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Programme for doctoral students admitted BEFORE 01.10.2022

MSD doctoral students follow the study path in accordance with their chosen lead field and take part in registrations offered by the other doctoral schools (if there is no registration, contact the secretariat of the respective school to request to be assigned to the classes).

The exception is the first semester of studies, in which the MSD organises registration and classes. These are:

  • Didactics of Higher Education of 30 hours for all our doctoral students
  • Ethics in the amount of 8 hours in the mode – 4 hours of lectures and two 2-hour workshops to be chosen at the time of registration
  • Copyright – 4 hours of obligatory lecture and 4 hours for electives (enrolling for a voluntary lecture is equivalent to the obligation to pass it)

The subjects Methodological Workshop (individual as part of the internship) and Scientific Development – individual classes with a supervisor (scientist’s workshop) are completed on the basis of annual reports.

In addition, MSD does not organise Interdisciplinary Conferences (KI) and doctoral students at our school are not obliged to attend KI. However, if a doctoral student wishes to participate in a conference organised by another Doctoral School, they should report this initiative to the Directors of both schools.

At the same time, they are obliged to attend the integration seminar organised specifically for MSD doctoral students at the rate of 8 meetings per year of 3 didactic hours each. Each doctoral student is obliged to attend 5 seminars per year and to give at least two presentations during the whole training process (30 min. presentation + discussion).

Internships

Doctoral students carry out internships according to their main pathway, but with a minimum of 30 hours (in accordance with the Law on Higher Education and Science of July 20th, 2018, Article 201. 5. The educational program may provide for professional practice in the form of teaching or participating in the teaching of classes, not exceeding 60 teaching hours per year)..

Seminars and specialization classes
A doctoral student should take these classes at the hourly rate established for a given School, but does not have to take advantage of its offer; however, the student may take advantage of the offer of other Schools depending on his/her needs and scientific interests.

The programme of study is approved by the supervisor.

The programme of study can be found at – LINK in Polish on page 42

Within the MSD, there is a QPE programme in which education is conducted in English.

The programme consists of:

  • Methodology workshop (group) – 4 compulsory and 4 voluntary hours
  • Academic writing (researcher’s workshop) – 30 hours
  • Methodological and methodological classes to choose from a list of 120 hours
  • Doctoral School seminar – 32 hours
  • QPE programme seminar – 16 hours
  • Doctoral Student Seminar – 60 hours
  • Knowledge transfer (researcher’s workshop) – 4 hours
  • Grant acquisition (researcher’s workshop) – 8 mandatory and 4 voluntary hours
  • Public speaking (researcher’s workshop) – 8 voluntary hours

Internships

Form of internships

A doctoral student is required to complete 30 hours of internship. The internship can begin at the earliest during the second semester (after passing the “Higher School Didactics” class). Part of the internship is carried out in the form of individual teaching workshops described earlier. The remaining practice hours can be carried out in the form of a doctoral student’s participation in classes taught by a supervisor or a designated didactician, and in the form of classes taught independently by the doctoral student.

The programme of studycan be found at – LINK in Polish from page 43

Doctoral students who have chosen the humanities as their leading discipline must complete the programme of the Doctoral School of Humanities.

The programme consists of:

  • Methodology workshop (group) – 4 compulsory and 26 voluntary hours
  • Publication strategy and substantive aspects of grant acquisition in the discipline (researcher’s workshop) – 10 hours
  • Methodology class to be chosen from a list – 30 hours * 2
  • Seminar “School of masters” – 30 hours – seminar completed by the SDNH secretary’s office after a doctoral student has completed the required 30 hours
  • Knowledge transfer (researcher’s workshop) – 4 hours
  • Acquisition of grants (researcher’s workshop) – 6+2 obligatory and 4 voluntary hours
  • Public speaking (researcher’s workshop) – 4+4 voluntary hours

Internships

Semesters I, II  III, IV V, VI VII, VII
Number of hours  10-30 20-60 10-30

Internships may be carried out in the form of independent teaching by a doctoral student or assisting in the teaching of classes by a supervisor or a designated didactician. Different forms of calculating hours are used depending on whether classes are taught independently or assisted.

The programme of study can be found at – LINK in Polish from page 2 to 17

Doctoral students who have chosen the social sciences as their leading discipline must complete the programme of the Doctoral School of Social Sciences.

The programme consists of:

  • Methodology workshop (group) – 4 compulsory and 4 voluntary hours
  • Social science researcher’s workshop – 15 hours
  • Methodological and methodological classes to be chosen from a list – 60 hours
  • School seminar – 32 hours
  • Discipline seminar – 16 hours
  • Doctoral seminar – 10-30 hours
  • Specialization classes offered by the disciplines – 30 hours + 30 voluntary hours
  • Knowledge transfer (researcher’s workshop) – 4 hours
  • Acquisition of grants (researcher’s workshop) – 6+2 mandatory and 4 voluntary hours
  • Public speaking (researcher’s workshop) – 8 (4+4) voluntary hours

Internships

Form of internship

The recommended number of hours of teaching practice is 90, the minimum number is 30, and the maximum is 180 hours. Internships can begin at the earliest during the second semester (after taking the first Higher School Didactics class).

Part of the internship is carried out in the form of individual teaching workshops described earlier. The remaining hours of internship may be carried out in the form of a doctoral student’s participation in classes taught by a supervisor or a designated didactician, and in the form of classes taught independently by the doctoral student.

Recommendation – from 90 to 180 hours
Minimum – 30 hours

The programme of study can be found at – LINK in Polish from page 18 to 34

Doctoral students who have chosen exact and natural sciences as their leading discipline must complete the programme of the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences.

The programme consists of:

  • Methodology workshop (group) – 4 obligatory and 4 voluntary hours
  • Publication strategy in the discipline/discipline (researcher’s workshop) – 10 hours
  • Research seminar with methodological elements conducted for doctoral students I – 60 hours
  • Research seminar with methodological elements conducted for doctoral students II – 60 hours
  • Methodology classes to be chosen from a list – 30 hours
  • The latest discoveries in the sciences and natural sciences – 15 hours
  • Knowledge transfer (researcher’s workshop) – 4 hours
  • Acquisition of grants (researcher’s workshop) – 6+2 mandatory hours
  • Public speaking (researcher’s workshop) – 8 (4+4) voluntary hours

Internships

Form of practice: participation in the preparation of classes for first and second semester students, assistance in conducting laboratory classes designed for first and second semester students, independent teaching by a doctoral student.

Discipline/semester I, II III, IV V, VI VII, VIII total
Astronomy 30 60 30 0 120
Biological sciences 0 30 30 0 60
Chemical sciences 45 45 45 45 180
Physical sciences 30 60 60 30 180
Computer and information sciences 30 60 60 30 180
Earth and environmental sciences 0 30 30 0 60
Mathematics 30 60 60 30 180

Recommendation – from 90 to 180 hours. Minimum – 30 hours, maximum – 180 hours.

The programme of study can be found at – LINK in Polish from page 35 to 41