Doctoral Programme PhD Law and Politics
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The “PhD Law and Politics” is an English-taught doctoral programme at the Faculty of Law, University of Graz, designed for young researchers with different academic backgrounds, seeking an international and interdisciplinary full-time PhD programme. In addition to its focus on the intersections between Legal and Political Science, the programme includes perspectives from the Humanities, Economics, and the Social Sciences. Graduates will be excellently qualified for future careers in universities and research institutions, as well as scientifically oriented positions in legal or political consultancy, public administration, international organisations, or in the private sector.
Short Facts
- Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Duration: 6 semesters
- Workload: 180 ECTS-Credits
- Working language: English
- Director: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Florian Bieber
- Coordinator: Mag. Dario Brentin
Deadline 30 April 2017
In order to ensure a high quality, the admission has been limited to ten PhD candidates per year. Applications for the academic year 2017/2018 are now being accepted.
Admission
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Admission to the doctoral programme “PhD Law and Politics” is limited to a maximum of ten students per year. The admission process is based on a special regulation of the University of Graz.
Applicants need to hand in a complete set of the following documents:
- The application form for the admission to the selection process. The form is available via email upon request (dario.brentin(at)uni-graz.at).
- The application form for admission to a doctoral programme.
- Form in German
- Form in English
- University degree diploma(s) and evidence of all accomplished university programmes (Diploma/Bachelor’s/Master’s certificate, graduation certificate) and a transcript of records (with ECTS or contact hours per semester).
- A letter of motivation (in English, max. two pages).
- A short description of the intended topic of the dissertation (in English, max. 2 pages).
- A curriculum vitae (in English, max. three pages).
- Proof of sufficient knowledge of English:
- TOEFL iBT (min. 87 pt)
- IELTS (min. 6.0)
- Cambridge Proficiency English CPE (Level C)
- Cambridge Advanced English CPE (Level B)
- Secondary School Leaving Certificate.
- Evidence of Admission (only applicants who do not possess the citizenship of an EU/EEA member state or have a status equivalency. The confirmation has to be for the same Doctorate and semester/academic year, in which admission is sought, at a recognized university in the country where the Master/ Diploma degree was issued)
All documents have to be provided in German or English. If the original document has not been issued in either language, a translation into German or English is mandatory.
Once students are successfully admitted to the programme, the registration process with the University of Graz starts. The registration process applies another set of important deadlines and requires some additional documents to the admission process.
International students and Austrian citizens who have acquired a degree abroad should also consult the information about the legal requirements for their documents to be accepted by the University of Graz
Tuition Fee
For EU citizens no tuition fees will be charged as long as students do not exceed the programme’s normal duration of six semesters plus an additional two semesters, i.e. eight semesters in total. Afterwards students have to pay a tuition fee of 363,30 € per semester. Students from non-EU countries will be charged a tuition fee of 745,42 € per semester unless other regulations exist (the Austrian government grants exceptions for certain countries). A small obligatory membership fee (19,20 € per semester) for the Austrian Students Union is collected from all students.
Dissertation
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Topics
PhD candidates have to write a dissertation within the study programme. Topics can be chosen from a wide range of research fields, not only from Law and Political Science, but also from other areas such as Economics, Sociology, History, Philosophy, European Studies or Cultural Studies. Due to the interdisciplinary approach of the study programme, each topic has to be sufficiently related to either Law or Political Science to be accepted.
Research fields:
Law: especially Constitutional Law, General Theory of State, Administrative Law and Public Administration, Legal Theory, Legal Sociology, Legal Philosophy, Public International Law, European Law, Business Law, Legal History.
Political Science: especially Political Theory, Political Systems, Comparative Government, International Relations, Public Management.
- Economics: especially National Economy, Regional Economy, Political Economy, International Management.
- Sociology: especially Macrosociology, Microsociology, Sociological Theory; Empirical Social Research.
- History: especially Contemporary History.
- Philosophy, European Studies, Human Rights Studies, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies and Anthropology.
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