Studies Required for Postgraduate Degrees

The studies required for the postgraduate degrees at the School of Communication, Media and Theatre consist of the following five parts:

1) CMTJ1 Research seminar (10 ECTS)
2) CMTJ2 Theoretical and methodological studies (10 ECTS)
3) CMTJ3 Studies promoting internationalisation and networking (10 ECTS)
4) CMTJ4 Studies promoting knowledge of the student's own discipline and research area (30 ECTS)
5) CMTJ5 Doctoral dissertation (180 ECTS)

Items 1–4 above can be pursued in many ways. Postgraduate students can choose among the courses and seminars organised by the University's Doctoral School or the School's doctoral programme. In addition, they can take courses in other doctoral programmes or at other Finnish or foreign universities.

Each postgraduate student and his or her main supervisor must draw up a written study and supervision plan setting out the contents of the student's postgraduate studies. The plan will be updated annually. Postgraduate studies should be diverse, and they should promote the research process and develop the student's research and working life skills. For this reason, postgraduate studies are always individually tailored. Postgraduate students who pursue a postgraduate degree in Art will follow this outline when applicable.

Postgraduate studies may be arranged in cooperation with a university outside Finland. In these cases, the University of Tampere and the other university will draw up a joint degree agreement (a so-called cotutelle de thése agreement). The University's rules, regulations and agreements must be followed even when pursuing a joint degree. For more information about drawing up a joint degree agreement, please contact the School's Chief Administrator (heikki.eilo@uta.fi). A joint degree agreement can be drawn up only after the student has been admitted to the School of Communication, Media and Theatre as a postgraduate student.