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Doctoral Schools (admissions for 2023/2024 academic year)

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Sociology

Details
Code n.spol_nauk.socj_sd_PC
Organizational unit Doctoral School in the Social Sciences
Level of education doctoral studies
Number of places offered 7
Required document
  • higher education diploma
There are currently no active application rounds for this programme.

Past rounds in this registration:
  • Application round 1 (31.07.2023 12:00 – 28.08.2023 23:59)

About the doctoral programme

website social-sciences.phd.uj.edu.pl
doctoral programme doctoral programme website
field Social Sciences
discipline Sociology

Admission regulations

Information regarding:

  • detailed rules of the admission process (including assessment criteria),
  • admission schedule,
  • documents required in the admission process and mode for their submission

are available on the website of the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences.

Admission rules for the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences have been established in the resolution no. 68/XII/2022 of the Senate of the Jagiellonian University of 21 December 2022.

Sign up form

After clicking on the “Sign up” button, candidate fills out the online sign up form.

Curriculum Vitae 

In the “Curriculum Vitae” tab candidate enters the following information:

  • education (undergraduate and graduate, post diploma, doctoral),
  • academic interests,
  • publications,
  • participation in conferences,
  • academic and professional experience,
  • courses, trainings, workshops,
  • scholarships, awards, distinctions,
  • other achievements.

Research proposal

In the “Research proposal” tab candidate enters the following information:

  • title,
  • keywords,
  • aim/research problem,
  • impact of the proposed research,
  • research methods,
  • research design,
  • plan,
  • preliminary literature review.

Please note that overall, the research proposal should be between 10,000 and 18,000 characters, with spaces.

Doctoral student status

In the “Doctoral student status” tab candidate answers a question about their current doctoral student status (at a doctoral school or another doctoral programme), or they declare that they are not currently enrolled in any doctoral-level programmes.

Candidate applying on the basis of Article 186(2) of the Polish Law on Higher Education and Science Act, i.e. who does not hold a Magister (master) title and applied for admission to the School based on their exceptional achievements uploads the following file:

  • the letter of reference certifying the exceptional quality of your research and the advanced progress of the research, which meets the description in the qualification criteria.

Recommendation letter

In the “Recommendation letter” tab candidate provides the email address of the person who will write their recommendation letter. Recommendation letter it should be written by a fellow conducting research in the discipline, holding at least the academic degree of Doktor habilitowany, or holding at least the academic degree of Doktor and eligible to supervise the doctoral student as the principal supervisor

The Online Application System sends an automatic email containing a link to the recommendation letter form to the provided email address. Author of the letter must fill out and save the form before the date specified in the admission schedule.

Please note that recommendation letter is filled out in the provided fields in the system, not uploaded as a PDF file.

Confirming your application

Candidates do not have to confirm their applications. Applications submitted in full, including the recommendation letter, by the end of the period for submitting applications established in the schedule will be considered by the committee.

Contact

Doctoral School of Social Sciences
office hours

Monday–Thursday: 10:00–14:00

phone

+48 12 663 39 94, -95, -96

email

sdns@uj.edu.pl

address

ul. Rynek Główny 34, floor II, room 7
31-010 Kraków