PhDDoctoral School of Law and Political Sciences
| Study location | Hungary, Szeged |
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| Type | Doctoral / Postdoctoral, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PhD |
| Course code | DDISAJG-eng-1 |
| Tuition fee | €3,500 per semester The schedule of tuition fee payment is determined on the basis of consulate/visa regulations. In case of applicants coming from visa restricted countries, payment of the full tuition fee (1st and 2nd semester) is required. Details are indicated in the letter of admission. |
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| Application fee | €79 per programme The 79 EUR Application Fee (non-refundable) is payable by programmes: as many programmes are indicated in your application profile as many times 79 EUR should be paid. |
| Examination fee | €100 one-time Please note that this fee is non-refundable |
| Entry qualification | Graduate / Masters' Degree (or higher) Application requirements: o Completed application form; The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Academic Records in English or certified translation. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English B2/intermediate or equivalent international language exam |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. Applicants are required to supply the reference letters. Please give the contact details of your referees. The system will contact them to provide us with your reference letters or you may upload the reference letters together with your documents. |
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Overview
About the programme
The Doctoral School of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Szeged was established in 2002. In the previous period PhD students had participated in individual training. Our Doctoral School aims to give the opportunity for doctoral students to deepen their knowledge in legal research methodology and to gain more experience in the theoretical background and the practical issues according to their special professional interests. Our Doctoral School provides facilities to pursue doctoral studies in the frame of 6 alternative training programmes. Beside the well-known university professors, there are numerous PhD supervisor associate professors having much experience. The younger generation of scholars at the Faculty also undertakes supervising tasks, therefore, we can provide consultants to nearly any chosen research topics to those interested.
Level of the programme: PhD
Duration of the programme:4+4 semesters (may be accomplished in 4+2 semesters with intensive research work)
Registered in: EU
Credits: 240
Who should apply?
We expect applicants to be interested in legal and social sciences. Due to the wide range of training programmes, not only law school graduates, but also those with master’s degrees in industrial relations, social security, public administration, international relations or political sciences can be admitted to our Doctoral School.
Start of the programme: September of each year
For more information visit our website or contact Dr. Zsuzsanna Fejes via zsfejes@irsi.u-szeged.hu or call +36 62 544482.
Programme structure
The core fields of the doctoral programme are:
o Historical and theoretical jurisprudence,
o Comparative law,
o Private law,
o Public law,
o Criminal law,
o International and business law,
o European law,
o International relations, Public policy, Social security and administration (involving legal aspects).
The curriculum combines both theories and practices in the reasearch fields above.
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