DOCTORAL SCHOOL IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS

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Academic year 2025/2026
Dipartimento di Scienze sociali ed economiche
Sapienza Università di Roma
EQF level: 8
41° cicle
Field of study: politics, social sciences and communications economics
Place of teaching
roma (RM), italy
Attendance methods
Full time
Languages in which the course is held
Italian, English
Cost
Free course
Scholarships
13 

Course contents

The Doctoral School trains expert analysts able to understand social, cultural, economic, political and technological problems of contemporary societies, in contexts characterized by differentiated development levels. To address these problems there is a widespread demand for applied knowledge. Knowledge and skills related to the objects of investigation of the social, economic and statistical sciences are acquired by learning both theories, methods and scientific models, and applied tools and techniques for empirical analysis. The final goal is to acquire both scientific and practical skills and abilities to independently design and carry out research activities in an academic and non-academic environment, as well as in corporate or institutional organizations, at the local, national and international levels.

At the end of this doctoral program, with reference to each ones’ disciplinary and thematic fields, the PhDs will be able to:
- analyze scientific and research literature;
- critically reflect on theories, methods and results of research and on the intersections between disciplines
- build original interpretative models to understand the social, political and economic trends
- carry out research with high methodological quality and propose interpretative scenarios to address the complexity of social, economic, political, cultural and technological phenomena of contemporary societies.
- produce original and applicable scientific results, proposing alternative policies and actions

The PhD is structured in five curricula:
1. Finance and Institutions (Coordinator: Rita D’Ecclesia)
2. Economics and Development (Coordinator: Pierluigi Montalbano)
3. Sociology and applied social research (Coordinator: Assunta Viteritti)
4. Statistics and social data science (Coordinator: Pierpaolo D’Urso)
5. Public policy analysis and evaluation (Coordinator: Guido Pellegrini)
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Teaching

Place of teaching
roma (RM), italy
Attendance methods
Full time
Compulsory attendance
Full Time
Languages in which the course is held
Italian, English

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Field of study
politics, social sciences and communications, economics
Foreign language skills
English

Admission

Available places
17
Admission
Admission selection
Qualifications assessment Candidates must submit a research project (between 6.000 and 8.000 characters, references excluded. Applicants are advised to pay attention to the minimum and maximum number of characters) that makes it possible for the Examination Board to evaluate the candidate's propensity to research and her/his ability to organize the phases of research activity independently. The project must be written in English. The project is submitted only for competition purposes and is not an obligation as far as the actual research activity of the admitted candidates is concerned. The Examination Board will evaluate in particular: Knowledge of the state of the art Innovative aspects of the project Clarity and completeness of the specific objectives, research strategy, attainability Feasibility of the project Relevance of the project to the educational goals of the PhD program. Moreover, also the curriculum of the candidates will be evaluated, according to the evaluation scores described above. Finally, we recommend (but it is not mandatory) to use the Europass template for the curriculum. Oral interview To be admitted to the oral exam, candidates must score a minimum of 40/60 points with regard to both Qualifications and the Research Project. During the oral exam, the Examination Board will further investigate in detail the candidate’s qualifications and the research project. The examination Board will also evaluate the candidate’s command of the English language. To pass the oral exam, candidates must score a minimum of 40/60 points. Oral exam criteria: Discussion about the research project Discussion about written text exam and curriculum: capability in summarize the central points and academic qualifications Foreign language. The language of the oral examination is ENGLISH. language ITALIANO
Cost
Free course
Scholarships
13

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