All doctoral programmes at Åbo Akademi University have a basic structure comprising a total of 240 credits.
| Degree | Studies | Dissertation/Thesis |
| Doctoral degree | 40 credits | 200 credits |
| Licentiate degree
and Doctoral degree, same field |
40 credits
0 credits |
80 credits
120 credits |
The requirements for prior knowledge when applying and study content (40 credits) vary by programme. Read more about the programmes you are interested in:
Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology
- Doctoral Programme in Arts Subjects (languages, culture, gender studies)
- Doctoral Programme in Historical Sciences
- Doctoral Programme in Psychology and Speech and Language Pathology
- Doctoral Programme in Theology
Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies
- Doctoral Programme in Education
- Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law
- Doctoral Programme in Business Administration
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences
- Doctoral Programme in Law
Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Doctoral Programme in Biosciences
- Doctoral Programme in Chemical and Process Engineering
- Doctoral Programme in Information Technology
- Doctoral Programme in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Geology
- Doctoral Programme in Drug Research
There are several doctoral networks connected to the doctoral programmes.