Overview

The Health Sciences PhD programme from University of Southern Denmark gives 180 ECTS credits, which is equivalent to three years of full-time study.

The three years run from the date you are enrolled for the PhD until the date you submit your thesis. It does not include assessment and defence of the thesis or awarding of the PhD degree. Upon satisfactorily completing the programme the PhD student is awarded the PhD degree.

The Research Project

The research project is the core of the PhD programme. It is through planning, completion and reporting of an original research work that the PhD student achieves both experience with and documentation of the ability to perform research at a high, international level.

PhD research projects must be well planned and scientifically well-founded. The project must be of a quality and relevance that gives the PhD student material for 2-3 articles to be published in international scientific journals that are peer-reviewed (or other type of publication of a corresponding quality and extent).

Programme Structure

The degree programme includes:

A research project carried out under supervision

A course plan corresponding to half a year's full-time study (30 ECTS credits)

Establishment of affiliation to one or more other (international) research environments (the duration of the stay must be a minimum of 10 workdays)

Teaching and knowledge dissemination

Authoring of scientific publication(s)

Preparation, writing, and defence of your PhD dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

PhD fellowships are advertised as job postings under vacancies, but there are also opportunities for named scholarships in connection with research grants.

Language

English

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sønderborg, Denmark

Disciplines

Health Sciences

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

To obtain additional information about the programme, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Sønderborg

Denmark

5500 - 8500 DKK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Health Sciences.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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