PhD in Digital Social Science

Institution providing the doctoral degree

Charles University – University of Prague
Faculty of Arts

joint study programme with the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University

Location

Prague, Czech Republic

Name of PHD

PhD in Digital Social Science

Research Clusters

Graduates from the programme are trained to be capable of dealing with a wide range of issues that are a result of digitalisation of various areas of society. The cornerstone of the structure of graduates’ competences is their training in computational methods required to study digital social phenomena. Broadly conceived, these methods include data mining and machine learning, but also methods from security studies, media studies, economics, law anthropology that enable the graduates to analyze a wide spectrum of phenomena that contribute to rapid transformation of society driven by digitalisation. Graduates are expected to find employment at public institutions that handle the data dimensions of digitalisation, private companies offering services and products for the digital market, universities and other scholarly institutions that study the digital transition.

Duration

4 years

Public / Private institution

Public institution

Financial terms of the PHD position

Information regarding the funding resources may be available on the website. PhD students are required to pay an annual tax.

Final output

The doctoral degree is awarded following the successful completion of the final examination, which involves an oral defense of the candidate’s dissertation.

How to apply

All the information regarding the application process (dates, vacancies, necessary documents and form of submission of the application) can be consulted on the website: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php?do=detail_obor&id_obor=33987

Entry requirements

Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master’s study programme.

Contact / Web page

Additional information

The language of instruction is English.