Doctoral Programme in Administrative Sciences, Business Studies and Politics (4 yrs)

About this programme

In the Doctoral Programme in Administrative Sciences, Business Studies ja Politics, students can complete the doctoral degrees of Doctor of Administrative Sciences, Doctor of Science (Econ./Business Adm.), or Doctor of Social Sciences. In this joint doctoral programme, students will carry out doctoral-level research in their chosen field and on the main research themes of the Faculty of Management and Business. The main themes include management in all its forms; the interface between the public and private sectors; democracy and power; responsibility and sustainable development; value creation and innovation; performance, measurement and evaluation; and urban and regional development. The aim is to explore and understand complex contemporary phenomena which are firmly connected with the contexts of business and economics, administrative science, as well as political science. Students graduating with a doctoral degree at the Faculty of Management and Business go on to demanding expert and managerial positions in businesses, as well as positions in finance, administration and governance within both private and public sectors.