16 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Human Sciences degree from University of Debrecen involves altogether four disciplines, which makes it unique in Hungary: Philosophy, Education, Psychology and Sociology – the latter is not available at the moment for our international students.

Crop Sciences and Horticulture from University of Debrecen investigates the impact of land use systems and agriculture on the state and changes of natural resources (water, soil, air).

The English and American Literature degree from University of Debrecen invites graduates of universities other than the University of Debrecen to continue their studies in one of these PhD programs.

The History and Ethnology degree from University of Debrecen provides possibilities to acquaint scientific (PhD degree) qualification in the area of two disciplines in Humanities.

Biology and Environmental Sciences from University of Debrecen provides high quality education in scientific research.

The Informatics programme from University of Debrecen provides high quality education in scientific research.

In the English Linguistics programme from University of Debrecen we welcome and encourage experimental and corpus-driven approaches to the study of language.

The Legal Studies programme from University of Debrecen aims to contribute to the education of the next generation of academics in the area of law at a high standard.

Management and Business from University of Debrecen aims to enable doctoral candidates to perform high quality scientific work. 

The Physics programme from University of Debrecen provides high quality education in scientific research.

Animal Science from University of Debrecen is improving the modern animal breeding and animal science based on the classic knowledge with the application of the newest results of joint sciences for producing excellent quality and secure human food and other economical animal products decreasing the environmental load. 

At Doctoral School of Nutrition and Food Sciences from University of Debrecen research is increasingly widespread as new challenges emerge in the field of food quality and safety and as new procedures are introduced in the food chain. 

The Doctoral School of Medical Sciences at the University of Debrecen coordinates the activities of several doctoral programs within the broader field of medical and health sciences.

The Earth Sciences programme from University of Debrecen provides high quality education in scientific research.

The Mathematical and Computational Sciences programme from University of Debrecen provides high quality education in scientific research.

The Chemistry programme from University of Debrecen provides high quality education in scientific research.