Doctoral Programme in History (4 yrs)
Tampere University · Tampere, Finland
About the programme
The Doctoral Programme in History provides doctoral candidates with versatile possibilities to act as a researcher or in demanding expert assignments in Finland and abroad. The most essential of these capacities is the ability to conduct in-depth analysis of social and cultural phenomena within their historical context.
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Key facts
- Degree
- Doctorate
- Institution
- Tampere University (University)
- Location
- Tampere
- Language of instruction
- Finnish
- Standard duration
- 4 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Fields
- History
About History
How we got here: empires, wars, ideas and everyday lives, read from the sources.
Where it leads
Historian · Archivist · Museum curator · Teacher · Policy researcher
Who History suits and where it leads →More History at Tampere University
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