Overview
Political Science at Karlstad University highlights political organisation and political processes at local, regional and global levels as well as specialised knowledge of political scientific concepts and theoretical traditions.
Outcomes
Important objectives include that doctoral students should:
- Demonstrate wide as well as in-depth knowledge about Political Science as an international discipline and research tradition;
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge in a specific research or application area of Political Science;
- Demonstrate ability to do independent academic research in Political Science, and/or to conduct specialist investigatory work in the application areas of Political Science;
- Demonstrate ability to analyse current social concerns and political problems academically.
Programme Structure
Research areas include:
- international politics
- public politics and administration
- political theory
- policy analysis
- the relation between gender and politics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
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Disciplines
Political Science View 10 other PhDs in Political Science in SwedenAcademic 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
- To meet the general entry requirements for doctoral studies, students must have completed a degree at Master’s level or at least four years of full-time studies, of which at least one year at Master’s level.
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.
- No tuition fees for PhD students.
Living costs for Karlstad
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Funding
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