Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Psychology 14.4 (ISCED 311)
Type	PhD, full-time
Study language	English
Awards	Dr. psych. (Doctor of Psychology)
Accreditation	02.06.2021.

Application fee

To be confirmed

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): World.

Language requirements

English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE, CAE or CPE, IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 90+ Baltic Center examination Non-native English speakers are requested to present a copy of Baltic Center Test/TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC/PTE Academic/Cambridge English test score report. The score of the BALTIC CENTER test should be at least B2 The score of the TOEFL test should be at least 500 (61 iBT). Requested IELTS score: 5,5 or above. TOEIC test score: 700 or above. FCE (First Certificate in English): B. CAE/CPE (CAE=Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English/CPE=Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) C. Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) total score: 46 or above. You do not have to present English test only if your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your diploma or transcript or you send a certificate from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in the English language.

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided.

Overview

During the studies, doctoral students acquire competences of the organisation, implementation and management of research work, as well as competences required for academic work, based on an in-depth understanding of the theory and methodology of psychology and the competence to design and carry out innovative research projects, to cooperate with specialists in Latvian and at the international level.

Programme structure

Methodology Basics of Scientific Activities
Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology (Multivariate Statistics and Modelling)
Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
Doctoral Seminar I: Methodology and Methods of Preparing a Doctoral Thesis
Doctoral Seminar II: Discussion of the Theoretical Part
Doctoral Seminar III: Discussion of the Research Part
Doctoral Seminar IV: Development of the Doctoral Thesis
Doctoral Exam in Psychology
Doctoral Exam in a Foreign Language
Higher Educational Institution Pedagogy
Research Ethics
Current Development Trends in Psychology and Scientific Communication
Current Studies in Psychology in the Context of Health Care and an Interdisciplinary Approach
Dissemination of knowledge