PHDDoctoral School of Philosophy [Arts and Humanities]
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Doctoral, partial/exchange studies |
| Nominal duration | 1-2 semesters (60 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PHD |
| Course code | Arts and Humanities |
| Accreditation | MAB 2019/7/VIII/4/2/1335 |
| Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) B2 level (or higher) language exam, Research Plan (3-5 pages), and a Letter of Acceptance from your future ELTE supervisor EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY ONLY ACCEPTS EXCHANGE STUDENTS FOR 5 MONTHS (1 SEMESTER) OR 10 MONTHS (2 SEMESTERS) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: You have to upload your Research Plan and Letter of Acceptance by the last day of the application period 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, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, 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, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English B2 level or higher IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Individual programs might require C1 level language knowledge |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Beside the Motivation letter, every applicant has to submit a Research Plan (3-5 pages) student status certificate |
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Overview
There are three characteristic sorts of disciplinary division that tend to leave a philosophy department in a condition in which its whole becomes less than the sum of its parts: (1) between those who are concerned with the systematic study of issues in contemporary philosophy and those who are concerned with the interpretation of classic historical figures and texts, (2) between specialists in theoretical philosophy and specialists in practical philosophy, and (3) between those who take their problems, methods, and overall orientation from the analytic tradition and those who take theirs from the Continental tradition. Available doctoral programmes:
Aesthetics
Analytic Philosophy
Ancient and Mediaeval Philosophy
Art History
Film, Media and Culture Theory
Hermeneutics
Logic and Philosophy of Science
Phenomenology
The Entry Requirement is completed MA-level studies in the field related to the desired Ph.D. program and a B2 level or higher language exam or equivalent document and a Letter of Acceptance from your future ELTE supervisor.
Review of the candidates is based on the submitted application documents and on MS TEAMS or personal interview. The applicants will be interviewed by an admission committee (entrance examination). In this interview, they will be asked about previous university achievements, the individual research plan and the scientific competence in the field of interest.
The Faculty’s doctoral council decides of acceptance or rejection on the grounds of the admission committees reports made following the interview.
Before sending the application, please contact the head of the doctoral training programme you wish to study at!
Preparatory and Specialisation years are not available for Ph.D. studies.
For more information please contact:
Ms. Kinga Fürtön
PhD coordinator
furton.kinga@btk.elte.hu
website: studyinhungary.hu/institution/eotvos-lorand-university-66.html
www.btk.elte.hu/en/content/phd-studies.t.3125?m=48
Programme structure
4-year training in 2 parts for 240 credits.
Training and Research Period (1-4 semester, 120 credits ): 8 obligatory courses, 4 consultations. Each course and consultation worth 10 credit. At the end of the Training and Research Period, the student has to complete the Comprehensive Exam. Students who fail to take the Comprehensive Exam by the end of the 4th semester (until the deadline of the re-examination period), or should fail the Comprehensive Exam (even the reexamination) will lose their student status. Research and dissertation Period (5-8th semester,120 credits): 4 consultations (4X10 credits), scientific work (80 credits). After collecting all 240 credits the student receives the absolutorium and can start the Ph. D degree can be obtains during the Doctoral Procedure, which includes the Public Disputation of the Doctoral Thesis. The Thesis must be submitted 3 years after the Comprehensive Exam. The curriculum can be downloaded at: www.elte.hu/file/KPR_V_A_DOKT.pdf
Career opportunities
According to the latest entrance exam statistics, the Faculty of Humanities is home of the best and most gifted students nationwide. With nearly 8,000 students, the Faculty has been a stronghold of scientific knowledge all over Hungary. Employers inside and outside Hungary are aware that a graduate from ELTE FoH will be of an extremely high standard. Coming to our faculty will increase your career prospects by the time you earn your degree.
Job examples
Research Institutes, Universities, Museums, Diplomacy