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Doctorat Sociétés, Temps, Territoires (ED 604) at Université d'Angers

Université d'Angers, France

Programme overview

The STT doctoral school operates at Nantes, Angers and Le Mans and includes about 234 doctoral students across 10 research units. Co-accredited institutions are Le Mans Université, Nantes Université, Université d'Angers and Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, with ENSA Nantes sharing delivery with Nantes Université.

Faculty: Ecole doctorale Sociétés, Temps, Territoires (Pays de la Loire)  |  Duration: 3 years with a doctoral contract; 6 years for salaried doctoral students working half-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

What you will study

Specialities include urban planning, discourse analysis, anthropology, archaeology and archaeosciences, architecture, archival science, demography, environment, history and philosophy of science, ethnology, European and international studies, childhood and youth studies, geography, geomatics, history, art history, heritage, landscape, information and communication sciences, sociolinguistics, sociology and tourism.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A national Master's degree or another degree conferring Master's grade, following a training path or professional experience establishing aptitude for research; an exceptional waiver may be requested. The candidate must have a thesis director's agreement and demonstrate funding at least equivalent to 80% of the SMIC per year. The file submitted to the thesis commission includes a scientific project of about 5 pages, a CV, and opinions of the supervisor and the host unit director. Candidates auditioned for doctoral contracts must have defended their Master 2 thesis before 30 June 2026.

EUR 398 a year (2026-2027). Doctorate national tuition rate; excludes the CVEC student contribution (105 EUR). Doctoral students are not subject to the differentiated non-EU rate. Source

Duration: 3 years with a doctoral contract; 6 years for salaried doctoral students working half-time

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