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PhD in Political Societal and Regional Change

4 Years On Campus Phd Program

University of Helsinki

Program Overview

The Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change is a multidisciplinary programme in social sciences coordinated by the Faculty of Social Sciences. Disciplines from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Helsinki participate in the doctoral programme. The participating disciplines from the Faculty of Social Sciences are development studies, political history, economic and social history and political science. The participating discipline from the Faculty of Arts is area and cultural studies. The participating discipline from the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry is consumer economics. The programme also includes the following inter-faculty research units: the Centre for Nordic Studies, the Network for European Studies and the Aleksanteri Institute.

Program Key Stats




17 %

Eligibility Criteria


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6.5
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Additional Information & Requirements

If you have completed or are completing your degree, an official transcript of records must be submitted to the Admissions Services of the University of Helsinki by the awarding institution, IELTS of 6.5 with a minimum score of 6.0 in the writing section, TOEFL IBT 92, a minimum score of 22 in the writing section, TOEFL PBT 580.

Career Options

  • The programme offers diverse career opportunities from demanding academic research and teaching duties to challenging expert positions in the public sector
  • national and international organisations
  • businesses
  • think tanks and non-governmental organisations
  • Many of our graduates work as researchers
  • journalists
  • public officials and consultants
  • and serve in different positions in the field of research
  • teaching
  • communications and consulting
  • Employers appreciate extensive
  • multidisciplinary expertise
  • profound analytical skills and the methodological resources to understand social phenomena and political
  • economic and societal changes around the world

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