From 1 January 2025 all doctoral programmes at Åbo Akademi University have a basic structure comprising a total of 40 credits. The old structure consisting of 240 credits will end on 31 December 2024.
| Degree | Studies | Dissertation/Thesis |
| Doctoral degree | 40 credits | X |
| Licentiate degree
and Doctoral degree, same field |
40 credits
0 credits |
X
X |
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, historical sciences, gender studies; starting 1.1.2025)
- Doctoral Programme in Historical Sciences (ending 31.12.2024)
- 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 Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law (starting 1.1.2025)
- Doctoral Programme in Business Administration (ending 31.12.2024)
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences (ending 31.12.2024)
- Doctoral Programme in Law (ending 31.12.2024)
Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Doctoral Programme in Biosciences (ending 31.1.2.2024)
- Doctoral Programme in Biosciences and Drug Research (starting 1.1.2025)
- Doctoral Programme in Chemical and Process Engineering
- Doctoral Programme in Drug Research (ending 31.12.2024)
- Doctoral Programme in Information Technology (ending 31.12.2024)
- Doctoral Programme in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Geology (ending 31.12.2024)
- Doctoral Programme in Science and Information Technology (starting 1.1.2025)