Program Structure

Print

The doctoral program is a four-year program based on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and has a common structure among all Schools. To be awarded the PhD degree, the student must complete at least 240 ECTS credits of graduate level coursework, research work, and seminar attendance. The normal duration of the program is four years. The minimum time for the completion of the program is three years, while the maximum is eight years. The structure of the program is shown below.


SEMESTER 1 ECTS SEMESTER 2 ECTS
Graduate Level Courses
30 Graduate Level Courses 30
SEMESTER 3
ECTS SEMESTER 4 ECTS
EAS601 - Research Methods I
7 EAS602 - Research Methods II 7
EAS61X – Advanced Topics I
7 EAS62X – Advanced Topics II 7
EAS701 - Research Planning I
12 EAS703 - Research Planning II 12
EAS702 - PhD Qualifying Exam 2 EAS704 - Research Proposal 2
EAS710 - Graduate Seminar I 2 EAS711 - Graduate Seminar II 2
SEMESTER 5 ECTS SEMESTER 6 ECTS
EAS721 - Graduate Research I 26 EAS723 - Graduate Research II 26
EAS722 – Paper Preparation I 2 EAS724 - Paper Submission I 2
EAS712 - Graduate Seminar III 2 EAS713 - Graduate Seminar IV 2
SEMESTER 7 ECTS SEMESTER 8 ECTS
EAS731 - Dissertation Writing I 26 EAS733 - Dissertation Writing II 26
EAS732 – Paper Preparation II 2 EAS734 - Paper Submission II 2
EAS714 - Graduate Seminar V 2 EAS715 - Graduate Seminar VI 2

Graduate level courses and level 6 (EAS6XX) courses are taught courses whereas level 7 courses (EAS7XX) are research oriented courses. Graduate level courses should be undertaken from courses offered at the Master level courses operating in the particular School, although it is possible that some courses undertaken at other universities to be used in lieu. Students admitted to the program that have already completed or undertaken postgraduate studies elsewhere may be partly or fully exempted from Graduate Level Courses (a maximum of 60 ECTS). For further information regarding the structure of the program refer to the PhD Regulation document.

@2018 Frederick University