Overview

The Doctoral School of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Szeged was established in 2002. In the previous period PhD students had participated in individual training.

Key facts:

The Law and Political Science at University of Szeged provides facilities to pursue doctoral studies in the frame of 6 alternative training programmes. Besides the well-known university professors, there are numerous PhD supervisor associate professors having much experience.

The younger generation of scholars at the Faculty also undertakes to supervise tasks, therefore we can provide consultants to nearly any chosen research topics to those interested.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The core fields of the programmes are Historical and theoretical jurisprudence, Comparative law, Civilistic legal sciences, Public law, Criminal law, International and business law, European law, Public policy, Social security and administration, International relations, and the curriculum combines both theories and practices through law in action and legal case studies.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-06-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

International Law Civil & Private Law Political Science

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed application form; Research proposal in 2-3 printed pages. (There is no specified format for research proposals but the following areas shall be covered: introduction, short literature review, knowledge or previous experience of research area, how the research project will make an original and independent contribution to knowledge, aims and objectives of the research project, and the language of the future dissertation)
Curriculum Vitae;
Two reference letters (references must be from academic professors);
Scanned copies of Master’s degree certificate;
Scanned copy of a transcript of academic record to date (if relevant)

Tuition Fee

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International

7000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3500 EUR per semester during 48 months.
EU/EEA

7000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3500 EUR per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Szeged

127000 - 185800 HUF /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Law and Political Science.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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