{"id":822,"date":"2025-12-19T12:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcas.ie\/?page_id=822"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:59:20","slug":"phd-humanities-and-social-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gcas.ie\/fr\/phd-humanities-and-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctorat en sciences humaines et sociales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Doctorat en sciences humaines et sociales<\/h1>\n

Rigorous, Independent Doctoral Research for a New Era<\/p>\n

100% Online \u2022 Research-Only \u2022 Debt-Free \u2022 3-Year Program<\/p>\n

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The GCAS PhD Program in the Humanities and Social Sciences is built on a simple but radical conviction: that rigorous, independent doctoral research matters more now than ever\u2014and that it can be pursued better outside the constraints of the traditional, debt-driven university. We believe this is one of the most intellectually serious and forward-thinking PhD programs in the world. The program offers an interdisciplinary, theory-driven, and ethnographically informed doctoral education grounded in critical inquiry and sustained engagement with both historical and contemporary thought. Drawing on philosophy, psychoanalysis, cultural theory, and the social sciences, GCAS supports original research that combines conceptual depth with qualitative, archival, and field-based methods. Through individualized mentorship, a close scholarly community, and global collaboration, doctoral researchers are prepared for scholarly, creative, and public-facing work\u2014within academia and far beyond it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Submit My Application<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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About the Program<\/h2>\n
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100% Online & Fully Flexible<\/h3>\n

Complete your doctorate from anywhere in the world. The GCAS PhD is designed for scholars who need intellectual freedom, geographic mobility, and real flexibility. There is no required coursework\u2014your time is devoted entirely to reading, research, and writing, supported by individualized supervision and a global scholarly environment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Research-Only Doctorate (3 Years)<\/h3>\n

This is a three-year, research-driven PhD focused exclusively on producing an original doctoral dissertation. There are no taught modules, exams, or artificial milestones. From day one, you work intensively on your research question, develop your argument, and write toward submission under expert academic guidance.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Design Your Own Research Path<\/h3>\n

At GCAS, you design your own doctoral project rather than fitting into a predefined departmental agenda. We then match you with an expert supervisor whose research aligns with your intellectual interests. This bespoke model allows you to pursue genuinely original, interdisciplinary, and practice-based research without compromise.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Debt-Free & Career-Focused<\/h3>\n

GCAS is committed to a debt-free doctoral model that keeps your focus on scholarship rather than financial pressure. Alongside supervision, we offer career support tailored to your goals\u2014whether academic publishing, postdoctoral pathways, teaching, independent research, creative practice, or professional leadership beyond the university. You graduate with a doctorate and a future strategy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Program Structure<\/p>\n

Curriculum<\/h2>\n
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The GCAS PhD is structured as a focused three-year research program, requiring approximately 1,500 research hours per year.<\/p>\n \n

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Year 1<\/p>\n

Literature review, research architecture, methodology development. Paired with world-leading expert.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Year 2<\/p>\n

Sustained dissertation writing with regular supervisory meetings and feedback.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Year 3<\/p>\n

Complete dissertation, prepare manuscript, and defend before academic committee.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Mentorship<\/p>\n

Learn from World-Class Faculty<\/h2>\n
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Our faculty are leading scholars, published authors, and practitioners who bring real-world expertise to every course.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n