Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences
University of Helsinki · Helsinki, Finland
About the programme
The doctoral programme is coordinated by the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Social Sciences, a leading scholarly unit in the field. The Faculty’s comprehensive range of disciplines and broad-based interdisciplinary collaboration provide doctoral researchers with a large international research community.
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Key facts
- Degree
- Doctorate
- Institution
- University of Helsinki (University)
- Location
- Helsinki
- Language of instruction
- Finnish
- Standard duration
- 4 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Fields
- Cognitive Science, Geography, Psychology
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