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Accreditation and profile
The Doctoral Program of the CEU Legal Studies Department was accredited by the Board of Regents of the State New York in 1998 as an exclusively English langugage program, combining coursework - designed for doctoral level studies - and research. Backed up by an international and most distinguished faculty, by one of the biggest English language libraries of Central Europe, and an impressive number of electronic databases, the three years spent as part of an equally international student body make the doctoral studies a truly unique learning experience.
The Doctoral Program gives students an opportunity to work towards a doctoral degree in law with a combination of independent research and course work. Physical presence in Budapest is required throughout the Doctoral Program (36 months), except while on approved research abroad. Students are encouraged to spend an academic semester at a foreign distinguished law school or research center during the second year of their doctoral studies; merit based financial support is available for this purpose.
The 'Doctor of Juridical Science' (SJD) degree is awarded on the basis of the successful public defense of the doctoral thesis (dissertation) before an international panel composed of resident and non-resident experts; in addition to having collected the required number of credits and having satisfied all the other program requirements. The doctoral candidate status can be extended to maximum six years and thus the candidates are expected to submit and defend their thesis within this period.
Financial support
Candidates admitted to the CEU Doctoral Program generally receive full financial support for the first three years of study. See also:
http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/financialaid/doctoral
For further information on the CEU Doctoral Programs refer to
http://www.ceu.hu/academics/degrees/doctoral
You may also download the Doctoral Regulations at Legal Studies Department.
Sample courses and other obligations of the doctoral students
- Doctoral candidates are expected to earn 6 credits from doctoral seminars while completing other degree requirements (including an oral examination at the end of the first year of studies and the defense of the doctoral dissertation upon completion of studies);
- Courses include: Organizing World Trade, Law and Economics Seminar for Doctoral Students, the Visiting Professors Seminar Series, the Great Books Seminar Series and the Work in Progress Seminar Series.
Entry requirements for the Doctoral Program
Students who have completed their Master of Laws degree at CEU with a "B" average or higher and whose theses were graded "completed with honors" or higher are eligible for further SJD studies. Candidates possessing an LL.M degree from another institution with a program and degree requirements similar to that of CEU, and candidates who received an M.A. degree after their basic law degree from another institution with a credit load and program similar to that of CEU may also be considered for admission, provided that the MA was received in a field which is consanguine with the proposed SJD research.
Candidates not holding a law degree may apply to PhD financed and regulated by a special agreement with the Political Science Department (PhD in Political Science - Human Rights Track).
Each applicant should submit a detailed research project (2000 words, including literature). Applicants to the SJD Program must also meet the general CEU admissions requirements: http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/requirements/general
The Doctoral Program of the CEU Legal Studies Department was accredited by the Board of Regents of the State New York in 1998 as an exclusively English langugage program, combining coursework - designed for doctoral level studies - and research. Backed up by an international and most distinguished faculty, by one of the biggest English language libraries of Central Europe, and an impressive number of electronic databases, the three years spent as part of an equally international student body make the doctoral studies a truly unique learning experience.
The Doctoral Program gives students an opportunity to work towards a doctoral degree in law with a combination of independent research and course work. Physical presence in Budapest is required throughout the Doctoral Program (36 months), except while on approved research abroad. Students are encouraged to spend an academic semester at a foreign distinguished law school or research center during the second year of their doctoral studies; merit based financial support is available for this purpose.
The 'Doctor of Juridical Science' (SJD) degree is awarded on the basis of the successful public defense of the doctoral thesis (dissertation) before an international panel composed of resident and non-resident experts; in addition to having collected the required number of credits and having satisfied all the other program requirements. The doctoral candidate status can be extended to maximum six years and thus the candidates are expected to submit and defend their thesis within this period.
Financial support
Candidates admitted to the CEU Doctoral Program generally receive full financial support for the first three years of study. See also:
http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/financialaid/doctoral
For further information on the CEU Doctoral Programs refer to
http://www.ceu.hu/academics/degrees/doctoral
You may also download the Doctoral Regulations at Legal Studies Department.
Sample courses and other obligations of the doctoral students
- Doctoral candidates are expected to earn 6 credits from doctoral seminars while completing other degree requirements (including an oral examination at the end of the first year of studies and the defense of the doctoral dissertation upon completion of studies);
- Courses include: Organizing World Trade, Law and Economics Seminar for Doctoral Students, the Visiting Professors Seminar Series, the Great Books Seminar Series and the Work in Progress Seminar Series.
Entry requirements for the Doctoral Program
Students who have completed their Master of Laws degree at CEU with a "B" average or higher and whose theses were graded "completed with honors" or higher are eligible for further SJD studies. Candidates possessing an LL.M degree from another institution with a program and degree requirements similar to that of CEU, and candidates who received an M.A. degree after their basic law degree from another institution with a credit load and program similar to that of CEU may also be considered for admission, provided that the MA was received in a field which is consanguine with the proposed SJD research.
Candidates not holding a law degree may apply to PhD financed and regulated by a special agreement with the Political Science Department (PhD in Political Science - Human Rights Track).
Each applicant should submit a detailed research project (2000 words, including literature). Applicants to the SJD Program must also meet the general CEU admissions requirements: http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/requirements/general
Applicants who have not earned their LL.M. degree at CEU are required to take the CEU-administered admissions test consisting of legal reasoning test and academic essay. Qualified candidates may be subject to a further phone interview.
