
Bonn, Germany Top 2% in Worldwide

The Macroeconomics of Inequality

Economic inequality shapes our times. The research training group in The Macroeconomics of Inequality provides a unique research environment that brings together ambitious doctoral students, expert members of the University of Bonn economics faculty, and external academics.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
University of Bonn4,4(117)
Bonn, Germany Top 2% in Worldwide

Future Rural Africa

Future Rural Africa is an interdisciplinary collaborative research center involving geographers, anthropologists, political scientists, agroeconomists, soil scientists and ecologists from the University of Bonn and the University of Cologne.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Hertie School Berlin4,0(5)
Berlin, Germany

The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy

The research training group The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy offers doctoral researchers at Hertie School Berlin a unique and internationally competitive three-year PhD programme in cutting-edge quantitative methods and advanced theories of demography, democracy and public policy.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Freie Universität Berlin4,3(46)
Berlin, Germany Top 5% in Worldwide

East Asian Studies

The East Asian Studies programme offered by Freie Universität Berlin develops advanced expertise in regional dynamics, cross-cultural engagement, and Asia-focused scholarly analysis.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree

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