13 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Psychology programme of Tallinn University is home to researchers and lecturers who work on an international level in developmental, cultural, and school psychology and also the new psychology paradigm – idiographic psychology.

The Information Society Technologies programme of Tallinn University provides conditions for preparing specialists with the highest scientific qualification in ICT area.

The Studies of Cultures programme of Tallinn University is an umbrella study programme, covering fields like Cultural Theory, Estonian Literature and Culture, English Literature and Culture, German Literature and Culture, Romance Studies, Russian Literature and Culture, Middle Eastern and Asian Literatures and Cultures, Cultural Geography, Philosophy, and Social and Cultural Anthropology.

The objective of the Government and Politics programme of Tallinn University is to give a possibility to acquire a PhD degree for those working in fields requiring an academic qualification in government and politics.

The Social Work programme of Tallinn University aims to create opportunities for acquiring the highest scientific qualification in social work.

The Educational Sciences programme of Tallinn University is all about creating conditions for achieving professionalism in the field of educational sciences and conducting independent research on an internationally recognized level. We support doctoral students in becoming highly qualified university teachers, scientists and experts in the field of education.

The objective of the Sociology programme of Tallinn University is to create opportunities for acquiring the highest scientific qualification in sociology.

The Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies program from Tallinn University  facilitates two modes of study: creative practice based audiovisual arts studies and empirical media studies.

The Demography programme of Tallinn University aims to create opportunities for acquiring the highest scientific qualification in demography.

During the Health Behaviour and Wellbeing program from Tallinn University the students are taught the principles of carrying out research and its practical application to pursue a career in higher education, research and development institutions and in health care system by integrating knowledge with health technologies.

The History programme of Tallinn University aims to prepare researchers, lecturers and other academic staff in the broad fields of history, including archaeology and art history.

The goal of the Linguistics programme of Tallinn University is to train researchers and instructors in the field of linguistics.

The Complex Systems in Natural Sciences program from Tallinn University is aimed at those who are interested in various problems in the field of natural and exact sciences, life sciences and environmental sciences.