Study location	Latvia, Rezekne
Academic field	Pedagogical sciences 05.8 (ISCED 1425)
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (144 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PhD (Doctor’s degree in Pedagogy)
Course code	51142
Accreditation	01.07.2013 - 18.06.2019

Tuition fee	€3,250 per year
Application fee	€100 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time
Registration fee	$150 one-time You need to choose student status: Base – 150 USD Standard – 500 USD VIP – 900 USD For making decisions please contact your admission manager in Baltic Center. 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) 1. 2nd level professional higher education, teacher’s qualification 2. Bachelor’s degree in Education 3. Bachelor’s degree of Social Sciences in Psychology or psychologist’s qualification 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. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. 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. Please, upload in the system scan copies in good quality of your education certificates and diplomas.

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

Language requirements	English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: English TOEFL IBT – at least score 72; IELTS – at least score 6.5; PTE General – at least level B2; FCE – at least level B; CPE – satisfactory pass; CAE – satisfactory pass.

Other requirements	- successfully acquired study programme, passed doctoral examinations, defended doctoral thesis; - CV

Overview

The programme is designed to meet the needs of practitioners who wish to research some aspect of their field of practice. Candidates embark on high-level, practice-based research into one of the of research areas. It is a research degree whose purpose is to assist professionals to develop a relationship between research and their professional activities.

Visiting professors from partner universities will be involved as teachers and advisors in the programme. Students have an opportunity to participate in Erasmus mobility for studies and traineeship.

Programme structure

Scientifically research work: the individual research work, to prepare and design of doctor’s dissertation; publication of research results (3 publications); presentation of researches results in the scientifically conferences; the theoretical seminars; the practice of professor assistant or assistant of the lead researcher in making and in conduct of projects of the researches works
Theoretical studies (A part (compulsory) – the module of development of research and intellectual competences; B part (optional) – the module of development academicals competences; C part (free elective)