Doctorate Degree

Holders of a Master's Degree from a Greek university or from an equivalent officially recognised institution abroad are eligible to apply to study for a Doctorate Degree as part of the Postgraduate Programme of the Department of Philology.

Generally, a Doctorate Degree candidate should hold a Master's Degree in the same subject as the Doctorate Degree in which s/he is interested or in a related subject. In special cases, holders of Master's Degrees in another subject may also be accepted at the discretion of the General Assembly.

Selection criteria for doctorate candidates (for all three fields)

Interview	20%
Master's degree programme average grade	30%
Foreign language skills	20%
Special qualifications (participation in research programmes or summer schools, publications, student exchange programmes, Erasmus, participation in conferences, etc.)	15%
Letters of reference	15%

The above percentage criteria do not apply to domestic or foreign students studying on a scholarship from the ΙΚΥ (State Scholarship Foundation). Applications from these students will be examined individually and the final decision will depend chiefly on the terms of their scholarship.

In order to be accepted, candidates for a doctorate must have similar research interests to those of one of the members of the Teaching and Research Staff in the relevant section of the Department of Philology at the University of Patras.

Selection of candidates from abroad

In addition to the documentation specified above, foreign students will be required to submit a language certificate to verify their knowledge of Greek. This also applies to foreign students studying on a scholarship.