Study location	Latvia, Jelgava
Academic field	Agriculture, forestry and fishery 01.0 (ISCED 62) Agriculture (JACS D400)
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PhD (Doctor of Agricultural Sciences)
Accreditation	December 31, 2021

Tuition fee	€4,100 per year
Application fee	€155 one-time
Registration fee	€100 one-time Baltic Center Registration Fee Includes: – Consultations for selection of HEI – Migration & visa consultation – Registration in the Baltic Center database – HEI admission documents’ check – General testing for all Baltic Center HEIs – Admission Examination – Student’s admission to HEI, maximum 3 registrations per one fee. & In case of HEI change at the request of a student, after the admission letter receiving from HEI, a transfer to another HEI is for an extra cost. – Documents’ arrangement for the payments to HEI – Bonus – on the written application of a student, preparation and transfer of the invitation for the embassy. & The period of preparation from week to two months

Entry qualification

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled.

Territory requirements	Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Bhutan, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Europe, India, Iran, Maldives, Oceania, Pakistan, South-Eastern Asia, Western Asia.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ Baltic Center examination

Overview

The study programme is aimed to educate the new generation of scientists for dealing with the scientific problems of agriculture, obtaining more profound theoretical knowledge and acquiring the research methods.

Studies are organised as lectures, seminars, discussion with supervisor and individual studies.

The main courses offered include scientific sub-discipline or the specialisation course of the trend of sub-discipline, research methodology in agronomy, course in research trend, and foreign language for professional purposes.

Students in this programme acquire the skills in studies of scientific literature, presentation and scientific writing, knowledge of research in Field-Crop Cultivation and Animal Husbandry sciences.

Career opportunities

The graduates of this programme are usually employed at higher education institutions, research institutions and farms.