The Organisation of the PhD programme

The PhD programme adheres to rules and guidelines ranging from the general international rules to the more specific departmental regulations.

The Faculty of Social Sciences has established a Graduate School wherein all the faculty's PhD programmes are represented. Find more information about the Graduate School.

The Head of the Graduate School is also chairman of the PhD Study Committee. The PhD Study Committee decides on the general guidelines for the PhD programme at the faculty.

The PhD Study Committee consists of the chairman and the faculty's five subjects represented by one member of the academic staff and one PhD student. The member of the academic staff is elected for a three-year period and the PhD student is elected for a one year period.