Doctoral Programme in Population Health and Human Behaviour
University of Helsinki · Helsinki, Finland
About the programme
The Doctoral Programme in Population Health and Human Behaviour is an interdisciplinary programme that integrates diverse scientific and methodological approaches to examine: • The causes, consequences, and distribution of health, well-being, disease, and disability in populations, and • The causes and consequences of adaptive and maladaptive human behaviour and behaviour change.
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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
- Medicine
About Medicine
Diagnosing and treating disease: the long road to becoming a doctor.
Where it leads
Physician · Surgeon · General practitioner · Psychiatrist · Medical researcher
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