Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, 240 cr
- Description
- Structure and studies
After completing the doctoral programme, students
- can conduct scientific research independently
- have profound understanding of their field of study and know the current debates and discussions in this field
-evaluate, develop and continuously renew their competence and their field of study
-execute research and development by applying existing information and methods from the field and produce new information and methods to this field
- have a wide grasp of the approaches in their field of study and are able to apply and modify the theories and research methods of a specific discipline
- can discuss the social effectiveness of their field and the significance of their own research
- know their own field to such an extent that, based on ethical values, they can understand, follow and advance research and scientific development in it, as well as act as specialists in a variety of different and changing environments
- have command of good scientific practice, know philosophy of science and can apply both to research
- know the practices for sourcing information and data management for research purposes and promote the development of digital environments in the field
- can think and reason independently, critically, constructively and share research results both orally and in writing
- understand the demands of professional research and know how to act as an active member in the international scientific community
The aim of the Doctoral Programme in Philosophy is to thoroughly familiarize students thoroughly with Philosophy, in particular with the subject of their independent dissertation, which also gives them experience in conducting research in their field. At Tampere University, the current fields of expertise are the research of human reason (including knowledge, science, mind and language), social and political philosophy, metaphysics (including social ontology), research ethics as well as history of philosophy from early modern and modern philosophy till twentieth century traditions.
At the moment, dissertations are done in various fields of philosophy such as philosophy of language, logic and artificial intelligence, metaphysics, social ontology, political and social philosophy and the history of early modern and modern philosophy.
Creating national and international networks and making use of them in research practices is an important part of the postdoctoral education in philosophy. The doctoral programme in Philosophy – which has close national and international connections – ensures that its graduates are equipped with sufficient general working life skills and that they can work in co-operation with other disciplines as well as are capable of conducting high-quality research in philosophy and providing instruction on the basis of their research. Graduates from this programme are employed in research, teaching, public relations and the publishing sector, and as experts required to conceive broad contexts (e.g. as specialists in science administration).- Humanities