Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS)
About
Researching Real-World Societal Problems
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS) is a school that joins the faculties of Social Sciences, Economics, and Business Administration with the faculties of Human Sciences and Education at the University of Bamberg. Social, empirical, and educational sciences are major fields of research in Bamberg, and this research has a highly regarded international reputation. Bamberg itself is located in Franconia, a region in southern Germany.
A Focused Interdisciplinary Profile
BAGSS seeks to stimulate and guide state-of-the-art doctoral research on vital concerns faced by modern, knowledge-based societies. Specialised research agendas have been grouped into four thematic pillars at BAGSS:
1. Education, Personal Development, and Learning from Early Childhood to Adulthood
2. Educational and Social Inequality Across the Entire Life Course
3. Changes in Human Capital, Labour Markets, and Demographic Structures and Their Impact on Social Structures in Modern Societies
4. Governance, Institutional Change, and Political Behaviour
These thematic research agendas are linked by a sound methodological base in the empirical social sciences, a shared interest in the interaction between institutions on the one hand and individual choices and societal processes on the other hand.
The substantial problems with which BAGSS scholars are concerned often cross the boundaries of academic disciplines. BAGSS pools the expertise of sociologists, psychologists, educational and political scientists, economists, demographers, and statisticians to provide state-of-the-art, multi- and interdisciplinary supervision of doctoral researchers.
Doctoral Training: Tailored to Your Needs
At BAGSS, doctoral researchers are supported by a committee of three supervisors. Doctoral researchers also benefit from a structured, well-funded training programme tailored to their individual needs. The language of instruction at BAGSS is English. You can write and defend your thesis in English or in German.
The programme is designed to be completed in three years. During this time, defined milestones will help you and your supervisors to evaluate the progress of the doctoral research project.
Excellent Conditions
Our aim is to create an optimal research environment for doctoral researchers and to provide you with every possibility for networking.
Training: Personalised and Responsive
Close personal supervision by three professors
Individual and flexible course programme
Methodological and theoretical courses
A Community of Scholars
Inter-institutional and international cooperation
Internationally renowned visiting scholars
Frequent mini-workshops
Preparation for the Job Market
Workshops in transferable and professional skills
Teaching opportunities
Higher education didactics
Career development workshops
Fee Information
Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS)
