{"id":7088,"date":"2017-08-23T16:13:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T13:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tspmi.vu.lt\/doktoranturos-studijos\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:05:57","slug":"phd-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tspmi.vu.lt\/en\/phd-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD studies"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-doctoral.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7088","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"studies_schedule":false,"informacijos_blokeliai":[{"name":"Study programme","content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content_block","text":"

Full time PhD Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duration of doctoral studies is 4 years.
\nThe fee of doctoral studies in political science is 10758 Euro per year<\/p>\n

During the first month of studies PhD student in co-operation with an appointed supervisor\/tutor has to prepare a Plan of doctoral studies.<\/p>\n

Doctoral program consists of:
\n1. Studies and exams (it is recommended to pass exams during the first year of studies) – three exams have to be passed, two compulsory (Methodology of Political Science and Political Sociology) and one optional (may be chosen from a list of offered doctoral study subjects) (30 credits);
\n2. Research and preparation of PhD thesis<\/p>\n

By the end of each year student is evaluated by the commission, which assess the progress of research and implementation of study plan during the calendar year.<\/p>\n

Defence
\nTo be admitted to the defence of doctoral dissertation, student has:
\n1. To pass exams; (30 credits )
\n2. To publish at least two articles, related to the topic of dissertation (articles have to be published or submitted to press in the publications as identified by the Government of Lithuania)
\n3. To present research results in international conferences<\/p>\n

The dissertation has to be prepared according to the requirements, as set by the Research Council of Lithuania.<\/p>\n

Dissertation is defended in public before the commission of defence, which consists of five scholars. During the defence, a candidate presents his\/her research results, answers the questions of two appointed opponents and the members of the commission of defence. Decision concerning the recognition of doctoral degree is made by the commission.<\/p>\n

External PhD studies <\/strong>
\nProcedures and requirements are the same as for full time studies.
\nThe fee of external doctoral studies is 10758 Euro
\nTo be admitted to the defence of doctoral dissertation, student has:
\n3. To pass exams; (30 credits )
\n4. To publish at least two articles, related to the topic of dissertation (articles have to be published or submitted to press in the publications as identified by the Government of Lithuania)
\n3. To present research results in two international conferences<\/p>\n

The dissertation has to be prepared according to the requirements, as set by the Research Council of Lithuania.<\/p>\n

Dissertation is defended in public before the commission of defence, which consists of five scholars. During the defence, a candidate presents his\/her research results, answers the questions of the members of the commission of defence. Decision concerning the recognition of doctoral degree is made by the commission.<\/p>\n

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Politikos moksl\u0173 doktorant\u016bra apima: doktorant\u016bros studijas, kryptingus mokslinius tyrimus ir disertacijos rengim\u0105. Kaip teigia dr. Vilius Ma\u010dkinis, VU TSPMI direktor\u0117s pavaduotojas mokslui,\u201epolitikos moksl\u0173 doktorant\u016bros studijos VU TSPMI ugdo mokslininkus, d\u0117stytojus ir ekspertus pasitelkiant \u012ftraukimo, atgalinio ry\u0161io ir d\u0117mesio kiekvienam doktorantui strategijas siekiant geriausi\u0173 disertacij\u0173 tyrim\u0173 rezultat\u0173, auk\u0161tos mokslin\u0117s kompetencijos ir metodologinio ir pedagoginio pasirengimo.\u201c"},"yoast_head":"\nPhD studies - TSPMI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tspmi.vu.lt\/en\/phd-studies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PhD studies - TSPMI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tspmi.vu.lt\/en\/phd-studies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TSPMI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TSPMI\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-05T13:05:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tspmi.vu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logos2021\/prie-para\u0161o-01-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"105\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"98\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tspmi.vu.lt\\\/en\\\/phd-studies\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tspmi.vu.lt\\\/en\\\/phd-studies\\\/\",\"name\":\"PhD studies - 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