Study location	Latvia, Riga
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (160 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PhD (Doctor Degree in Law Science)

Tuition fee	€2,990 per year
Application fee	€200 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 can also familiarize yourself with packages baltic.study/en/packages 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) PhD work proposal (approx. 10 pages) We require minimum score of 60% for the last obtained applicable education. Applicants must upload education documents in original language, as well as translations into English. Diplomas and transcripts issued outside EU must be legalized with a legalization stamp or Apostille. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Notarized with translation into English and apostilled diploma with annex (bachelor’s and master’s degrees)

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements

English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ TOEFL IBT – (72 points) TOEFL PBT – (513 points) TOEIC – (605 points) FCE (First Certificate in English) – (160 points) CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English) – (160 points) CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) – (160 points) Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) – (160 points) Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) – (51 points) Cambridge English Linguaskill – (160 points) Duolingo (100 points)

Other requirements	Curriculum Vitae; Applicants will be required to pass video online interview on Cisco Webex platform after the registration fee payment is received. After positive online interview, applicants’ education document copies will be submitted to the Academic Information Centre for verification. This procedure can take up to 4 weeks.

Overview

This study program provides an opportunity to acquire in-depth competencies necessary for independent research work and its completion with original and empirically proven results. Graduates of the program can become law researchers who are focused on the European market and ready to compete internationally. Upon graduation, it is possible to work in scientific institutions as a leading researcher or to apply for the position of a docent, associate professor or professor, to become a sworn advocate, as well as to obtain the status of an expert of the Latvian Council of Science.

The doctoral program “Law Science” provides an opportunity to develop competencies as well as promote responsibility for outcomes of work in the areas of legal practice. Likewise, the study program promotes research and further education in challenging and unpredictable conditions using new approaches.

Programme structure

Within the framework of the study program it is possible to improve the ability to analyze problems in the theory of law and the history of law, to solve topical issues in the selected fields of law, to implement and develop bachelor and master study programs, as well as to develop skills in academic work and study scientific research methods.

Career opportunities

Work as a leading researcher in a scientific institution;
Opportunity to apply for the position of a docent, associate professor or professor;
Opportunity to become a sworn attorney without passing lawyer’s examination;
Expert in Law Science of the Latvian Science Council.