Studies Required for Postgraduate Degrees (Doctor's Degree)

Curricula for Postgraduate Programmes  |  Doctor's Degree 

Curricula for Postgraduate Programmes

According to the decree concerning postgraduate degrees, the aims of postgraduate studies are, that the student  

1) Becomes thoroughly acquainted with the discipline of the major subject and its social meaning, and achieves the ability to apply independently and critically methods of scientific research and the ability to create new scientific knowledge;  

2) Becomes acquainted with the development, basic problems and research methods of the discipline of the major subject;  

3) Acquires such a general knowledge of the theory of science and the disciplines related to the student’s major subject, which makes it possible to follow their development.

Doctor's Degree

A Doctor’s Degree consists of Doctoral dissertation, and a minimum of 60 ECTS of studies defined in the individual study plan of the student.

For the degrees of Doctor of Social Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology) and Doctor of Philosophy, the following studies are required:

1. A Licentiate's degree or
2. 60 ECTS of postgraduate studies, which contribute either to the research work or to professional capabilities. These include the following: 

Joint postgraduate studies 20-30 ECTS:

These studies develop general theoretical and methodological skills, prepare for work in a multidisciplinary research community, develop general facilities in scientific expertise and ethics and general skills for working life.

Knowledge of student’s own discipline and research area 30-40 ECTS 

These studies develop the knowledge of the student’s own discipline, on the one hand more broadly than the thesis and on the other hand by deepening the student’s knowledge of the special issues of the discipline.

    3.  Doctoral Dissertation, which will be assessed by the Board after a public examination of the dissertation.  The normative extent of the dissertation is 180 ECTS.