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3.6k PhD programmes in Social Sciences

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The University of Notre Dame Australia3,7(3)
Fremantle, Australia

Counselling

This Counselling Doctorate from The University of Notre Dame Australia designed to meet the needs of professionals who aspire to achieve academic excellence and lead the development of knowledge within their profession. 

Doctorate Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$33,728/yr
Queen's University4,2(35)
Kingston, Canada Top 4% in Worldwide

Economics

This Economics PhD course from Queen's University is widely recognized as one of the leading Economics departments in Canada. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$4,087/yr
University of Alberta4,2(136)
Edmonton, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Psychology

Normally, students are admitted into the Psychology PhD program at University of Alberta after completing either a bachelor’s or a master’s degree program.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$7,448/yr
University of Gothenburg4,1(61)
Göteborg, Sweden Top 3% in Worldwide

Scandinavian Languages

The Scandinavian Languages programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in Scandinavian languages, linguistic theory, and language analysis.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Alberta4,2(136)
Edmonton, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Political Science

The Department of Political Science at University of Alberta offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, and the Master of Arts in Policy Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$7,448/yr
Darmstadt University of Technology4,0(30)
Darmstadt, Germany Top 6% in Worldwide

Economics

As the largest program within GSEFM, the overarching objective of the Ph.D. Program in Economics at Darmstadt University of Technology is to produce outstanding economists capable of taking leading positions in academia or serving as experts in international institutions, government, and the private sector.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Uppsala University4,2(113)
Visby, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Gender Studies

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.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Trento4,1(104)
Trento, Italy Top 5% in Worldwide

Sustainability - Economics, Environment, Management and Society

The Sustainability - Economics, Environment, Management and Society programme offered by University of Trento develops interdisciplinary expertise for designing sustainable development strategies and managing natural resources, organisations, and institutions across economic, environmental, and social dimensions.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Bath4,4(55)
Bath, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences

Utilise expertise in quantitative methods from a range of disciplines to a higher level than is usually offered with this Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences programme at the University of Bath.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$33,871/yr
University of Manitoba4,1(127)
Winnipeg, Canada Top 6% in Worldwide

Psychology

The PhD in Psychology at the University of Manitoba offers a higher degree of specialization and more intensive training in research and application.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$4,447/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
National University of Singapore4,5(61)
Singapore, Singapore Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Economics

The Economics Department at National University of Singapore is widely considered a world leading Economics Department and perhaps the best in Asia in terms of research. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$31,511/yr
Tor Vergata University of Rome4,2(181)
Roma, Italy Top 5% in Worldwide

History and Philosophical-Social Sciences

The PhD program in History and Philosophical-Social Sciences at Tor Vergata University of Rome is organised in two curricula: History and Philosophical-Social Sciences.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Lakehead University4,0(55)
Thunder Bay, Canada

Psychological Science

The PhD program in Psychological Science at Lakehead University is a research-intensive program in all areas of psychology including biological, cognitive, individual and social bases of behaviour.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$8,969/yr
Memorial University of Newfoundland4,1(53)
St. John's, Canada Top 9% in Worldwide

Sociology

Sociology aims to understand patterns of human social life in all their historical and current diversity: how people live, think, feel, believe, and act, comparing our own society with others. This PhD degree is offered at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$3,184/yr
University of Bath4,4(55)
Bath, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Politics, Languages and International Studies

Develop as an independent and competent researcher, and gain a greater understanding of research techniques appropriate to your subject area with this Politics, Languages and International Studies programme at the University of Bath.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$33,871/yr
Simon Fraser University4,1(86)
Burnaby, Canada Top 5% in Worldwide

Anthropology

Simon Fraser University offers an excellent environment for research and graduate Anthropology studies. The institution is home to a variety of world-class research facilities, innovative programs, and world-renowned scholars.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$3,044/yr
London Business School4,3(3)
London, United Kingdom

Organisational Behaviour

The Organisational Behaviour programme offered by London Business School develops advanced expertise in understanding individual, group, and organisational dynamics through rigorous empirical research grounded in psychology, sociology, and management theory.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsFree
University of Guelph4,2(61)
Guelph, Canada Top 7% in Worldwide

Geography

The Ph.D. Geography program at University of Guelph offers opportunities for advanced research in the areas of socio-economic spaces and change, environmental governance and management, and biophysical systems and processes. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$10,985/yr
Lund University4,4(106)
Lund, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Human Geography

The Human Geography programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in spatial, social, and economic processes and their impact on places and societies.

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

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