Overview

The didactic offer provides for possible expansion and continuous improvement one’s academic skills by perfecting abilities such as: studying historical phenomena and processes from ancient to contemporary times, creative analysis of various types of historical sources with the use of appropriate methods as well as a creative interpretation of resources leading to proposing new hypotheses and an innovative view of the historical process.

Outcomes

Upon completion of training in this History programme at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, a graduate will have in-depth knowledge of the field of humanities, particularly of issues regarding history and the supporting sciences of history, related to the research problems of the doctoral project.

A graduate can readily undertake independent and team-oriented scientific challenges and self-education as well as perform the highest quality of research and didactic work. Graduates display a high level of communication skills and expert knowledge and the ability to effectively popularise research results.

Using to knowledge and skills for further development of an individual scientific career, graduates may find employment in institutions of higher education, research institutes, local government or other scientific and/or educational institutions.

Programme Structure

Topics include:

Historical periods (Ancient History, Middle Ages, Early Modern Period, Late Modern Period, Contemporary History)
Methodology of History
Seminar in the Humianities Sciences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-11 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Olsztyn, Poland

Disciplines

History View 7 other PhDs in History in Poland

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to doctoral schools is open to candidates who hold the degree of Master of Arts, Master of Science (Master of Engineering) or equivalent.
In exceptional cases, justified by the highest quality of scientific achievements, a person who is a graduate of the first cycle studies or a student who completed the third year of a single cycle five-year master's studies may also be admitted.
Applicants will submit a proposal of a unique research project with bibliography prepared for the purposes of the admission (up to 8 pages of standard typescript, max. 15,000 characters with spaces) and take part in an interview.

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Olsztyn

Poland

1860 - 2630 PLN / month

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