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Degree: Doctoral Programmes in Philosophy, PhD

Duration of the course: 6 semesters

Language of tuition: English

Description of the programme: Our programme is an integral part of the development of nearly a century’s tradition of philosophical research at the University of Szeged with its focus on the history of Continental philosophy from the ancient Greeks to 20th century currents of philosophy such as hermeneutics and phenomenology. Our programmes formally fit in with the newly introduced Bologna system in which the traditionally unified framework of higher education in philosophy has been split into three different disciplines, e.g. philosophy, ethics and aesthetics. Our School is unique in the country in that those obtaining an MA degree in ethics in the Bologna system can integrally pursue their studies in ethics at graduate level with us.

Our programmes are the following:

1. Metaphysics and Criticisms of Metaphysics
2. Ethics, Social Theory and Applied Philosophy
3. Philosophy of Art

These programmes represent an institutionalised framework of our interdisciplinary profile. We are well aware of the worldwide tendency of disciplinary atomisation, yet we are also convinced that genuinely innovative scientific research often assumes interdisciplinary perspectives, methods and cooperation. As a discipline standing at the borderline of arts subjects and some aspects of the social and natural sciences, philosophy is perfectly able to assume such an integrating and mediating role among various disciplines, even if its traditional status as philosophia perennis appears to have been weakened in the past century.

Application procedure

• Application requirements: Ma diploma in Philosophy, intermediate level certified by internationally accredited language examination (TOEFL/IELTS/GRE/Other)
• Application deadline: February
• Application fee: 150 EUR
• Registration fee: 200 EUR
• Tuition fee: 3500 EUR/ 4200 USD per semester
  
• Entrance examination fee: 250 EUR

For further information please contact:

Prof. Dezső Csejtei, DSc

Faculty of Arts, Institute of Social Theory, Department of Philosophy

Phone/Fax: +36-62-544-179

cse@philo.u-szeged.hu

Website: www.u-szeged.hu/doctoral