Programme content
The selected PhD candidates will attend one academic year (August – May) at the Health Sciences Campus (Kauppi Campus) to complete the required full-time coursework (40 ECTS).
The required coursework includes doctoral level courses in epidemiology, biostatistics and other health sciences. There are also courses and seminars on research proposal development, study design, implementation and analysis, comminication and reporting. For more information see the Curricula guide. The courses may be selected to meet the students individual learning and professional goals.
Field research (in Finland or abroad) is generally conducted after the coursework. Completion of a doctoral degree usually requires about 3-4 years of full-time research work after completion of coursework. The doctoral dissertation requires a minimum of 3 original scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals.
After completion of coursework and successful public defense of dissertation, the candidate will receive a doctoral degree (PhD) in epidemiology or a related public health field.
