Humanities, Doctor (3–4 years)
University of Oulu · Oulu, Finland
About the programme
The Doctoral Programme in Humanities at the University of Oulu offers you an interdisciplinary and inspiring research community to implement your doctoral thesis research under expert supervision.
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Key facts
- Degree
- Doctorate
- Institution
- University of Oulu (University)
- Location
- Oulu
- 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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