REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMISSION TO THE STUDY PROGRAMME AND REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS’ ADVANCING TO THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR OF THE STUDY

• 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMISSION TO THE STUDY PROGRAMME
• 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY
• 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS’ ADVANCING TO THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR OF THE STUDY
• 4. DURATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY

1. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMISSION TO THE STUDY PROGRAMME

Applicants for admission to the doctoral study of kinesiology are university graduates of kinesiology, with a minimum 3.5 grade point average for all the exams passed at the undergraduate level and with an active knowledge of the English language.

Students who completed other related university undergraduate studies (biomedicine, psychology or educational rehabilitation) can also apply for admission to the doctoral study of kinesiology, having fulfilled the same requirements as applicants who completed a kinesiology study programme, i.e. without taking any qualification exams.

Applicants who completed a university undergraduate study in any other area are required to fulfil the same admission requirements as the applicants who completed a kinesiology study programme, with the difference that based on their interview in the application process, the Board of Doctoral Study shall determine which qualification exams the applicants must pass in order to enrol. The maximum number of qualification exams that the Board can define is one joint exam, depending on the selected field of research. The joint qualification exam can comprise selected topics in no more than three courses from the selected field (biomedical courses, social courses or general kinesiology courses). During their interview in the application process the applicants will be informed on which modules they can choose, as well as the ones that they cannot. The Board of Doctoral Study can eliminate the possibility of admission during the interview if it is determined that an applicant is not a suitable candidate for the doctoral study of kinesiology, based on their scientific field of interest or if the number of qualification exams required for admission would be too large.

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2. DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY

The doctoral study is designed as a part-time study intended for students employed in schooling and other institutions, and companies in public and private sectors.

The proposed program is structured for the part time students and during the first two years of the study the students will attend altogether 116 classes within the required courses and 120 classes of elective modules and elective courses. Other required activities of the students encompass active participation in generic abilities workshops  (Research methodology in Kinesiology and Scientific writing, publishing and evaluation)  Overall student work  in regard to the participation in organized classes (lectures, research seminars, workshops and discussion panels) and the literature research  needed to participate and prepare for the research seminars , as well as studying for exams amount to 75 ECTS credits of student engagement.

The remaining 105 ECTS credits should be obtained through research and publishing activities (45 ECTS) doctoral thesis proposal (10 ECTS) and the research activities in regard to the finalization of the doctoral thesis and the public presentation and defending of the doctoral thesis (50 ECTS).

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3. REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS’ ADVANCING TO THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR OF THE STUDY

In order to ensure an adequate student passing rate and the continuation of their study, the overall student requirements are distributed in such a manner that the first year of study includes the most requirements, whereas the second year of study is somewhat relieved so that in the third year of study there is no teaching process, as the students' activity is directed towards finalizing their doctoral dissertation.

In line with the above stated, students are entitled to enrol to the second year of study upon fulfilling their study requirements expressed as at least 25 ECTS credits earned from courses taken in the ongoing year of study. The mentioned 25 credits consist of at least 20 ECTS credits from the distribution group I and at least 5 ECTS credits from the distribution group III, in addition to a mandatory attendance in workshops and discussion groups which are not part of obligatory courses, but are offered as part of the doctoral study. During the year, students must also participate in two scientific or scientific and expert conferences, out of which at least in one of those conferences they must participate in terms of actively presenting a paper, for which a corresponding receipt must be procured.

These students are entitled to enrol to the third year of study if they pass all of the exams which are left from the distribution group I and if they earn at least another 15 ECTS credits from passing exams from the distribution group II before the end of the enrolment closing date. In addition, students are required to earn 10 ECTS from the distribution group III and 10 ECTS credits from defending their doctoral thesis project. During the year, students must also participate in two scientific or scientific and expert conferences, out of which at least in one of those conferences they must participate in terms of an actively presenting a paper, for which a corresponding receipt must be procured.

Students are required to earn a total of 35 ECTS credits from their requirements in the second year of study in order to enrol to the third year of study.

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4. DURATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY

In compliance with the enrolment requirements and the duration of the study stated in the Regulations on doctoral studies at the University of Zagreb (chapter 6, paragraph 8, page 6), and in view of the fact that the proposed doctoral study programme envisions the study as part-time, the duration of the doctoral study is five years at the most. However, for legitimate reasons on which the Board of Doctoral Study has the authority to decide on, the duration of the study can be extended to seven years with valid argumentation. After the expiration of eight years since enrolment, a doctoral student loses the right to defend his doctoral thesis. 

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