PHDDoctoral School of Earth Sciences [Natural Science]
| Study location | Hungary, Pécs |
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| Type | Doctoral, full degree studies |
| Nominal duration | 8 semesters (240 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PHD |
| Course code | Natural Science |
| Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) 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. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Sudan, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English or: TOEFL (iBT internet-based): 72 points (www.ets.org/toefl) / Cambridge ESOL: B2 level (www.cambridgeenglish.org) / TELC: B2 level (www.telc.net/en.html) / ECL: B2 level (www.ecl-test.com/) You do not have to submit an official English test result if one of the following criteria applies to you: English is your native language / You have continued your undergraduate studies in English / You have participated in a preparatory course organised by the UP or any other Hungarian institute (You have to submit the official transcript of your preparatory studies) |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. Two letters of professional recommendation A motivation letter must be added to your application. - Minimally CEFR B2 level language exam certificate (TOEFL/IELTS/Cambridge/ECL ) less than 2 years old Official |
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Overview
Program description:
The PhD programme “Spatial-Environmental Problems of Socio-Economic Activity”, which started in 1994, developed into the PTE Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, which has been accredited as a doctoral programme since 2001. Over the last almost three decades, more than 200 people have obtained PhD degrees in almost all fields of earth sciences. The Doctoral School of Earth Sciences has three accredited programme branches:
- Political Geography, Geopolitics and Geo-economics from a Central European Perspective,
- Social Geography,
- Political Geography, Geography, Geology and Meteorology.
Students’ choice of topics, training themes and theoretical and applied research are linked to these branches and take place within thematic groups. Students are assisted by subject leaders with academic degrees and substantial research experience. In addition to our lecturers, guest lectures are regularly delivered by renowned national and international experts. Once admitted, doctoral students will become “staff members” of the Institute, participating in the life of the Institute and its departments, and getting involved in its scientific research. They can participate (optionally) in teaching at BSc and MSc levels, which can help them develop their lecturing skills.
Students enrolling in the geopolitics programme can carry out research on the political geography of the Central European and Balkan region, geopolitical processes related to the region, or the impact of geography on economic processes, among other topics.
Students applying for the Social Geography programme may also explore the frontiers of social geography, in addition to classical regional geography, population and settlement geography and tourism.
Students in the Natural Geography programme can develop geographic information systems (GIS) applications, study short- and long-term changes in land use, and research geological, geomorphological, meteorological and hydro-geographical topics.
Entrance exam:
Yes
Type of entrance exam:
oral
Entrance exam location:
Online
Entrance exam description:
Making a 100-point ranking out of the admission requirements. 50 point could be given for the basic previous academic achievement and the other 50 point could be reached for the oral entrance exam.
Contact:
Mr Roland Pócza
international coordinator
contact@gamma.ttk.pte.hu
Programme structure
The doctoral training program consists of two stages and a complex comprehensive
examination in between of the two stages. All of them are required for a qualification. The
first stage is the Training Phase, and the second stage is the Dissertation Phase. The student
can enter into the 2nd stage only if the complex exam was fulfilled with success after the
1st stage.
ALL REQUIRED CREDITS ARE 240
1 credit is equal to 30 hours. Credits to be completed each semester approximately 30
credits need to be completed. (App. 900 hours).
Minimum amount of credit to be awarded every six months: 18 credits
CREDITS THAT CAN BE COLLECTED IN THE I-IV SEMESTERS – TOTAL
(MINIMUM): 120 CREDITS
TEACHING – (optional) 16 credits. It can be replaced with courses.
1 hour of teaching and the same preparation = 1 credit (30 hours)
Maximum: 4 semesters long 4 hours per/ week
COURSES 24-50 credits
1 course per week plus personal assignments = 3 credits (60 hours, minimum required 24
credits) Maximum: 4 semesters long
LITERATURE STUDY
10 pages literary summary by the end of the Second semester – 10 credits
PREPARATION FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND PHD TEST – by the end of the
Fourth semester – 10 Credits
QUALIFIED SPECIALIST LABORARTIORIES – max. 66 Credits
1800 hours (40 weeks a year, and all together 80 weeks for 2 years) 20 hours / week
The completion of the laboratory work is continuous: up to 20 credits can be counted in one
semester.
CREDITS THAT CAN BE COLLECTED IN THE V- VIII SEMESTERS – TOTAL
(MINIMUM): 120 CREDITS
LECTURE IN PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE – 16 Credits (additional credits can be
added)
480 hours for two professional conferences
Only first-author performances can be counted. (8 credits / lecture).
PUBLICATIONS – 32 credits
960 hours to prepare 2 required level publications (plus credit eligible)
(16 credits / publication)
RESEARCH REPORT – 20 credits
By the end of the 6th semester
QUALIFIED SPECIALIST LABORARTIORIES – max. 80 credits
2400 hours (44 weeks per a year, and all together 88 weeks for 2 years) 20 hours / week
The completion of the laboratory work is continuous: up to 20 credits can be counted in one
semester.
Evaluation of the student is fully based on his/her performance and it gives a formal
feedback of his/her progress in work. All courses and laboratory work end with a grade.
The grading system generally used by Hungarian higher education institutions is the
following:
•The highest grade is 5 excellent.
•Grade 4 is good.
•Grade 3 is satisfactory.
•Grade 2 is a pass.
•Grade 1 is a fail – the course must be repeated.
A carried out personal assessment with a close relationship of the supervisor/tutor can be
reflecting and progressive, which could give new directions and ideas and further selfesteem
to write individual publications, teach courses and to start or restart research work.
The way of a the feedback of the student’s academic achievement can be oral or written, it
could be discussed in a small lab-group or in a bigger conference audience or one-by-one
with the tutor, either way, it is inevitable and part of the Doctoral Program to be able to
complete successfully the comprehensive exam, and reach the postdoctoral level in the end.
The Public Defence and evaluation of the Thesis is regulated in the Doctoral Regulations of
the University of Pécs (Annex 13).