Doctor's Degree Programme in Social Sciences of Sport and Sport Pedagogy

Degree title:
Doctor of Sport Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy
Degree program type:
Doctor's Degree
Credits:
0 cr
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Coordinating organisation:
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Description

Doctoral Programme in Physical Education and Social Sciences of Sport
- Doctoral degree in Sport and Health Sciences (LitT)
- If the student’s earlier degree is in some other field than Sport or Health Sciences, the student will complete a Doctor of Philosophy degree (filosofian tohtori), Ph.D. (Sport and Health Sciences).

The specialisations in the Doctoral Degree Programme in Sport Pedagogy and Social Sciences of Sport are:
- Sport Pedagogy
- Sport Pedagogy (Adapted Physical Activity)
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Social Sciences of Sport


The doctoral degree consists of the dissertation and 45-60 ECTS credits of doctoral studies. Discipline specific studies constitute at least half of the required studies.Transferable skills studies constitute at the most half of required studies.In doctoral programmes, the curricula include compulsory studies in research ethics (at least one ECTS credit) as well as studies in open science (at least one ECTS credit) and communication studies with the scope of at least two ECTS credits.

Learning outcomes

the graduates
- have in-depth comprehension of their field of research and its social significance
- are able to demonstrate the ability to design and conduct original research independently
- have effective and competent written and oral communication skills in their area of expertise and field of research
- follow ethical guidelines of conducting research.

Structure

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