PhD in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The structure of the PhD programs of the Medical Faculty is similar to those of most European and American universities. The doctoral (PhD) degree, as the highest qualification attainable at university, is confer- red by the University of Pécs on those who have given evidence of having acquired sufficient practical skills and theoretical knowledge to conduct scientific research independently.

Specializations include:

• Basic Medical Sciences
• Clinical Medical Sciences
• Clinical Neurosciences
• Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences
• Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Science

Procedures for earning the PhD degree
General rules and regulations

• the postgraduate acquisition of knowledge satisfying the requirements for permission to take the PhD final examinations
• passing the PhD final examinations
• demonstrating level skills in English for Specific Purposes
• reaching the minimal impact factor
• writing a doctoral dissertation and defending it

The doctoral dissertation and its defending
1) The doctoral dissertation is the documentation of the objectives and methods of the research and the results achieved in the subject area

• in the form of an independent writing written for this purpose, taking up a writing space of at least 50, but no more than 100 pages
• in the interests of the high quality appearance of both the dissertation and the theses, practices having been formed and developed by the National Board of Accreditation must be followed.

2) After the dissertation is submitted, within a month the Doctoral Committee of the Medical Faculty asks two individuals preferably independent of the University of Pécs staff or public employees to act as official referees (hereinafter called opponents).

3) The public discussion takes place in the presence of the Judging Committee called by the Doctoral Committee of the Medical Faculty, which consists of the chair, the two opponents, and another two members. The chair must be a professionally competent professor of the Medical Faculty.

4) The dissertation can be regarded as "defended" if the total number of points is at least 60% or more of the obtainable points.

5) A decision about awarding or rejecting to award the PhD degree is made by the Doctoral Board of the University, after the Doctoral Committee of Medical Faculty has made a declaration in its session following the defense, having taken into consideration the acquired points of the candidate and the reports of the final examination committees.

The doctoral (PhD) degree as the highest qualification attainable at university is awarded by the University of Pécs to those who give evidence of practical skills and theoretical erudition necessary for conducting independent scientific research and based on this have published novel research findings.

By the end of this period a dissertation must be written and defended.