phd in sociology in france

Graduate program in Social Sciences

Program objectives.

The Graduate program in Social Sciences offers a multidisciplinary course of higher studies and research from Master's degree to PhD, at the crossroads of social sciences. Located alongside the Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Social Sciences (IRISSO) laboratories, and the Maurice Halbwachs center, operating in close synergy with the EHESS, in particular the laboratories of the Sorbonne’s European center for sociology and political science (CESSP) and the Center for the study of social movements (CEMS), the Graduate program includes three Master's degrees that place the student at the heart of research. It offers engaging courses that strengthen cross-disciplinary skills and enrich the students’ experiences.

Program objectives:

• Administer multidisciplinary classes in sociology, political science, social history, anthropology, economic sociology and urban planning.
• Create an international dimension in Social Science
• Teach students about evolving knowledge through research and research training seminars
• Offer international experience via exchange agreements and numerous opportunities to learn in English

Partner organizations of the Graduate program: Université Paris Dauphine-PSL , ENS-PSL and Mines Paris-PSL

With collaboration from the EHESS

By integrating this Graduate Program, you also join PSL University . Ranked among the top 50 universities in the world (THE, QS), PSL offers excellent graduate programs at the Master's and Doctoral levels, drawing on the scientific strengths of all its component institutions.

Organization of the Graduate Program in Social Sciences

Support System for the Graduate Program

From the 1st year of the master’s degree to their integration into the world of work, several measures are put in place to help and supervise students, and PhD students after they have completed their thesis:

• Writing residency (only for PhD students)
• Financing of fields, especially remote ones (For PhD students, and 1st and 2nd year master’s degree students)
• Financing of translations and editing of texts in English
• Financing of participation to international colloquiums (PhD students, 1st and 2nd year master’s degree students)
• Financing of training courses abroad (PhD students, 1st and 2nd year master's degree students): Summer Schools/ Semester abroad

Research laboratories associated with the Graduate Programme

• Centre Maurice Halbwachs
• Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation (CSI)
• Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique de la Sorbonne (CESSP)
• Centre d’Etudes des Mouvements Sociaux (CEMS)

Master’s thesis award

To recognize the investment in research by students in the 2nd year of the Master's degree, PSL’s Social sciences Graduate program is introducing an excellence award. Awarded after deliberation by the Graduate program’s extended committee, this award recognizes the ability of students in the 2nd year of the Master's degree to produce a high-quality thesis, with a broad research perspective.

Cyprien Rousset

Quantifying in Social Science - Master's Year 2

This thesis focuses on the practice of cumulating elective mandates in the French political field and the effects of the law that came into force in 2017 prohibiting parliamentarians from cumulating local executive functions, such as those of mayor or president of a regional or departmental council.

Passed in 2014, this law is placed in a double historical dynamic of denunciation of “cumulards” and restriction, by successive laws, of a practice that is nevertheless central in the political field.

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Interdisciplinary Practice in Social Sciences - Master's Year 2

By crossing sociology of post-colonial migrations and political science of crises, the thesis proposes to focus on the period of "fluid time" that constitutes the transition from colonial Algeria at war to independent Algeria. The cooperation policy, legislated from the Evian ceasefire agreements and renegotiated over the course of the decade, provides in particular for the provision by France of teaching staff. At a time when the war period was closing legally and when the majority of French people were leaving Algeria, some French people decided to migrate there temporarily, to stay there, or to return there. How to account, with the help of the social sciences, for this instructive French presence which appears to the contemporary observer as improbable?

Institutions, Economics and Society (Research in Socioeconomics) - Master's Year 2

Our research is an attempt to reconstruct a specific production chain in insurance, that of the pricing of "automotive" coverage, with the aim of understanding the articulation of the different spaces involved in the process.

Organized horizontally (i.e. the junction points in the process concern only two components at a time), these spaces are occupied by individuals who are sometimes clearly located (e.g. the general insurance agent) sometimes difficult to locate spatially (e.g. “online” claims handlers, actuaries in “offices”).

Marc-Antoine Faure

The maritime sector today transports 80% of world trade by volume. In addition, two-thirds of the world's population lives on the coasts. Based on this observation, studying the structure of the maritime network and its interactions with local economies raises many questions of regional and geographical economics.

This dissertation uses the tools of statistical graph analysis (topology, random graphs, stochastic block models, etc.) and panel econometrics with the aim of exploring container shipping between 1977 and 2016 in Europe.

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Jeanne Fillonneau

Corporate Policy and Social Responsibility - Master's Year 2

Following the health crisis and the generalization of telework in the tertiary sector, companies see an opportunity to reduce their property costs by transforming the spatial and managerial organization of offices.

They do this through the implementation of the flex-office which consists of the elimination of appointed positions, to allocate fewer offices than employees in order to optimize the occupation of space by a system of rotation between the different places. possibilities of work, namely mainly home and business.

Mathilde Huot

Public Policy and Opinion - Master's Year 2

My thesis proposes to update and question the founding works of Erving Goffman and Howard Becker in the field of interactionist sociology of deviance by applying them to a specific field of inquiry, that of virtual French communities of fans of ageplay.

Ageplay is an erotic role-playing game that generally puts in a consensual relationship an adult who "regresses", that is to say who performs physically, mentally and / or emotionally at a younger age than his, with another adult who takes care of this person named "little" as a child, it is called "caregiver". 

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Céline bessière.

University Professor

Academic Director of the Graduate Programme

Jérôme Deauvieau

Sheona fernando.

Graduate Programme Coordinator

Enlarged Council

Masters representatives

Anne Jourdain

Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, Director of the Master’s degree in Public Policy-PPO

Eric Agrikoliansky

Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, Director of the Master’s degree in Public Policy

Sylvain Laurens

Director of studies at EHESS, Director of the Master’s degree in Economic and Social Sciences

Johanna Siméant-Germanos

ENS-PSL, Director of DSS, Director of the Master’s degree in Social Science, course « PDI »

Florence Maillochon

CNRS, Director of the Master’s degree in Social Science / course « Quantifier en sciences sociales »

Representatives of the Doctoral Schools

Thierry Kirat

CNRS, Doctoral School Université Paris Dauphine-PSL

Benoit de l’Estoile

CNRS ENS-PSL, Director of the FD Social Sciences

Laboratory representatives

Dominique Méda

Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, director of the IRISSO

Serge Paugam

EHESS, director of CMH

Fabian Muniesa

CSI, Mines Paris-PSL

Eve Chiapello

EHESS, CEMS

François Denord

CNRS, director of CESSP

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100 Best universities for Sociology in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 4.69M citations received by 219K academic papers made by 123 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Sociology

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

3. University of Montpellier

4. University of Aix-Marseilles

5. Paris Institute of Political Studies

6. University of Bordeaux

7. Paris-Sud University

8. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

9. Grenoble Alpes University

10. University of Lille

11. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

12. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

13. Paris Descartes University

14. University of Strasbourg

15. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

16. Paris Dauphine University

17. University of Lorraine

18. EHESP School of Public Health

19. University of Burgundy

20. Paris Diderot University

21. Normal Superior School of Lyon

22. University of Picardie Jules Verne

23. University of Paris 8

24. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

25. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

26. University of Nantes

27. University of Rouen Normandie

28. Polytechnic School

29. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

30. Francois Rabelais University

31. Normal Superior School

32. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

33. University of Poitiers

34. University of Caen Normandy

35. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

36. TELECOM ParisTech

37. Montpellier SupAgro

38. University of Angers

39. EMLYON Business School

40. University of Clermont Auvergne

41. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

43. ESSEC Business School Paris

44. University of Franche-Comte

45. University of Western Brittany

46. University of Orleans

47. HEC School of Management

48. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

49. Catholic University of Lyon

50. University of Limoges

51. Eurecom

52. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

53. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

54. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

55. University of Rennes 2

56. Jean Monnet University

57. National School of Bridges and Roads

58. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

59. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

60. Grenoble Institute of Technology

61. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

62. Kedge Business School

63. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

64. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

65. Agrocampus Ouest

66. University of Toulon

67. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

68. EDHEC Business School

69. University of Technology of Compiegne

70. Toulouse Business School

71. Lille Catholic University

72. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

73. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

74. Audencia Nantes School of Management

75. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

76. Artois University

77. National Advanced School of Engineering

78. CentraleSupelec

79. SKEMA Business School

80. University of the French West Indies

81. University of La Rochelle

82. University of Nimes

83. University of Technology of Troyes

84. University of Southern Brittany

85. ESCP Europe

86. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

87. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

88. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

89. University of Le Havre

90. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

91. National Veterinary School of Alfort

92. Central School of Lyon

93. American University of Paris

94. Upper Alsace University

95. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

96. University of French Guiana

97. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

98. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

99. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

100. Angers Graduate School of Business

The best cities to study Sociology in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris , Villeurbanne , Montpellier , and Marseille .

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PhD student

You have the opportunity to come to Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University as an international PhD student, either in the framework of a joint PhD, a doctoral research stay, or as a freemover.

You want to embark on a joint PhD programme between Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and a foreign institution? You will find below information on how a joint PhD is organised, how to apply and funding opportunities.

Supervision The PhD student conducts his/her research under the responsibility of two thesis supervisors: one at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and the other one in a foreign institution. The two supervisors are fully and jointly committed to exercise their functions as tutors. Location The doctoral student stays alternately at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and in the partner university. The length of stay in each institution depends on the scientific requirements and the conditions for preparing the thesis, but it should not be less than one semester. Duration The usual duration of a joint PhD is three years, although a derogation of one year may be granted by the head of the institution on the basis of a legitimate request from the student, after consultation with the thesis supervisor and the doctoral school. Enrolment fees The PhD student is enrolled both at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at the partner university, but is exempt from the payment of tuition fees at one of these two institutions. PhD viva The joint PhD leads to a single defence recognised by both parties. At the end of this defence, the doctoral student receives both the doctoral degree from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and the one from the partner institution. Language The language in which the thesis is written and defended is defined by the agreement concluded between the two institutions. When this language is not French, the thesis is completed by an abstract in French.

After applying for a joint PhD at both Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a foreign university, you must establish a joint PhD agreement between these two institutions. What to include in the joint PhD agreement Although Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University provides a joint PhD agreement template (Word - 67 KB) , it is not strictly mandatory as your contract is the result of an agreement between the two partner institutions. If you wish to prepare a joint PhD between Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and an Italian university, you must use the agreement template of the Université Franco-Italienne (UFI) (Word - 50 KB - French/Italian) . If you wish to prepare a joint PhD between Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Swiss or Quebec university, you must ask the latter to draw up your agreement according to the template already established with French universities.

The agreement can be bilingual (each article being successively written in both languages) or in two versions (one in French and another one in a foreign language). Signature of the joint PhD agreement The joint PhD agreement must be signed in three copies by yourself and by three people from each of the partner institutions (the thesis supervisor, the director of the doctoral school and the president of the university). At Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, the agreement must be submitted to the thesis department of your discipline in order to be forwarded to the research department and then to the president of the university for signature.

There is no deadline for signing the joint PhD agreement, but it is normally signed during the first year of enrolment in a PhD programme. This stage usually takes a very long time, given the number of signatories and the distance between them.

Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme (PhD level)

• Be accepted as part of a joint PhD at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University in one of the following academic fields: Economics, Management, Law, Political science, Sciences (Mathematics, Communication sciences, Environmental science),
• Be a foreign citizen (priority is given to citizens from developing and industrialised countries),
• Be less than 35 years old
• Amount and duration : €1400 per month (+ round-trip ticket) / 10 months maximum
• Application procedure : get in touch with your doctoral school
• More information :  campusfrance.org/en/eiffel-scholarship-implementation

Other grants In order to find out about other funding opportunities, we encourage you to check calls for applications on the websites of French embassies abroad, the  Instituts français  and the  Alliances françaises . You can also check the  grant search engine  available on the Campus France website.

PhD research stay

Find out the procedure to follow if you are a PhD student at a foreign university and wish to undertake a research stay at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

You must first submit your research project to one of the professors at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University with an HDR (accreditation to supervise research). The list of these professors is available from the websites of the university's doctoral schools (ED):

• Archaeology (ED 112)
• Art history (ED 441)
• Economics (ED 465)
• Fine arts (ED 279)
• Geography (ED 434)
• History (ED 113)
• Law (ED 565)
• Management (ED 559)
• Philosophy (ED 280)
• Political science (ED119)  

If a professor agrees to supervise your research stay at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, he or she will issue you with a letter of invitation.

If your home institution and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University have signed a student exchange agreement in your academic field and at your level of studies, you can take part in study mobility.  Once you have been preselected by your home university, you will receive a link from the International Relations Department of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne to access the application form, which you will have to fill in and submit before 30 th May (if you wish to arrive in September for the first semester or the entire academic year) or before 30 th October (if you wish to arrive in January for the second semester). Before your departure, you must sign a learning agreement that lists the classes that you will take at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (among those open to exchange students) and/or activities (offered by doctoral schools) in which you wish to take part during your mobility at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

You must then fill in the online application form with the following documents:

• Learning agreement in  French (Word - 892 KB)  or in  English (Word - 891 KB)  completed and signed by yourself and by the academic teacher or research director of your home institution. Your learning agreement will be signed by your academic advisor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne once you arrive in France. 
• Letter of invitation from the professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University who agrees to supervise your research stay.
• Language certificate of minimum level B2 ( DELF / DALF , TCF or a letter written by a French teacher from your home university). If you choose classes taught in English, you must also provide a letter written by an English teacher from your home university or an equivalent language certificate of English ( IELTS , TOEFL , etc.).
• Copy of transcript of grades obtained in higher education, with a translation in French (see  grade conversion table (PDF - 315 KB - French) ).
• Copy of the passport or identity card .
• If you are an exchange student outside the Erasmus+ programme, you will also need to provide a CV , a cover letter and a letter of recommendation .

Once your application is accepted by Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, you will receive your admission certificate by the end of June, and you will be able to enrol as an exchange student to be exempt from the payment of tuition fees at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. During your stay in France, you will remain enrolled in your home institution and continue to pay tuition fees there. You also have the possibility to carry out an internship at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. For more information on the procedure, please consult your home institution and the relevant doctoral school in Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

If your home university participates in the Erasmus+ programme, you can set up an Erasmus+ agreement for traineeship which could enable you to obtain an Erasmus+ "traineeship" grant from your home university.

Otherwise, you must draw up a hosting (or internship) agreement setting out your working conditions at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in particular the duration of your stay and the terms and conditions for your research supervision. This agreement must be signed by your host laboratory at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, your home university and yourself. For more information, get in touch with your doctoral school.

If your application is accepted, you will have to enrol at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne as an unregistered student. This will allow you to obtain your student card and access to the university libraries.

You come from a partner institution

• You are a PhD student at Columbia University (New York): check out the  Alliance program grants
• If you are coming under an Erasmus+ student exchange agreement, you can apply for an Erasmus+ "study" grant or an Erasmus+ "traineeship" grant. In both cases, we encourage you to contact your home institution to find out how the grants are awarded.

You do not come from a partner institution If your home university participates in the Erasmus+ programme, you can establish an internship agreement and obtain an Erasmus+ "traineeship" grant from it.

Other grants

We encourage you to check calls for applications on the websites of French embassies abroad, the  Instituts français  and the  Alliances françaises . You can also check the  grant search engine  available on the Campus France website.

Full degree application

Find below the steps to follow to apply to Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University as a full degree international doctoral student. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne will apply the same tuition fee rates for the academic year 2024/2025 to French and foreign students regardless of whether they come from a European Union member state (voted by the Board of Governors on 26th October 2023).

You need to check that the thesis topic you plan to cover has not already been defended or is not in preparation, using the two following websites:

• www.sudoc.abes.fr
• www.theses.fr

Submit your research project to one of the professors at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University with an  HDR  (accreditation to supervise research). The list of these professors is available from the websites of the university's doctoral schools (ED):

Once a professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University who is authorised to supervise research has given his/her agreement to supervise your thesis, send your application to the doctoral school to which he/she belongs. This file must be sent between mid-June and the end of October, and must include the following documents:

• Form completed online at  ecandidat.univ-paris1.fr , duly dated and signed
• Copy of your master's degree or equivalent (the  ENIC-NARIC France can provide a statement of comparability between your degree and the French master's degree)
• Thesis project in two versions: long version (2 to 3 pages) and abstract (300 words maximum)
• Written agreement of the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne professor who has agreed to supervise your thesis (this professor must be accredited to supervise research).

Your application will be reviewed in early November by the thesis commission of the doctoral school you have applied to. If you are accepted, you will have to sign the thesis charter upon your first enrolment.

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Doctoral Studies

With its 21 doctoral schools, Université Paris Cité offers many doctoral students the opportunity to train through research in all major disciplinary fields. At the national level, once fully operational, Université Paris Cité will offfer 5% of all PhD degrees in France.

Université Paris Cité is committed to a doctoral policy aimed at research training and training by research. It trains future researchers and teacher-researchers as well as future high-level executives.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Ile-de-France – ED 127 Director : Mr. Thierry FOUCHET Contact : Mrs. Jacqueline PLANCY

Environmental Sciences Ile-de-France – ED 129 Director : Mrs Pascale BOURUET-AUBERTOT Contact : Mrs Laurence AMSILI-TOUCHON

Doctoral School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics of Paris (EDITE) – ED 130 Director : Mr. Carlos AGON Contact : Mrs Rose NAHAN

Language, Litterature and Imagery : civilisations and humanities – ED 131 Director : Mr. Mathieu DUPLAY Co-director : Mrs Emmanuelle ANDRE Contact : Mrs Robin CHEVALIER

Cognition, Brain, Behaviour (ED3C) – ED 158 Director : Mr Alain TREMBLEAU Deputy director UPCité   :Mrs Thérèse COLLINS Contact : Mrs Hélène JOUANNE

Cognition, Behaviour, Human behaviour (3CH) – ED 261 Director : Mrs Karine DORE-MAZARS Contact : Mrs Lucie ALEX

Legal, political sciences, economics and management – ED 262 Director  : Mrs Anémone CARTIER-BRESSON Contact : Mrs Josie YEYE

Mathematical science Paris Centre – ED 386 Director : M. Elisha FALBEL Co-director  : M. Pierre-Henri CHAUDOUARD Contact : Mrs Amina HARITI

Physical Chemistry and Analytical chemistry – ED 388 Director : Mrs Alexa COURTY Contact : Mrs Konnavadee SOOBRAYEN

Pierre Louis Doctoral School of Public Health in Paris : Epidemiology and Biomedical Information Sciences – ED 393 Director  : Mr. Pierre-Yves BOËLLE Contact : Mrs Koltoum BEN SAID

Research in Psychoanalysis – ED 450 Director : Mrs Mi-Kyung YI Co-director : Mr Thamy AYOUCH Contact : Mr Ali BRADOR

Frontiers of Innovation in Research and Education (FIRE) – ED 474 Director : Mrs Muriel MAMBRINI-DOUDET  Co-directeur David TARESTE Contact : Mrs Elodie KASLIKOWSKI

Earth and Environmental Sciences and Physics of the Universe – ED 560 Director : Mr. Fabien CASSE Contacts : Mrs Alissa MARTEAU

Hematology, Oncogenesis, and Biotherapies – ED 561 Director  : Mr. Raphaël ITZYKSON Contacts : Mr Maxime DA CUNHA / Mrs Aurélie BULTELLE

Bio Sorbonne Paris Cité – ED 562 Director : Mrs Caroline LE VAN KIM – Co-Director : Mrs Chantal DESDOUETS Contacts : Mr Louis DUVAL-KISTER

Drug Toxicology, Chemistry and Imaging (MTCI) – ED 563 Director  : Mrs Marie-Christine LALLEMAND Contact : Mrs Elisabeth HOMBRADOS

Physics in Ile de France – ED 564 Director  : Mr Frédéric CHEVY Co-director : Mr Philippe LAFARGE Contact : Mrs Monia MESTAR

Sports, Motricity and Humain mobility sciences (SSMMH) – ED 566 Director  : Mrs Isabelle SIEGLER Co-director : Mr. Bernard ANDRIEU Contact : Mrs Marie-Pierre RICHOUX

Language Sciences – ED 622 Director : Mrs Caterina DONATI Contact : Mrs Chafia AIT-HELAL

Knowledge, Science, Education – ED 623 Co-Director : Mr. Fabrice VANDEBROUCK Co-Director : Mrs Anne BARRERE Contact : Mrs Agathe TRAN

Social Sciences – ED 624

Department 1 Director : Mrs Véronique PETIT Contact : Mr. Jérôme BROCHERIOU

Department 2

Director : Mr Antoine REBERIOUX Contact : Mrs Sarah RAHMANI

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Below are all of the answers to your questions about doing a Doctorate in France: duration, content, admission requirements, how it works, legal and administrative framework, etc.

Doing a Doctorate in France

How long does a Doctorate take?

In France, it takes three to six years to complete a Doctorate, depending on the field, although there is no legal time limit. In the natural and technological sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, etc.), it usually takes three years and can be extended for a fourth year. In the social sciences and humanities (law, management, sociology, history, etc.), it usually takes four to five years.

During the first three years, re-enrolment is virtually automatic at the start of each academic year. After that, each year you will have to submit a file to reassure your doctoral school that you can complete your thesis within the time frame in order for your re-enrolment to be approved.

What is a doctoral school?

Doctoral schools are attached to a university or Grande Ecole , and are dedicated to supervising and teaching doctoral students. The work is conducted in conjunction with a research laboratory and under the authority of a thesis supervisor. They also supervise the enrolment and re-enrolment of doctoral students in their host institute.

What is a doctoral college?

A doctoral college includes all of the doctoral schools at a single university. It lays out the general policy for the organisation of the Doctorate within each institution.

Does a Doctorate give you ECTS credits?

With a few exceptions, French universities do not award ECTS for a Doctorate. The Doctorate is not generally considered training in and of itself but rather a research apprenticeship.

What degree will I be awarded at the end of a joint Doctorate?

At the end of a joint Doctorate, you receive two degrees : one from each institute you were enrolled in. Each degree nonetheless states that your Doctorate was completed in both establishments. It is possible, but rare, to receive a joint degree , bearing the names and logo of each institute.

Gaining admission to a Doctorate

What degree is required for admission to a Doctorate in France?

To be accepted for a Doctorate, you must hold a Master's degree or equivalent (national degree conferring the level of master). You can also demonstrate research experience or a five-year Bachelor's to the doctoral school in which you wish to enrol in order to have certain requirements waived and be authorised to enrol.

How to find a research laboratory

To find a research laboratory in your field, check our directory of doctoral schools . Use key words or field to narrow your search and select a doctoral school. The "Laboratories" tab then lets you scroll through the list of research laboratories associated with the selected school.

When do I have to apply?

Doctorate offers are generally published in January, and state an application deadline between April and May for the start of the academic year in September of the same year. Some are occasionally published during the year. Register on our search portal and create e-mail alerts so you don't miss an offer.

When does the academic year start and stop?

The academic year starts in September and lasts until the end of August. Classes take place between September and June. During the summer holidays, there is less activity and most doctoral schools are closed in August. Nonetheless, in a Doctorate, especially if you have a doctoral fellowship , you aren't subject to the academic timetable. In general, you have the right to five weeks of holidays that you can take throughout the year.

What are the admission requirements for a Doctorate?

Each doctoral school and thesis supervisor have their own admission requirements. The main requirement is your ability to complete the research. You will have few classes to take in a Doctorate and you must above all be independent: you will have to work on your own on a specific topic, within a laboratory and liaising with a team.

You will be selected for your ability to find information by yourself and to draft and implement a research protocol. If you have already authored or co-authored a paper, presented results in a conference or completed a long internship within a research laboratory, don't forget to mention it on your CV.

Do I first have to do a Master's internship in a laboratory?

It is not a requirement to complete a Master's internship in a laboratory. In the natural and technological sciences, it's an advantage when applying for a Doctorate. It will help you become familiar with the world of research, and eventually be noticed by your future thesis supervisor.

What is involved in a Doctorate

What is a doctoral fellowship?

A doctoral fellowship is a work contract specifically for doctoral students. It lasts three years, and can be renewed for one additional year twice at most. The doctoral student's net salary is approximately 1,350 to 1,400 euros per month in 2017. It can be higher when you perform additional activities.

Do I need a work contract or doctoral fellowship to enrol for a Doctorate?

A doctoral fellowship is not required to enrol in a Doctorate. Only a few research institutes do not accept unfunded doctoral students. Nonetheless, you will feel more at ease if you are under contract. Just like with every work contract, you will then qualify for unemployment benefits when it terminates and you will contribute to your pension if you are a European national. Doctoral fellowships are very frequent in the natural and technological sciences, much less so in the social sciences and humanities.

Can I do a Doctorate with a grant?

Generally, yes. Some research institutes do not accept doctoral students with grants. Generally speaking, your grant must be enough so that you can live and work under good conditions. Those with grants must also be able to take out health insurance and public liability insurance.

Each doctoral school determines the minimum amount of funding required for enrolment in a Doctorate at that school. It generally varies from 1,000 to 1,400 euros per month. If your grant is less than that, your laboratory must be able to pay you an additional amount that will ensure you receive the minimum amount required by the Doctoral school.

If I do my Doctorate within a research institute such as the CNRS, CEA or INRA, will I also be enrolled in a university?

Yes, as research institutes are not authorised to award degrees. You must therefore enrol in the university that is the partner of your research institute so that your Doctorate will be certified by the State.

What is a sandwich Doctorate?

A doctoral stay, called a "sandwich Doctorate", is when you spend time in a different university than the one you are enrolled in. For example, if you do a Doctorate at Yale University and you come to spend six months in a research laboratory at the University of Rheims.

There are two types of sandwich Doctorates. As part of a joint Doctorate, you must be enrolled in both a university in your country of origin and a French university. As part of a simple sandwich Doctorate, you generally won't need to enrol in the university , but it is recommended that you inform the doctoral school of your presence.

What is the difference between a Doctorate (PhD) and a DBA?

Some schools, in particular in management, award DBAs ( Doctorate in Business Administration ). These DBAs are outside the academic structure and are not certified by the French State.

A DBA associates classes and applied research. The objective of a DBA is that students apply theoretical knowledge in order to improve their professional practice. The first year is spent on training and a review of the scientific literature on the student's research subject. The following years are spent on writing a thesis and doing practical work. Some management schools offer a DBA falsely entitled PhD.

To obtain a Doctorate certified by the French State, you must be enrolled in a doctoral school and have conducted research that significantly adds to our knowledge.

Additional questions

Can I do my Doctorate in France without speaking French?

In theory yes, but it varies depending on the field. In the natural and technological sciences, it is generally entirely possible to conduct your research, write your thesis and correspond in English with your thesis supervisor and colleagues. In the arts and humanities, on the other hand, it's much more difficult. Find out for your particular case from your doctoral school.

Will my medical costs be covered while I am doing my Doctorate?

If you have a work contract, doctoral fellowship or other contract, you are automatically registered for general Social Security. Your employer pays your contributions for you.

If you do not have a work contract you must register for Student Social Security at the same time while you enrol at the university. 

On average, Social Security reimburses 70% of medical expenses. For better coverage, you can take out complementary health insurance.

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The Ph.D. is primarily intended for students who would like to pursue careers in teaching and research. The Masters degree is a prerequisite, with the thesis providing evidence of ability to conduct research. However, the Masters is just the first step in the Ph.D. programme, which equips students with the core knowledge and methodological tools to pursue in-depth research at the doctoral level.

Beginning in the first year of both the masters and doctoral programmes, a mentor guides students in all of their work, particularly in the development of research papers.

The key objective is to enable students to demonstrate an excellent command of the knowledge and methods in their chosen field.

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The common educational objectives, shared by all ten courses, are as follows: • training in the fundamental concepts and paradigms of sociology • learning about the range of survey methods, both qualitative and quantitative, from basic to more advanced techniques • development of a critical and reflective approach through teaching and the writing of research dissertations in M1 and M2, as well as professional or research work placements • practice of disciplinary, cultural, linguistic and international open-mindedness.

The acquisition of these sociological skills is undertaken during 10 innovative courses aimed at research, employment or non-specific purposes. This complementary nature of what is offered is an essential characteristic of the Sociology course in that it aims to best meet the aspirations of students with diverse backgrounds. For example, three courses are offered as apprenticeships.

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The PhD programme in Social Sciences lasts three years and is based in the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology (FISPPA) of the University of Padua. The PhD aims to deepen theoretical and methodological background of social sciences, in particular for the analysis of the processes of social change typical of highly complex societies. The training is based on the acquisition of competences and skills from sociology and applied psychology, supplemented by the contribution of anthropology, political science and social statistics. The interdisciplinary nature of the PhD programme together with its methodological focus and specific internationalisation experiences included in the programme, contributes to a unique training context for research, where students will be able to develop cutting-edge research on social and psychological phenomena in an innovative manner. The programme is structured in 2 curricula: one curriculum in Sociology  and one in Applied Psychology , each of them characterised by a specific selection process and a dedicated teaching and research pathway.

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The PhD programme in Social Sciences lasts three years and is based in the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology (FISPPA) of the University of Padua. The PhD aims to deepen theoretical and methodological background of social sciences, in particular for the analysis the processes of social change typical of highly complex societies. The training is based on the acquisition of competences and skills from sociology and applied psychology, supplemented by the contribution of anthropology, political science and social statistics. The interdisciplinary nature of the PhD programme together with its methodological focus and specific internationalisation experiences included in the programme, contributes to a unique training context for research, where students will be able to develop cutting-edge research on social and psychological phenomena in an innovative manner. The programme is structured in 2 curricula: one curriculum in  Sociology   and one in  Applied Psychology , each of them characterised by a specific selection process and a dedicated teaching and research pathway. The Sociology curriculum dwells in particular on three crucial areas of research in order to grasp the most significant discontinuities in contemporary societies:

• Intercultural relations: mobility, religions, family, gender;
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3/28/2024 By | Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Theda Skocpol, Harvard scholar and A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell, will present the public lecture “ Rising Threats to U.S. Democracy – Roots and Responses ” on April 9 at 4 p.m. in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

The event is part of Skocpol’s A.D. White Professors-at-Large (ADW-PAL ) visit April 8-12 and is co-sponsored by the Department of Government. She was elected in 2015 to the A.D. White Professor-at-Large program, which was established in 1965 to bring the world’s greatest scientists, artists and scholars to Cornell to advance the intellectual and creative life of the campus and community.

Skocpol is a professor of both sociology and government at Harvard. One of the most highly cited social scientists in the world, Skocpol is uniquely situated to address the state of U.S. democracy today, said Suzanne Mettler , the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S).

“Her wide-ranging scholarship has probed the role that citizens have played historically in invigorating democracy, typically through widespread civic organizations. She has also investigated the political circumstances under which sweeping social policies have been enacted successfully and the crucial role that political institutions exert in shaping such outcomes,” Mettler said. “She has examined both the transformation of the contemporary Republican Party as the Tea Party and wealthy donors pushed it toward extremism as well as the role of the post-2017 Trump resistance at the grassroots level.”

During her public lecture, Skocpol will discuss why U.S. democracy is facing an existential crisis this year. She will highlight and explain the recent turn of the Republican Party and its allies toward minority authoritarian governance backed by threats and violence, using historical and cross-national comparisons to pinpoint the most worrisome developments and suggest necessary responses by pro-democratic forces.

Skocpol will also participate in a panel discussion, “ American Democracy Challenges in Comparative Perspective ,” on April 10 at 2:30 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall. Open to all, this event will feature Skocpol in conversation with faculty of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies: Mabel Berezin , Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences in Sociology and Director of the Institute for European Studies; Ken Roberts , the Richard J. Schwartz Professor in Government; and Rachel Beatty Riedl , the John S. Knight Professor International Studies and Director of the Einaudi Center.

The panel discussion is hosted by the Institute for European Studies (Director, IES) in collaboration with the  Democratic Threats and Resilience Initiative  (DTR) of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

During her time at Cornell, Skocpol will also make an in-classroom visit and meet with students in the Department of Government.

Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University where she previously served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2005-2007) and Director of the Center for American Political Studies (2000-2006). She is a widely respected and highly influential scholar in social sciences today, making key contributions to the study of comparative American politics particularly in respect to health care, civic engagement and inequality. Her scholarship in sociology has been historically informed and influential in studies of the history of states, social welfare, and gender. She is also currently Director of the Scholars Strategy Network, which she co-founded in 2009. Skocpol’s 12 books cover a wide range of topics in sociology, political science and history. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Boston Globe, Slate, Democracy, and other publications.

Skocpol has received the Johan Skytte Prize for Political Science (2007) and Guggenheim Fellowships, among other awards. She has been elected to The Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994), the American Philosophical Society (2006), and the National Academy of Sciences (2008).

A.D. White Professors at Large are appointed for six-year terms and during that period engage in two or three immersive campus visits. There are currently 19 A.D. White Professors at Large , spanning the Arts, Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.

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