PhD Studies in Psychology

The PhD-program is a program for those who aspire to become a researcher. You are eligible to apply if you have a degree at an advanced level (master's or equivalent) and if you have completed at least 90 credits in psychology. The education consists of courses (corresponding to 60 credits) and an independent research project (corresponding to 180 credits). The PhD-program comprises 4 years of full-time study and ends (in the standard case) with a doctoral degree (for a unique exception, see degree of licentiate.

Quality

The PhD-program in psychology at Uppsala University was rated as of "high quality" in the University Chancellor's Office (UKÄ) latest evaluation of the country's graduate programs in psychology (2018).

General information on postgraduate education and guidelines

General information regarding education at postgraduate level in Sweden (The Swedish Council for Higher Education)
Uppsala University's general guidelines regarding education at postgraduate level The Faculty of Social Sciences' general guidelines regarding education at postgraduate level
General syllabus for the PhD-program, Department of Psychology
Research conducted at the Department of Psychology

PhD Studies

Eligibility, application, and selection
General syllabus
Individual Study Plan
PhD courses
Mid-way review and final review
Before the defence
After the defence
Degree of licentiate
External employed doctoral student
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