Doctoral Program in Sociology

The Department of Sociology, in collaboration with sociologists at the Swiss Federal Department of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), offers an attractive, internationally competitive, interuniversity doctoral program in sociology.

The doctoral program in sociology currently receives financial support from swissuniversities and is embedded in the Graduate School of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The doctoral program in sociology gives PhD candidates broad freedom in choosing dissertation topics and courses. In addition to writing a doctoral thesis, PhD candidates are required to complete 12 ECTS credits of course work from curricular modules.

A choice of modules is offered in the following subject areas to choose from:

Module	Brief description
Methods	We expect PhD candidates to possess seasoned knowledge of research methods. Beyond that, the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich both regularly offer courses that provide further training in specific and advanced research methods. PhD Methodological Training in the Social Sciences
Scientific Writing	Acquisition of basic academic writing skills and learning to design research for scholarly publication.
Publishing	What does it take to get published in high-ranking international journals? How does one handle peer reviews? Workshops with editors and experienced guest instructors.
Research Colloquium	Discussions with invited scholars about their latest research findings. Current Sociological Research PhD
Thesis Workshop	Two-day seminar with professors from the Department of Sociology and ETH Zurich: presentation of papers and discussions with junior researchers.
Writing (Project) Proposals	Learning to write scientific research project proposals for the Swiss National Science Foundation or the European Research Council, for example, and learning how to raise external funding.
Didactics	UZH Continuing Education in University Teaching and Learning

Standard Curriculum PhD Sociology (PDF, 78 KB)

Weiterführende Informationen

Doctoral program in Sociology - a collaboration with sociologists at ETH Zurich.

The Graduate School, which serves as the organizational framework for doctoral studies at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, hosts detailed information about the doctoral program.