Doctoral programme in the Humanities
University of Helsinki · Helsinki, Finland
About the programme
The Doctoral Programme in the Humanities brings together all the fields of research in the humanities represented at the University of Helsinki. The programme hosts an exceptionally extensive research community that investigates the entire spectrum of humanity from different parts of the world and from different eras, from prehistory to the present and even the future.
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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
- History, Archaeology & Classics, Philosophy
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
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- Doctoral Programme in Arts Subjects, Åbo Akademi UniversityDoctorate · Åbo Akademi University · Turku
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- Humanities, Doctor (3–4 years)Doctorate · University of Oulu · Oulu
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