PhD in Doctoral School of Humanities
Łódź, Poland
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Polish
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
University of Lodz Doctoral School of Humanities provides support and guidance to those seeking a PhD in Humanities that prepare dissertations in the following disciplines:
- Archaeology
- History
- Philosophy
- Linguistics
- Literary studies
- Cultural and religious studies
- Art Studies
- Ethnology and cultural anthropology (since the academic year 2024/2025)
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.
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 their doctoral dissertation, a graduate is awarded a PhD degree in humanities in one of eight disciplines: archaeology, history, philosophy, linguistic knowledge, literary studies, cultural and religious studies, art studies, ethnology, and cultural anthropology.
The studies last 8 semesters and they are full-time studies (the classes are held during working days). They are free of charge.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Under Article 209 Clause 4 of the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2023, item 742, amended) the amount of monthly doctoral scholarship should be at least:
- 37% of a professor’s salary – gross amount of PLN 3466,90 – up to the month in which the mid-term evaluation was conducted
- 57% of a professor’s salary – gross amount of PLN 5340,90 – after the month in which the mid-term evaluation was conducted
for doctoral students with certified disability the above amount is raised to PLN 4506,97 and PLN 6380,97 respectively.
Doctoral students may also take up employment as academic/research staff or in any other capacity.
However, a doctoral scholarship will not be awarded to a doctoral student whose:
- curriculum at a doctoral school involves a mandatory employment contract in an entity running that doctoral school,
- employment contract provides a remuneration exceeding the amount of the minimum monthly professor’s salary (currently PLN 9 370.00 gross)
As a candidate, you are required to inform the Secretary of the Doctoral School if:
- You have already been a doctoral student at another doctoral school (even for a short period) and have received a doctoral scholarship there. You are entitled to the scholarship for a total of 48 months of curriculum carried out at any doctoral school(s). After 48 months, even if you continue to study at our school, you will not be entitled to a doctoral scholarship any longer
- You obtain a doctoral degree at another university. Then you lose the right to your doctoral scholarship at the UL because a person with an already conferred doctoral degree cannot receive the scholarship.
The doctoral scholarship is not subject to income tax. However, doctoral students studying at doctoral schools and receiving doctoral scholarships are covered by compulsory pensions and accident insurance. Sickness insurance is voluntary.
A doctoral student may apply for a student loan. The provisions on student loans shall apply accordingly, except that:
- The loan may be obtained by a doctoral student under the age of 35
- The loan shall be granted for the duration of training at the doctoral school only once and for no longer than 4 years.
Curriculum
Compulsory Classes - 214 hrs + Teaching internships
- Doctoral seminar 1 – tutorial with doctoral supervisor
- Doctoral Seminar 2 – Research Seminar
- Interdisciplinary open seminar
- Higher education Didactics 1
- Higher education Didactics 2
- Ethical and legal aspects of scientific research 1
- Ethical and legal aspects of scientific research 2
- Science funding and knowledge transfer 1
- Science funding and knowledge transfer 2
- Teaching practices