University of Szeged Faculty of Science and Informatics

Requirement for completion of studies is the achievement of 240 credits

During the regular 2+2-year training, a complex exam should be taken by the end of the fourth semes-ter. The complex exam can be taken by those students who have obtained at least 90 cumulative credits and completed at least 5 professionally relevant courses finished with a colloquium.

In the case of students pursuing individual studies, there are no credit and course requirements, they should take the complex exam in the first semester of their training.

The complex exam subjects and exam requirements are selected individually for the examiner, taking into account the topic of the student's research work.

In the regular 2+2 training, the PhD students are required to take a complex exam on one major and one minor subject, while during the individual preparation they have to take this exam on one major and two minor subjects.

At least 20 and at most 45 credit points shall be collected during each semester.

How to achieve credits

Courses (obligatory only in the first four semester)

• minimum 5 courses finished with colloquium
• minimum 3 courses related to the chosen doctoral program
• doctoral programs:
  • Astrophysics and gravitational theory
  • Biophysics
  • Theoretical and mathematical physics
  • Medical imaging, radiology
  • Optics and laser physics
• In well-founded case with the recommendation of the council of doctoral school, courses taken in an external institution or held by guest lecturers are also acceptable as special or optional courses depending on the chosen educational program.

Research

• research work - specialized laboratory:
  • in the first 4 semesters: 15 credits / semester; in the second 4 semesters: 20 credits / semesters
  • maximum 60 credits under the first 4 semesters; maximum 80 credits under the second 4 semesters
• yearly work report: 3 credits
• publications, conference talks, poster presentations, spring/summer/autumn/winter schools:
  • maximum 3 credits for a course/school without an exam, the number of credits is determined in each case by the council of the doctoral school
  • special courses (in the second 4 semesters): study of literature supported by consultations: 5 credits
• Credit table 

Teaching

• Not obligatory!
• maximum 48 credits during the training
• 2 credits / hour / semester
• maximum 8 credits in each semester