Doctoral degrees

In the LUMETO doctoral programme, a doctoral dissertation can consist of a sufficient number, as determined by the university, of scientific publications or manuscripts accepted/intended for publication that discuss the same research problem and a summary prepared of them (an article-based dissertation). The specific requirements for an article-based dissertation in the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology can be found on the LUMETO website.

In LUMETO, also a scientific study that is based on independent research and is deemed to increase knowledge in the field in question (a monograph) can be approved as a doctoral dissertation.

The scope of postgraduate studies in the LUMETO doctoral programme is 30 ECTS, and the structure is as follows:

• 5-10 ECTS Transferable skills studies, including compulsory Research Ethics (1 ECTS) or a corresponding course, as well as a compulsory course in scientific writing.
• 20–25 ECTS Studies in the discipline and the field of research, including a compulsory research seminar (1–4 ECTS).

More details about the study requirements can be found on the LUMETO website

In the KASVA doctoral progremme an eligible doctoral dissertation may be a monograph or a collection of research articles. A collection of research articles refers to an entity consisting of a sufficient number of scientific publications or manuscripts, which examine the same set of problems, and an independently compiled summary based on them.

The specific requirements for a dissertation including a collection of research articles in the Philosophical Faculty can be found on the KASVA website.

The scope of postgraduate studies in the KASVA doctoral programme is 50 ECTS, and the structure is as follows:

• 10 ECTS Transferable skills studies, containing the philosophy of science and ethics, scientific writing skills, and academic and other working life skills
• 40 ECTS Studies in the discipline and field of research, containing research methods, research seminars, and other discipline-specific postgraduate studies.

More details about the study requirements can be found on the KASVA website.