202 PhD programmes in Sociology in Europe

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The Markets, Consumption and Cultural Economy research group at The Open University UK has an established tradition of researching the cultural economy.

The School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University offers opportunities to study for a PhD by research. Supervision is available by full-time or part-time study and can sometimes be provided by distance learning. 

Students entering the Sociology PhD programme at University of Aberdeen should have prior methods training at the postgraduate level. 

The University of Lodz Doctoral School of Social Sciences provides its doctoral students with a Doctoral Supervisor’s care and help to obtain knowledge necessary to obtain a PhD degree.

The Demography programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in population studies, social change, and demographic analysis.

The Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences at Tampere University provides you with versatile abilities to successfully perform expert tasks that require extensive and in-depth understanding of the interaction between society and individuals, and to work in academic research and teaching positions in Finland and abroad.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. The Doctor of Social Sciences (D.Soc.Sc.) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. University of Jyväskylä offers the Social Sciences and Philosophy (KYC) programme. 

They offer supervision for the PhD Sociolinguistics from University of Essex in the areas of: conversation analysis, language variation and change, dialects and language contact, gender differentiation in language, multilingualism, intercultural pragmatics, language maintenance and shift, Pidgin and Creole linguistics, and language and human rights.

The Business and Social Sciences PhD programme from University of Southern Denmark is a research programme, where you complete an independent scientific project that culminates in a PhD thesis.

In the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, the study programme is highly customised, adapted to the interests and research project of the individual doctoral student and conducted under the guidance of a supervisor or supervisors of their choice.

The Gerontology Research programme offered by King's College London examines ageing and later life through multidisciplinary perspectives spanning health, society, policy, and wellbeing.

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

Postgraduate research in Social Sciences at University of Lincoln is informed by the expertise of its team of academics, who have long-standing links to industry, government, research organisations, and the voluntary sector.

The Warnborough College PhD in the Sociology of Literature looks at how literature has shaped and changed society over the ages.

The Humanities and Social Sciences from University of Ljubljana aims to provide doctoral students with fundamental knowledge from their research disciplines in different fields of the humanities and social sciences, while developing the competences required for independent research and the application of knowledge at an internationally comparable level.

The mission of this Sociology programme at Koc University is to help students acquire the necessary competencies for a critical analysis of human society and social life. 

The aim of the Social Services Management course from University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.

The DPhil (doctoral) programme in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences at University of Oxford provides an opportunity for highly-qualified students to undertake innovative Internet-related research.

The Social Sciences degree at University of Roehampton aims to provide its research students with the opportunity to study in a stimulating, responsive, supportive environment, which fosters independent, critical thinking.