Social Sciences

Education: Physical Education, Motor Learning and Sport

Scientific area: Social Sciences

The applicants seeking admission to the doctoral study programme in education must hold a Master's Degree or equivalent qualification in social sciences: education, teacher training, psychology, sociology or other relevant discipline.

The doctoral programme includes studies, an original research project, and writing and defence of doctoral dissertation. The doctoral students are required to complete at least three study subjects (two of them are obligatory: Educational Philosophy and Methodology and System Theory), collecting no less than 20 credits (30 ECTS). The duration of doctoral studies is 4 years.

The doctoral student who has completed the doctoral programme, has demonstrated his or her independent research ability and has successfully and defended the dissertation is conferred the Doctor’s degree in Social Sciences. Over the last 10 years, more than 30 dissertations have been successfully defended by the students of this post-graduate study programme.

After completing the PhD programme, the graduates have promising career opportunities in research related work and graduate-level teaching.