Doctoral Programme in Sport and Health Sciences

In the Doctoral Programme in Sport and Health Sciences, the specialisation is either Sport and Exercise Sciences or Health Sciences. The specialisation is selected at the application stage.

In the Sport and Exercise Sciences specialisation, the target degree is either

• Doctor of Sport Sciences (D. Sport Sci.) or
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. in Sport Sciences)

In the Health Sciences specialisation, the target degree is either

• Doctor of Health Sciences (D. Health Sci.) or
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. in Health Sciences)

The degree includes a dissertation and 40 ECTS credits of other doctoral studies. At least half of the minimum number of credits for doctoral studies must be discipline specific studies. Other doctoral studies also include general transferable skills and elective studies.

To be awarded a doctorate, a student admitted for postgraduate education shall: 1) complete the postgraduate studies; 2) demonstrate independent and critical thinking in the student’s field of research; and 3) prepare and publicly defend a doctoral dissertation, or supply any other public thesis project or final project stipulated by the university (Government Decree on University Degrees and Professional Specialisation Programmes 794/2004).

1. plan, conduct, and evaluate scientific research using the key methods of their own field in such a way that the research produces new scientific knowledge and promotes national and international discussion in the field, and communicate the results orally and in writing to different target groups;
2. analyse and evaluate in depth their own field of research and its social significance, also in an international context;
3. apply and evaluate the key research methods of their own field critically and independently;
4. describe, analyse and apply theory of science in their own field’s research;
5. act in accordance with the principles of research ethics and justify the solutions of their research with scientific arguments.