PhD Social Sciences at University of Göttingen

The social sciences doctoral programme combines the highest academic standards, tailor-made courses, and excellent support. You can pursue a doctorate as a research assistant, as a member of a graduate college or doctoral program, as a scholarship holder, or even alongside your (external) professional activities. The Faculty of Social Sciences offers a structured doctoral programme under the umbrella of the Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences (GGG).

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

The aim of the doctoral programme "Social Sciences" at the Faculty of Social Sciences is to qualify students to take on responsible tasks in research and teaching and in non-university professional fields. A research-oriented, curriculum-defined postgraduate training programme enables students to master, critically reflect on and apply recent theories and methods of the social sciences and to produce scientific expertise.

Career pathways

Academic teaching and research activities in university and non-university research institutions, management positions in the field of public relations and media, in administrations, in knowledge management, in international organisations and in intercultural transfer, in adult and continuing education, in associations, consulting agencies and in market and opinion research.

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