PhDDoctoral School of History [Arts and Humanities]
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Doctoral, full degree studies |
| Nominal duration | 8 semesters (240 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PhD |
| Course code | Arts and Humanities |
| Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) MA or MSc degree in any sciences You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English B2 |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Statement of supervision must be uploaded. |
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Overview
Doctoral School of History
Doctoral Programmes in History, Archaeology, and Global Armenian Studies
The Doctoral School of History offers 3 English language programmes: History, Archaeology, and Global Armenian Studies.
The doctoral school is structured in a system of thematic research: in addition to studies on economic, regional, and political history, doctoral students can study and research social and lifestyle history, history of ideas (ancient, medieval, modern), military history, art history, and archaeology. We intend to revitalise research in areas long overlooked in Hungarian scholarship (history of ideas, church history) and introduce new types of research (history of regions, history of lifestyle) into the school’s programme, using methods and reflecting the approach of related disciplines (sociology, geography, ethnography, economics, philosophy). The programme places special emphasis on creating links with related disciplines. The course also offers the possibility of pursuing studies in military history. The foundational courses, compulsory in doctoral training, are given by the leading researchers of the Doctoral School and the leaders of the subprogrammes. During the lectures, students will not only get an overview of the research areas and learn about the problems of research but will also get methodological insights and learn about possible approaches in the individual research areas. The research seminars, which can be chosen from a list of optional courses, focus on resource analysis. The research seminars aim to introduce students to the methods of scientific research through the analysis of specific material and to help them survey the scientific literature of their chosen topic. Research seminars are available to students offered by supervisors other than their own as well. It is desirable that students are exposed to the approaches of other professors and researchers and receive support from a variety of sources in the preparation of their dissertations. We also take into account students’ suggestions and requests when announcing research seminars.
To obtain the PhD degree students are expected to collect all the 240 credits of the programme, pass the Comprehensive Examination at the end of the fourth semester, submit the dissertation within three years after the Comprehensive Examination, and defend it both at the pre-defence and at the final defence in front of a committee.
The English language programme in History consists of courses, weekly consultations with a supervisor, and supervised research, leading to the writing of a PhD dissertation. Compulsory and elective courses include the following: Hungarian Political History of the 20th Century, Historiography and View of History, Philosophy of History, History of Europe’s Cultural Regions, History of Lifestyles, Conceptual History, Medieval Art in East Central Europe, Political theory in the age of Hellenism and in Rome in the early imperial period, The Sovietization of Rural Life in Eastern Europe, Visual and Cultural Memory of the Ottoman Empire in Central Europe, etc. Courses are taken during the first two years of the training, which period is concluded by a complex examination. Consultations with the supervisor are scheduled from the second to the fourth year of the program. Additional credits must be earned through research activities: conference presentations and research publications.
The English language programme in Archaeology boasts an internationally trained and renowned group of professors who actively engage in archaeological research across various European countries. Additionally, they oversee several research projects in the Near East, making them open to students with a broad spectrum of subjects for supervision. The mandatory lectures cover archaeological materials from various civilizations and are complemented by training in the use of the latest documentation and research technologies at the GIS and Non-Invasive Archaeological Laboratory of the Institute. With the unique technical capabilities of the laboratory, students have the opportunity to place special emphasis on the technological aspect of their research subjects. The program consists of three main components: courses, weekly consultations with a supervisor, supervised research, leading to the writing of a PhD dissertation.
The English language programme in Global Armenian Studies consists of courses, weekly consultations with a supervisor, and supervised research, leading to the writing of a PhD dissertation. Compulsory and elective courses include the following: Advanced Social Sciences Research Design and Methodology for Armenian Studies, Armenian Christianity in Context, Philosophy of History, Contemporary Critical Debates Around Modernity and the Early-Modern in Relation to Armenian Studies, Armenian Experience and Eastern Christianity, Religion, Human Rights and Collective Violence in the Armenian Context, Essay writing, Classical Armenian language and manuscript reading, Professional text reading in German, etc. Courses are taken during the first two years of the training, which period is concluded by a complex examination. Consultations with the supervisor take place from the second to the fourth year of the program. Additional credits must be earned through research activities: conference presentations and research publications.
Admission:
Information on the application process can be found on the English language homepage of the Doctoral School of History. Fee-paying students may contact the Doctoral School through email, the applicants for the Stipendium scholarship should contact the Tempus Foundation in order to express their intention to apply to the doctoral programme and send the documentation needed for the application process (MA degree, the necessary language skills, statement of acceptance from chosen supervisor, proof of valid travel documents, motivation letter). The Doctoral School and the Doctoral Office will contact the candidates and conduct the entrance application procedure on a previously designated day.
The entrance interview will be conducted in person (preferably) or online. The applicant will be informed about the decision in writing. If possible, in the case of partner countries in the Middle East (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Egypt, Turkey) the scientific committee members working in the field will have personal interviews with the candidates besides the video call.
Further information about the programmes: btk.ppke.hu/en/phd-programmes
Contact:
Mr. Tamás Hógenburg
head of international office
international.office@btk.ppke.hu
Programme structure
240 credits, 4 years
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