Program Overview

Doctoral School of Human Sciences

Faculty

Humanities

Starting Date

September/February

Duration

8 semesters

Language Requirements

English language proficiency (TOEFL 590 / IELTS 7.5 / 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 Doctoral School of Human Sciences involves altogether four disciplines, which makes it unique in Hungary: Philosophy, Education, Psychology, and Sociology – the latter is not available at the moment for our international students. The aim of the program is to provide theoretical knowledge to its students about the knowledge-based society from a Human Studies respect. The students have the opportunity to attend courses related to all disciplines.

Disciplines and Research Areas

Philosophy

• Philosophy of Mind
• Consciousness Studies
• The Problem of the Self in Contemporary Philosophy of Mind and Phenomenology
• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Language
• Wittgenstein and Heidegger on Language
• Introduction to Film Theory
• Film as Philosophy
• Ancient philosophy, with a special focus on theology in the Hellenistic and the Roman period
• Modern Philosophy
• Bioethics

Education

• Teaching information literacy for primary or secondary school pupils
• The impact of institutional factors in church-run schools
• Service learning in higher education
• Development of the problem-solving during the studies

Psychology

• Research on social psychology of decision making
• Psychometric tests development for various fields of psychology
• Research on psychology of language