Overview
The Political, Societal and Regional Change programme at the University of Helsinki includes multidisciplinary research units crossing various faculties in area and cultural studies in particular in Nordic, European and Russia, Eurasian and Eastern European studies, consumer economics, global development studies, economic and social history, human geography, political history and political science.
Educational Opportunity
The programme’s research encompasses research in various topics such as but not limited to comparative politics and behavior, global and development politics, political economy and ecology, geopolitics and urban geography, civil society and resilience research.
The doctoral programme offers high-quality doctoral training in the areas of Nordic, European and Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European studies, consumer economics, global development studies, economic and social history, human geography, political history and political science.
30 new doctoral students are admitted each year. We're an international community, and the programme is multilingual: you can complete a degree in either Finnish, Swedish or English.
Programme Structure
- A doctoral degree in the programme comprises of a doctoral thesis and 40 credits of additional studies. The studies are divided into discipline-specific studies, aimed to support your research project, and transferable skills training.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Fall deadline: September 14
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Sociology Political Science View 3 other PhDs in Sociology in FinlandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The doctoral programme recommends that, well in advance of submitting their application, applicants contact teachers in the suitable field to receive instructions concerning the suitability of their research proposal for supervisory and research profile in the field (no supervisory assistance can otherwise be offered for the research proposal). Applicants are expected to use their initiative in finding a supervisor (see selection criteria, supervisory arrangements). Email messages sent to teachers must be accompanied by a preliminary research proposal (max. 5 pages).
- A favourable statement from the desired supervisor is not required at the application stage.
- The previous degree must be relevant to the planned research topic and the discipline. A degree is regarded as relevant if it includes sufficient studies in a discipline which, given the topic of the proposed doctoral dissertation, can be regarded as a suitable basis for doctoral studies.
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.
No tuition fees for PhD students.
Living costs for Helsinki
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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