Area of Studies

business studies and management sciences

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Department

Doctoral School at SGH, SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Tuition and Other Fees

The enrolment fee amounts to PLN 300

Course Description

Course Profile

An applicant entered into the admission procedure should be a holder of the professional title of magister, magister inżynier or its equivalent or of a diploma of completion of a first cycle programme or should hold a document confirming the completion of the third year of a long cycle graduate programme for persons stipulated in art. 186.2 of the PSWiN act (the act of 20 July 2018 - the Law on Higher Education and Science; Journal of Laws item 1668, as amended).

The general academic profile is addressed to holders of a master’s degree or an equivalent one; also in exceptional cases, justified by the highest quality of their scientific achievements, candidates who hold the bachelor diploma or students who have completed the third year of uniform master's studies, in particular beneficiaries of research projects financed by external institutions (such as National Science Centre, National Centre for Research and Development, Ministry of Science and Higher Education) or a research project implemented at the Warsaw School of Economics under the "Diamond Grant" programme.

About the general academic profile

The curriculum at the Doctoral School includes the following courses:

A. Common courses:  62 hours:

1. Scientific writing and publishing,

2. Researcher’s workshop,

3. Workshop on research methodology (adapted to the specifics of the discipline),

4. Philosophy of science,

5. Ethics in science.

B. Major courses (recommended 2 – 4 courses)  (120 hours).

C. Minor (suporting) courses  (90  hours).

D.  Scientific seminar (organised separately for each curriculum) — 60 hours.

E. Doctoral Seminar ( 120 hours).

General academic profile – 452 hours in total.

The study in the PhD Doctoral School covers curriculum study and implementation of the Individual Research Plan (mandatory) (IPB) - prepared by the doctoral candidate in consultation with the supervisor(s) and the assistant supervisor, if appointed.

Education Requirements

Education in the Doctoral School shall last 8 semesters. 

The study curriculum in the Doctoral School shall include the following courses:

A. Common for all education programmes: the load of 74 obligatory hours::

1. Writing and publishing research articles

2. Researcher's workshop

3. Workshop on research methodology (adapted to the specificity of the discipline)

4. Philosophy of Science

5. Ethics in Science

6. Scientific seminar

B. Major (2 – 4 courses recommended)  (84 - 120  hours depending on the profile)
C. Support courses (62-64 hours – 90 hours depending on the profile)
D. Complementary courses (min. 2) (42 - 60 hours depending on the profile): 
E. Doctoral seminar, obligatory, the load of 60 hours

Total: 268 - 408 hours (depending on the profile)

Individual Research Plan (obligatory) (IPB) - prepared by the doctoral candidate in cooperation with the supervisor (supervisors) and the assistant supervisor, if appointed.

The Doctoral School shall educate high-class specialists for:

• science, including higher education schools and scientific institutions,
• business practice, in particular financial sector companies and institutions,
• government and local government institutions, international organisations.

The participant of the Doctoral School, according to the selected study curriculum, shall gain advanced level knowledge of modern macroeconomics and microeconomics, management, finance, politics and administration, as well as current economic theories of enterprise and international economics.

A doctoral candidate shall acquire the skills of conducting independent research through learning about methodology, quantitative and qualitative methods in scientific research as well as of popularising research findings and shall develop the necessary social competences. Curricula for each of 4 doctoral programmes are defined.

Contact

Doctoral School Office

building M, room 35

SGH Warsaw School of Economics

ul. Madalińskiego 6/8

02-513 Warszawa

e-mail: bsd@sgh.waw.pl  

Wioleta Gajek

phone: 22 564 73 15,

e-mail: wgajek@sgh.waw.pl  ​

​Marzena Dobrzyńska

phone: 22 564 71 15,

e-mail: mdobrzy@sgh.waw.pl