PhDPhilosophy
| Study location | Latvia, Riga |
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| Academic field | Philosophy and ethics 08.1 (ISCED 226) Philosophy (JACS V500) |
| Type | PhD, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years (216 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PhD (A Doctoral degree in Philosophy, Dr. phil.) |
| Tuition fee | €5,500 per year |
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| Application fee | €170 one-time |
| Deposit | €500 one-time |
| Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Master’s Degree of Humanities in Philosophy The entry qualification documents are accepted in any languages (issued in or officially translated along with verified copies) You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Please provide bachelor’s diploma (for master studies) or master’s diploma (for doctoral studies) in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: If your previous studies have been obtained in English but in the country where English is not native language, then you have to present an official letter from your previous educational institution (secondary school, etc.) where is stated that all your studies were in English (medium of instruction is English), and you have to pass interview where the University of Latvia will evaluate your language skills. If you don’t have any chance to take English test, University offers to take online Pearson test. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. Successful pass of entrance examination where applicants will be invited to an interview via Skype. Applicants are obligated to upload: 2) Filled out Curriculum Vitae in Europass format. |
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Programme structure
The study programme consists of three parts:
Part A (Compulsory), 198 ECTS
This includes the doctoral thesis (120 ECTS over three semesters), three promotional examinations, academic publications in philosophy (3 publications required, 9 ECTS total), regular research seminars, international research seminars in philosophy (15 ECTS total), study courses “Trends in 21st century Philosophy” and “International Philosophical Organisations” (12 ECTS total);
Part B (Limited choice), 12 ECTS
Limited choice courses include “New Developments in the 21st Century Philosophy of Culture”, “Relevant Issues in Aesthetics and Social Philosophy”, “Emerging Trends in Inter-Cultural Philosophy”, “Philosophy of Enlightenment”, “Approaches in Philosophical Humanism”, “Philosophy of History”;
Part C (Optional choice), 6 ECTS
Optional choice courses are focused on academic teaching skill development.
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