Law. Doctor of Philosophy

Education and Research Law School

Name
Law. Doctor of Philosophy
Program code
Qualification awarded
Doctor of Philosophy
Length of programme
4 years
Number of credits
60
level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework
8
Qualification level
Third (educational-scientific)
Discipline
Law
Speciality
KnowledgeField EN
Specific admission requirements
Education of foreign applicants for higher education is carried out under general terms in Ukrainian language
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
Availability of a master's degree
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
Academic qualification is awarded on condition of successful mastering of program educational components, approved pedagogical assistant practice report, public defense of the dissertation. The final certification of graduate students who have fully completed Doctor of Philosophy program ends with the awarding of Doctor of Philosophy degree in specialty 081 "Law" certified with the diploma of a set standard
Programme learning outcomes
1. Skill to apply knowledge to own research and professional practice. 2. Skill to apply the principles of research and professional ethics. 3. Ability to present knowledge in Ukrainian and foreign languages at the level sufficient for the presentation of own research. 4.Skill to formulate the research issue working hypotheses to widen and deepen the state of research in a relevant area. 5.Skill to communicate in a dialogue mode with wide research and social community in the area of professional interest, including at international level, demonstrating systemic scientific worldview and cultural outlook. 6.Knowledge of foreign research publications, legal science schools and fundamental studies in the research area, skill to formulate own research objective as a component of general civilization process. 7.Skill to set up an information value assessment procedure via comparative analysis with other sources. 8.Knowledge of research funding principles and the allocations structure for its implementation, skill to draft application for funding, reporting and supporting documentation. 9.Skill to professionally present own research outcomes at international conferences, workshops, use foreign language (primarily English) in research, innovative, and teaching activities. 10.Skill to initiate, manage, and conduct comprehensive research to result in new knowledge. 11. Skill to form a research team for local task solving (research subject matter formulation, working hypotheses, information gathering, proposal drafting). 12. Skill to communicate in a dialogue mode with wide research and social community in a certain area of research and/or professional activity. 13. Skill to efficiently reflect the research outcomes in research papers published both in specialized national sources and in those listed in international science metrics databases. 14. Skill to use modern information and communication technologies for communication, information exchange, collection, analysis, processing, interpretation of sources; publish the sources in compliance with the main archeographic rules. 15. Skill to formulate general methodology base for own research from new research positions being aware of its relevancy, aim, and value for the development of other science areas, political and economical life, national or world intangible and tangible culture.
Form of study
Full-time form
Examination regulations and grading scale
Written and oral exams, differentiated test, oral presentations, ongoing performance evaluation, dissertation defense
Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
Work placement
Pedagogical assistant practice
Work-based learning
Director of the course
Viktoriia Rieznikova
Department of economic law and dispute resolution
Education and Research Law School
Occupational profiles of graduates
Training of highly qualified, competitive, integrated into the European and world research and educational space specialist, capable of providing independent research, scientific-organizational, pedagogical-organizational and practical activities in the area of law, teaching in higher education institutions
Access to further studies
Opportunity to do doctoral degree; advanced training at postgraduate education and research institutions in Ukraine; study and internship abroad