University of Lodz Doctoral School of Humanities awards a PhD degree in the following disciplines:
- Archaeology
- History
- Philosophy
- Linguistics
- Literary studies
- Cultural and religious studies
- Art Studies
The study curriculum makes it possible to conduct research in the field of a selected discipline of humanities in the conditions of individual and team interdisciplinarity.
Education at the University of Lodz Doctoral School of Humanities
You will deepen your knowledge in the field of a selected scientific discipline in the interdisciplinary environment, thanks to which you will be able to place your competence related to a given discipline in a wider context, you will develop your research and teaching workshop and acquire soft skills that can be used in the future both in academic work as well as in professional activities of a non-academic nature.
After graduating from the University of Lodz Doctoral School of Humanities and defending one’s doctoral dissertation, a graduate is awarded a PhD degree of humanities in one of six disciplines: archaeology, history, philosophy, linguistic knowledge, literary studies, and cultural and religious studies.
The studies last 8 semesters and they are full-time studies (the classes are held during working days). They are free of charge.
SCHOOL'S OFFICE
Matejki 21/23 St.,90-237 Lodz
Poland
Phone (+48 42 635 55 93) / 1st floor, room 113
DIRECTOR
Dr hab. prof. UL Joanna Sowa
Doctoral Schools Centre
Matejki 21/23 St.,90-237 Lodz
Poland
Phone: +48 42 635 55 84
All the meetings (also on the Teams platform) are possible after prior appointment via e-mail.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Head of the Board
Prof. Joanna Sowa
Archeology
Prof. Piotr Strzyż
Prof. Marek Olędzki
Philospphy
Prof. Marek Gensler
Prof. Janusz Maciaszek
History
Prof. Sławomir Bralewski
Prof. Przemysław Waingertner
Linguistics
Prof. Ivan Petrov
Prof. Ewa Szkudlarek-Śmiechowicz
Literary Studies
Prof. Michał Lachman
Prof. Dorota Samborska-Kukuć
Cultural and Religious Studies
Prof. Marcin Kępiński
Prof. Piotr Sitarski
Representatives of Doctoral Students
mgr Roman Sacharov
mgr Michał Owczarek
mgr Dominika Kobylska
mgr Kacper Krzeczewski
SECRETARY
mgr Agnieszka Kosicka-Jóźwiak
Doctoral Schools Centre, The UL Doctoral School of Humanities
Matejki 21/23 St.,90-237 Lodz
Poland
Phone (+48 42 635 55 93) / 1st floor, room 113
Monday,Thursday 9.00-14.00
Please previously contact via e-mail .
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
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Notice:
Please do not include:
- travel allowances
- petrol and motorway costs
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Pursuant to Article 204.3 of the Law on Higher Education and Science, at the request of a doctoral student, doctoral education shall be suspended for the period corresponding to the duration of maternity leave, leave on the conditions of maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave as defined by the Labour Code.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURE – OPEN FROM 21-25 AUGUST 2023
Under the guidance of your potential supervisor, prepare a concept for your doctoral dissertation, which is one of the required documents in the recruitment process.
If the candidate has obtained from the supervisor (an academic employee of the University of Lodz) a consent to take him/her under supervision, he/she submits a statement of the potential supervisor on his/her willingness to take on the supervision (sample available at step 4).
If the candidate has not obtained such a consent, he/she submits an application for appointing a selected person who has the right to act as a supervisor as a supervisor of his/her doctoral dissertation (template available at step 4).
Supervisor is not required at this stage of enrolment (rather optional). Candidate might apply without knowing the potential supervisor.
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Enrollment/Registration - Electronic registration for PhD studies is possible between 21.08.2023 - 28.08.2023
Remember to print out the application form from the Electronic Recruitment System!
Go to the Electronic Recruitment System
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Prepare legible scans or photos of all the paper documentation you are to submit as part of the admission process, and attach them by uploading them to the IRK system within the time frame allowed in the Admission Timetable for submission of your documents. Each scan file should include the applicant's full name and an indication of the kind of the scanned document, according to the following scheme: Forename_Surname_Heading of scanned document
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Test date: 7 September 2023
If you are interested in the sample language tests, you can write to the following e-mail address for public information: dpo@uni.lodz.pl.
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The interview will be assessed according to the following criteria:
(a) evaluation of the dissertation project - its substantive value and scientific innovation, and, in the case of the Implementation Doctorate programme, the practical usefulness of the solutions
b) evaluation of the candidate's familiarity with the literature on the subject, knowledge of previous achievements of Polish and foreign science concerning the issues to be researched, as well as knowledge of specialist terminology and methodology of the planned research
c) evaluation of the presentation skills of the project (linguistic proficiency, composition of the speech, discipline of speech)
Deadline: 26 - 29.09.2023 depending on the number of candidates. Details of the interview date will be sent to registered candidates via IRK system message.
For candidates whose PhD scholarship will be fully or partly funded by external funds, the interview will take place on 19.09.2023.
Information about admission will be shown in IRK system on candidate’s account. Written decision about admission or rejection will be sent by traditional post to the correspondence address.