Lugar de estudios	Letonia, Riga
Área académica	Social and behavioural science (ISCED 31)
Tipo	PhD, tiempo completo
Duración nominal	3 años (216 ECTS)
Idioma de estudio	inglés
Títulos	PhD (Doctoral Degree of Science Doctor of Science (Ph.D.) in Social Sciences)

Colegiatura	4.000 € por año
Costo de inscripción	170 € una vez
Depósito	500 € una vez
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Calificación de ingreso

Diploma de posgrado (o superior) Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Master’s degree in social sciences: economics and business, law, education, psychology, occupational safety, engineering, natural sciences: biology and chemistry, computer sciences and informatics, environmental management, medicine, pharmacy, health sciences or equivalent education Work experience in the field at least two years The entry qualification documents are accepted in any languages (issued in or officially translated along with verified copies) Debes llevar contigo los documentos académicos de ingreso originales cuando vayas a la universidad. 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

Requisitos de territorio	NO se aceptan solicitudes de los siguientes territorios (según la ciudadanía): Bangladés, Irak, Pakistán, Yemen.

Requisitos de idioma

inglés Applicants must prove their English language knowledge. University accepts the following international language tests: LanguageCert International ESOL at least Level Communicator B2 (Written and Spoken exams); TOEFL IBT – at least score 72 TOEFL Essential – at least 8 points IELTS – at least score 5.5 PTE General – at least level B2 FCE – at least level B CPE – Proficiency/C2 Proficiency: any level CAE – C1 Advanced: any level If your previous studies have been obtained in English but not in the country listed below, then you have to present an official letter from your previous educational institution (University, 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.

Otros requisitos	Se debe proveer al menos 1 referencia(s). Debes adjuntar una carta de presentación a tu solicitud. Successful pass of entrance examination where applicants will be invited to an interview via Skype. Applicants are obligated to upload: 1) A justification and framework (3-5 pages) for the chosen dissertation (no specific form defined); 2) Filled out Curriculum Vitae in Europass format.

Resumen

Aim of study program

To prepare doctors of science, highly qualified researchers and specialists with appropriate knowledge, skills and competences about the importance of the human factor in work processes, safety at work and occupational health, as well as to obtain internationally comparable competence and an internationally comparable Ph.D. degree.

Programme structure
The content of the study program involves the scientific research, knowledge creation and transfer, approval work and specialization courses and consists of the following modules:
Science module – 95 creditpoints in total;
Specialization module – 25 creditpoints in total.

Career opportunities
After the successful completion of the study program and the awarding of the doctoral scientific degree (Ph.D.), graduates are ready to work in any sector of the economy both as leading-level specialists and as consultants, create their own company and work at universities and higher education institutions as teaching staff and researchers in the field of human factors, safety at work, occupational health, occupational health, work environment risk management, labor protection, labor relations and management.

Estructura del curso

Programme structure
The content of the study program involves the scientific research, knowledge creation and transfer, approval work and specialization courses and consists of the following modules:
Science module – 95 creditpoints in total;
Specialization module – 25 creditpoints in total.

Oportunidades profesionales

Career opportunities
After the successful completion of the study program and the awarding of the doctoral scientific degree (Ph.D.), graduates are ready to work in any sector of the economy both as leading-level specialists and as consultants, create their own company and work at universities and higher education institutions as teaching staff and researchers in the field of human factors, safety at work, occupational health, occupational health, work environment risk management, labor protection, labor relations and management.