I. Certificates of advanced command of two foreign languages
All PhD students must certify language proficiency by
1) one B2 level complex (oral and written) examination (in English or the language of their study program if different) and
2) one complex exam in another foreign language, this may be:
- = an accredited international or Hungarian State Examination (elementary, B1 level or higher)
- = a so-called “internal PhD language examination” at the University’s Foreign Language Center (Idegennyelvi Kommunikációs Intézet = IKI (Szeged, Honvéd tér 6)). This is not an accredited State Examination, because it is organized by Szeged University, but the language certificates that PhD students can get when they pass this exam are accepted by the University to certify that the PhD students have met all requirements related to the required foreign language proficiency. Hungarian students take a bilingual exam including a translation part, while foreign students can take a monolingual exam with no translation part in it. This complex language exam is available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, or Hungarian as a foreign language. For more information check IKI’s webpage. The examination costs 8000 Ft and must be paid by bank card. Examinations are organized several times a year, namely in January, April, June, September. The deadline for applications is usually 2 weeks prior to the date of the examination.
- The Centre for Hungarian Studies also offers internal PhD language exams.
- = in special cases the program may accept other proofs of your language proficiency including high school diplomas if the language of your formation was in a language other than your native language, or an official translator/interpreter ID, etc.
Note: Students must contact the Registrar’s Office (TO) (1-4th year) or the Administrator of Doctoral Affairs (after the 4th year) to have their Language Certificates uploaded on Neptun prior to the defense the latest.
II. 5 academic publications
Out of the prerequisite five publications, at least two must be in English, at least two should have a focus corresponding with the topic of your dissertation. Each of the required articles must be at least 6.000 words long (including spaces and bibliography), published in a peer-reviewed: academic journal, collection, conference proceeding or an academic monograph.
III. Conference attendance and presentations
As prescribed in your Individual Research course requirements. Conference attendance is highly recommended not least because it might provide you with a publication opportunity (II). Try to present conference papers throughout your PhD studies but at least at 3 national or international academic events. HUSSE and HAAS conferences are organised biannually, ESSE’s Doctoral Symposium is designed to provide a platform for young scholars wishing to receive feedback on their works in progress from the international academic community. SZTE IEAS organises its own conferences: one on Language, Ideology, and Media (NYIM “Nyelv, Ideológia, Média” organised by TNT research group), and one devoted to Shakespeare Studies (“Jágónak” organised by REGCIS research group).
IV. Registration to MTMT (Hungarian Database of Academic Publications) website
Before submitting your dissertation, you must record the data of your publications in the online MTMT database. After having registered to MTMT you will receive an email notification from Csilla Bernátskyné Babus on behalf of Szeged TIK Library asking you to confirm your MTMT registration. After your confirmation, your MTMT platform will be activated, and you can start uploading the data of your publications. After uploading your publication data, please contact Dr Zoltán Cora who will validate your entries.
V. Teaching practice
This is a mandatory part of the 4 years long programme. Students can either contribute to a team-taught class, teach a class in cooperation with their supervisor, teach an Introductory BA level class, or prepare the design/ outline of a semester-long course and explain its methodology and objectives at a PhD research seminar session.