Our Doctor of Science diploma
Consider one additional year of research training after your Master’s, if you’d like to acquire more research experience or increase your chances of qualifying for a PhD research project. Consider our Doctor of Science programme.
If you are looking for a PhD position, however, check out the websites of the institutes participating in Nihes for vacancies.
Our one-year, full-time Doctor of Science programme (70 ECTS) runs until the end of August. It is almost entirely devoted to research, either at one of the department or research groups affiliated with Nihes, or at your home institution. Either way, you will be guided and supervised by a senior scientist, your tutor. The research project culminates in the writing of two articles that should be ready for submission to an international scientific journal. In addition, you will attend a selection of advanced courses in the Erasmus Summer Programme, a course on data-analysis and electives.
| Compulsory courses | 3.5 ECTS | ||
| Electives | 3.5 ECTS | ||
| Research | 63.0 ECTS | ||
| Total | 70 ECTS |
After successful completion of the programme you will be awarded a Doctor of Science diploma by the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the chosen discipline (Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology, or Public Health); which discipline will be determined by the subject you choose for your research project and the elective courses you select.
Tuition fee
The 2010-2011 programme fee is € 7,150. Please note that in case of study delay the prolongation fee is € 750 a year.
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Application & Admission |
Download the Study Guide 2009 - 2010: Master of Science in Health Sciences & Doctor of Science programmes as a PDF.