The Doctoral School of Linguistics offers doctoral programmes in major core areas of linguistics, including syntactic theory, phonological theory, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, Hungarian descriptive linguistics, historical linguistics, classical philology, Arabic studies, English studies, Germanic studies, Romance languages, Slavic studies and theoretical linguistics. While doctoral (PhD) degrees in the majority of fields listed qualify graduates to work in higher education and conduct academic research, PhDs in theoretical linguistics and applied linguistics also provide skills that can be marketed in industry and specialized fields such as research and development. To obtain the PhD degree, collect all the 240 credits of the programme, pass the Comprehensive Examination at the end of the fourth semester (preceded by one B2 foreign language examination certificate), submit the dissertation within three years after the Comprehensive Examnination, and defend it at a discussion session and at the final defence, both in front of a committee.
MA or MSc degree in any science.
Entrance examination:
Yes
Entrance type:
oral
Minimum level of language proficiency (oral):
B2
Minimum level of language proficiency (written):
B2
Place of examination:
Online
Entrance exam measures general aptitude, foreign language skills, sufficient background knowledge and student's motivation.
