16 PhD programmes offered by the university

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.

The Peace and Conflict Research programme offered by Uppsala University develops advanced research expertise in analysing causes, dynamics, and resolution of conflicts using scientific methods.

Our research in German at Uppsala University includes linguistics, literary studies as well as linguistic and culture didactics. The connection between the areas is strengthened through clear cultural and cultural analytic elements in the research.

Research at the Department of Sociology at Uppsala University covers a broad range of areas and approaches. This variety in theoretical and methodological perspectives has helped to produce a vivid and creative research environment.

In this subject, we study human beings and societies in prehistorical and early historical times through the material remains they have left behind. Archaeology at Uppsala University is global and our researchers work on four continents.

The Department of Government's research at Uppsala University is characterised by methodological diversity and covers all major sub-areas of Political Science.

The PhD studies in both Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University are part of the activities supported by the Faculty of Arts.

Sociology of Education at Uppsala University explores education - in the broad sense of the word - as a social phenomenon.

The Department of Psychology at Uppsala University has five divisions, each responsible for the research and the educational quality within one or several closely related psychological fields.

The PhD studies in both Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University are part of the activities supported by the Faculty of Arts.

The Gender Studies programme at the Centre for Gender Research at Uppsala University includes courses and an independent research project that should generate new knowledge within an area of scientific interest.

Egyptological study and research combines modern archaeological methods and practises with sophisticated linguistic and philological investigation of ancient texts. This Egyptology programme is offered at Uppsala University.

Our research is underpinned by a shared belief in the importance of space and place in shaping the world around us. This Human Geography programme is offered at Uppsala University.

In Slavic Languages at Uppsala University, we conduct research in linguistics, literary studies and culture as well as society. Our research focuses on Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian themes and general Slavic and Church Slavonic. Research in the non-Slavonic language Albanian is also part of the subject.

The Department of Economics at Uppsala University particularly strong in labor economics, macroeconomics, political economics and public economics. 

The aim of the Economic History programme at Uppsala University is for our PhD students to learn how to critically and independently assess economic-historical research tasks and contribute to the development of research by producing a doctoral thesis.