Taking Doctoral studies

Study Guides

Faculty of Information Sciences Study Guide for postgraduate (Doctoral) studies 2010-2010  gives the requirements and guidelines for both applicants for postgraduate studies and students taking postgraduate studies. Please notice the following changes made in 2010 and 2008:

• From 1 August 2010 the number of paper copies of the Doctoral dissertation, submitted to the Faculty ten days before the public defence, is 10 copies (instead of 20)
• All postgraduate students are to take their studies according to the latest Study Guide; all enrolled students have been transferred in 2008 to the new study system where studies are calculated in ECTS credits (opintopiste)
• A dissertation grading committee, appointed by the Head of Department for each dissertation, proposes a grade for the dissertation
• The scale now used in grading licentiate theses and doctoral dissertations is: 'Fail', 'Approved' and 'Approved with disctintion'. The grade 'Approved with disctintion' is to be awarded only to those theses and dissertations which are among the best 10 %.

The old Study Guide: Study Guide for postgraduate (doctoral) studies 2008-2010 (pdf)

Faculty practical information

Faculty forms:

• detailed study plan (rtf; to be submitted within one year of obtaining the postgraduate study right) 
• form (pdf) to be filled when submitting a postgraduate thesis/dissertation for examination

UTA practical information

UTA web page giving information on Doctoral studies. The UTA gowns that can be used while defending the Doctoral dissertation are on show here.  

UTA also has joint Doctoral course units including academic writing etc. in English.

JOO studies in other Finnish universities are available also for postgraduate students.  Please notice that Doctoral students are required to include a statement from their supervisor on the suitability of the JOO courses.

For UTA regulations and study related legislation in Finland please see the UTA page. 

Procedure at the public examination of a Doctoral dissertation at UTA.

The Tamy Student Union membership is optional for UTA postgraduate students. Student Union membership does not entitle the postgraduate students to the same membership benefits as Bachelor and Master students enjoy. For more information see the Tamy postgraduate info page. Please notice that from August 2009 Doctoral students are no longer able to use YTHS health services.

Ethics in research

With regard to ethics in research and the prevention of fraud, the University of Tampere has adopted the procedures proposed by the National Advisory Board on Research Ethics. The recommendations can be found at the National Advisory Board on Research Ethics website.

Publishing information

The University Library guides: Guide on submitting the Licentiate's thesis, Publishing a Doctoral Dissertation, and Information on publishing in the University's Acta Series.

Graduation

Please see the Graduation page for information on submitting the Doctoral diploma application.

Doctoral dissertations

For new Doctoral dissertations in the Faculty, please see More news section on the left. 

Database of UTA Doctoral dissertations 1999- (University Library page)