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Panel 2 – religious studies
Ranking in accordance with the number of doctoral exams (Ph.D.)
(2002–2007):
• History of Religions (+ Indic) 11
• Practical theology 8
• Ethics 6
• Mission and ecumenics 6
• NT exegesis 6
• Church history 5
• OT exegesis 5
• Systematic theology 5
• Sociology of religion 4
• Psychology of religion 3
• Islamic Studies 3
• Philosophy of Religion 2
• Judaic Religion 1
• Migration Studies 1
According to this list, all fields produce doctoral theses. Some of them
are more productive than others. History of Religion with 11 candidates
is on top (ca. 2 doctoral candidates per year), while Judaic Religion and
Migration studies have only had one doctoral candidate each the last six
years.
The average age for taking a doctoral degree is too high (46.4 year in
2007). The average time to take the degree is also too high (5.9 years; in
Germany 3 years). The reason for high doctoral age can either be that
people begin their doctoral studies too late and/or there are many older
canidates that take a doctoral degree, so that the average age is pushed up.
The relationship between registered doctoral student and those that take
a degree is not optimal, 12/81 in 2007.
The percentage of women who take doctoral degrees is lower than average
for LU:11 % in 2007 (but 33% 2003–2007) compared to 46 %.
21 of the dissertations were written in Swedish. In the History of Religion
3 of 11 were in Swedish, Church History had all in English (5), while
Ethics had 5 of 6 in Swedish.
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