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Head of the Doctoral Council: József Tihanyi PhD, DSc
Doctoral School of Sport Sciences
- Head of the Doctoral School: Zsolt Radák PhD, DSc
- Secretary Office: Tímea Rab (
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- Training and Adaptation | Program leader: Gábor Pavlik professor emeritus, MD, PhD, DS
- Physical Training, Regulation, Metabolism | Program leader: Zsolt Radák professor, PhD, DSc
- Sport and Social Sciences | Program leader: Gyöngyi Földesiné-Szabó professor emerita, PhD, DSc
- Educational Science and Sportpedagogy / Program leader: Pál Hamar, professor, PhD, DSc
Doctoral training is the highest level of higher education, with PhD students selected from among the best graduate students.
The objective of the doctoral training is to prepare doctoral candidates for scientific research and higher education tasks in the field of sports sciences. To achieve this aim, doctoral candidates will receive theoretical and methodological training to prepare them for the writing and defence of their dissertation.
Doctoral training program: Training, research, and reporting activities tailored to the discipline and the needs of the doctoral student. It consists of a training and research phase and a research and dissertation phase.
The PhD degree is a prerequisite for career progression in academia (universities and research institutes).
The Doctoral School of Sport Sciences pursues its activities at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) as the only one of its kind in the field of sports in Hungary. The Doctoral School embraces the whole field of sport sciences. In 2014, the Semmelweis University Doctoral School of Sport Sciences was transferred to a new institution set up under the name of Doctoral School of Sport Sciences. Today, there are more than a one hundred and forty doctoral students in the for scientific programs. These students work under the supportive guidance of accredited supervisors of the Doctoral School. The knowledge of the experienced professors and dedicated supervisors has a great impact on the research work of our students.
The doctoral school offers two forms of education, full-time and part-time training, and scholarships are available for full-time candidates. As for its organizational structure, the Doctoral School of Sport Sciences is an autonomous body of HUSS, controlled by the Council of the Doctoral School and the Doctoral Council of the University. The studies offers for programs:
- Training and Adaptation
- Physical Training, Regulation, Metabolism
- Sport and Social Sciences
- 4. Educational Science and Sportpedagogy
Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the Doctoral School needs to possess all the infrastructural conditions required by the disciplinary characteristics of both the Natural and Social Sciences. The foundation of the Research Institute of Sport Sciences has greatly improved its infrastructural condition, thus the HUSS has world-standard research conditions in certain fields.
Our laboratories provide a basis for the researches in natural sciences, where the majority of PhD student research projects are.
Owing to the widespread relations of HUSS with other Hungarian and international universities, the University intends to further improve its storehouse of available research methods. The Doctoral School has several foreign supervisors, and the invaluable contribution of these experts improves the quality of the training.
The research topics accurately describe the vivid and interdisciplinary character of the professional work carried out in the different doctoral programs. In addition, there are number of courses announced for the students with the freedom of individual study plans. Doctoral studies at the HUSS consist of two sections.
In the first two years period, which is the training and research period, the student relationship of up to four semesters between the doctoral student and the University. It includes the rights and obligations of the doctoral student and the University as defined in legislation on higher education. It concludes with a comprehensive examination in the fourth semester at the latest.
In the second two-year period, which is ther research and dissertation stage, a stage of up to four semesters leading to the doctorate. It may be initiated by a doctoral student who has successfully completed the training and research phase with a comprehensive examination. A candidate in an individual training programme who has prepared individually for the comprehensive examination may also enter doctoral trainings, provided they meet admission and comprehensive examination requirements. Student status, in this case, is established by a successful registering for and passing the comprehensive examination.
If all the administrative prerequisites and academic requirements are met, our students can skip the first part and directly enter the second part. In any case, ensuring the high quality of our students’ education is our priority.
2 year training plan from the 1st semester of the academic year or 2024/25
1st semester of 2021/2022 | Courses of the 2nd semester
1st semester of 2020/2021 | Courses of the 2nd semester
1st semester of 2019/2020 | Courses of the 2nd semester | Four-semester course planner
- Competitiveness, Organizational Culture and Governance - Sport Sector Solutions
- Molecular exercise science
- Molecular methods 1
- Research Methods
- Sport in Contemporary society I
- The scientific approach of the sport management
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