Postgraduate programmes

Postgraduate and doctoral studies

SSMU offers a rich variety of opportunities for postgraduate studies on almost all specialties in:

• clinical residency (ordinatura) - 2-3 years,
• PhD courses (aspirantura) - 3-4 years,
• the doctorate (D.Sc fellowships or doktorantura) - 3-4 years.

Postgraduate courses can be either taught or research based.

Postgraduate taught courses

Taught courses vary in emphasis - some provide essential training leading to research, while others offer career-specific preparation.

Postgraduate research degrees

• gain expert knowledge in a specialist field
• design, implement and report on a research project
• foster your capacity for originality and constructive criticism
• participate in interdisciplinary personal and professional skills training
• network with other postgraduate research students

Many courses are available as both full-time and correspondence-study modes .

PhD

PhD study takes place within a demanding and rigorous research environment. The depth of your personal knowledge will increase and you will be expected to make an independent contribution to knowledge in your field. For a PhD you can normally expect to finish your research after around three years' full-time study.