Doctoral education at the Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences offers organized doctoral education. It is also possible to apply for a scholarship through the Research Council of Norway.
PhD
The Faculty of Social Sciences offers doctoral education leading to a PhD. The doctoral education is organized in the form of the Social Science Research School.
The doctoral education lasts for a standard period of three years and includes independent scientific work in the form of a thesis to be defended at a public defence. In addition, the organized doctoral education includes a training module lasting one semester (at least).
The faculty is responsible for coordinating the doctoral education.
Scholarship
The Research Council of Norway offers scholarships for studies and research in Norway and fund researcher mobility and networking between institutions from Norway and many other countries. Normally you must be admitted to an organised PhD programme to be eligible to apply for the Research Council's scholarships. Researchers from abroad must also have formal affiliation with a Norwegian institution to be eligible to seek Norwegian funding.
You can find more information about the Researh Council's scholarship possibilites on their webpages:
Information for applicants from abroad
About the International Scholarship Section
Please contact Jørgen Melve if you have any questions concerning doctoral education at the Department of Sociology.
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Admission to doctoral education at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Admission requirements are based on the University of Bergen’s rules and additional guidelines for the Faculty of Social Sciences. The following outlines procedures for admission to the doctoral education.
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Doctoral training
From working on the thesis to its final submission. The following outlines the guidelines for and introduces the various aspects involved in participating in the doctoral education.
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Courses and seminars
An overview of PhD-courses and -seminars offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences. You will also find information on the training in Philosophy of Social Science and links to courses elsewhere within social science.
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Organization, regulations and guidelines
The following pertains to the organizational structure of doctoral education at the faculty and the rules and guidelines applicable to those involved in the doctoral education.
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The PhD group
PhD-kandidater tilknyttet Sosiologisk institutt / PhD-candidates at the Department
