10 PhD programmes offered by the university

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Geography doctorate at the University of Bern? 

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Social Anthropology doctorate at the University of Bern?

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Archaeology doctorate at the University of Bern?

The “Doctoral Program for Brain and Behavioral Sciences" at University of Bern establishes and provides a semi-structured, research-oriented post-graduate curriculum for Ph.D. candidates, with the involvement of senior researchers and Ph.D. students working on issues related to brain and behavioral sciences, scientific writing, research methodology, and statistics.

The doctoral program Interdiciplinary Cultural Studies ICS from the University of Bern focuses on key concepts, theories and methods which are used across different disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences. 

The goal of the Communication and Media Studies programme from the University of Bern in teaching is to promote students' critical and networked thinking about the social sciences and to sensitise them to the communication science aspects of political processes.

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Central Asian Studies doctorate at the University of Bern? 

The Department of Economics from University of Bern runs a small but high-quality PhD program. PhD students can attend first-year courses at the Study Center Gerzensee, together with PhD students from other Swiss universities.

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Psychology doctorate at the University of Bern?

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Sociology doctorate at the University of Bern?