CMT`s Doctoral Programme

CMT´s doctoral programme is unique in Finland, because it not only offers first-rate instruction in different disciplines, but the disciplines offered also meet and intersect, creating interdisciplinary dialogue. One of the key objectives of the programme is to combine theoretical ambitions and practical research in new and innovative ways.

A student´s postgraduate studies at CMT consist of a research seminar, theoretical and methological courses, courses promoting internationalisation and networking, courses improving knowledge of the student´s own discipline and research area, and the student´s doctoral dissertation or final project in the arts.

The student and his/her supervisros must decide on the courses to be taken, along with when and how the student will take them.  In addition to CMT´s courses, students may take courses offered by the University´s Doctoral School.  They may also take courses offered by VITRO, a national doctoral programme in communication studies coordinated by CMT. COMET (Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication) will also provide some courses that improve students´s practical researcher skills.

Postgraduate students are admitted to the doctoral programme for five years. If the right to study expires, students may apply for an extension of one year at a time. The expected duration of studies will be agreed on a case-by-case basis, especially in case of part-time doctoral students. Postgraduate students are granted the right to study for the doctoral degree. If they wish, postgraduate students may take the licentiate degree before the doctoral degree.

All postgraduate students are automatically subscribed to CMT´s e-mail list for postgraduate students (jatko-opiskelijat.cmt@uta.fi), which is used to pass on important information about postgraduate studies.

General Regulations on Postgraduate Studies