Doctoral studies
Doctoral (PhD) studies are third-level studies and doctoral (PhD) students are postgraduate students and researchers. The purpose of doctoral studies is to train scientists capable of performing independent scientific research and experimental development as well as able to solve scientific problems.
Doctoral (PhD) studies include PhD courses, focused research, dissertation preparation and defense. The full-time and part-time PhD studies are available at Vilnius University. The duration of a full-time PhD programme is four years, the duration of part-time PhD programme is six years.
More information about the doctoral (PhD) studies at Vilnius University.
The studies begin on the 1st of October.
Within two weeks from the beginning of the doctoral studies, a doctoral student, assisted by the supervisor, shall prepare an individual PhD studies, research, result publication and dissertation preparation plan, and the studies‘ timeline. The plan must include projected research activities and elective PhD courses that are assessed at examinations.
At the end of each year, the progress of a PhD student is reviewed. The student who does not pass the review is expelled from the PhD studies by Rector‘s Order. A PhD student may also be expelled due to the behavior that is not compatible with the ethical norms of the academic community.
The University grants the doctoral degree and issues the doctoral diploma to a person who successfully defended a dissertation. The form of a doctoral diploma and the procedure for printing, accounting, and registration of diploma forms are determined by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
The detailed information is provided by the Division of Doctoral and Postdoctoral studies (Vilnius University Headquarters, Universiteto g. 3, Vilnius, tel. +370 2687095, +370 2687094, +370 2687093).
PhD programme in Communication and Information
Compulsory Courses
Optional Courses
- Responsible Research and Innovation from a Gender Perspective
- Audiovisual Media Theories
- Theory and Research on Documentary (Print and Manuscript) Heritage
- Theories and Research on Documents and Archives
- Ego-document Research
- Theory of Book Studies
- Theory of Communication
- Culture Communication
- Economics of Publishing
- History and Historiography of the Lithuanian Book
- Scholarly and Scientific Communication: Open Access
- Theoretical Museology
- Research on Organisational Communication and Information Activities
- Theories and Research Methodologies of Political Communication
- Research on Propaganda and Censorship
- Culture of Reading
- Theories and Research of Digital Inequality
- Digitization Technologies
- Paradigms in the History of Print Media
- Sustainability and Social Responsibility of Organisations
- Theories of Visual Communication
- Theory of Journalism
- University Didactics
- Vilnius University Regulations of Doctoral Studies (for those who enrolled from 2024)
- Vilnius University Regulations of Doctoral Studies (for those who enrolled from 2023)
- Vilnius University Regulations of Doctoral Studies (for those who enrolled from 2017 to 2022 and all others who want to defend their dissertation externally)
- Vilnius University Regulations of Doctoral Studies (for those who enrolled before 2016 inclusive)