Program Overview

Kálmán Kerpely Doctoral School (Crop Science)

Faculty

Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management

Starting Date

September/February

Duration

8 semesters

Language Requirements

English language proficiency (TOEFL 547 / IELTS 6.0 / oral examination)

Academic Requirements

Relevant Master degree

Tuition Fee

6,500 USD/year

One-time Fees

• Application fee: 150 USD
• Entrance procedure fee: 350 USD

Short Description

The Kerpely Kálmán Doctoral School of Crop Sciences and Horticulture has doctoral programs in crop production, horticultural and regional sciences. The Crop Production and Horticultural Doctoral Program investigates the impact of land use systems and agriculture on the state and changes of natural resources (water, soil, air). In the Regional Sciences Doctoral Program, the discipline of regional sciences investigates the various regional aspects of social and economic processes, and the national and international questions of regional and settlement development predominantly in a regional context.

Research Areas

• Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economic Sciences: multifactor field experiments (crop rotation - tillage – fertilization – irrigation – number of plants – genotype) and their findings that are unique and acknowledged throughout Europe with 30 years of history.

Courses

• Compulsory courses: 3
• Compulsorily optional courses: 25
• Optional courses: 55

Instrumental Equipment

The doctoral school and the related institutions have remarkable instrumental equipment which is suitable to meet national and international expectations.