The programme focuses intensively on preparing candidates for academic careers and to conduct highly specialised scholarly research, both in theory and application. The focus will be more on the development of new theory in the field of religion, national language and other languages, history and archaeology, philosophy and ethics.
The programme offers interdisciplinary courses in Religion, Languages, History & Archaeology and Philosophy & Ethics with a focus on major aspects of the Asian traditions. This programme aims to produce students who are able to synthesise knowledge and contribute to original research that broadens the frontier of knowledge in Humanities - Display leadership qualities through communicating and working effectively with peers and stakeholders and appraise problems in Humanities critically using scientific skills.
Multiple academic collaborations contribute to the exceptional programme quality, starting with the involvement of highly renowned and recognised academics as Directors of Studies. Our Doctor candidates are supported on an individual base by both UCAST Professors and visiting Professors from a wide variety of international Universities.
Today, academia has no more borders. Therefore, the knowledge and expertise of experienced academics influence the structure and content of our Doctor Programmes, from which candidates can select the option that accommodates their necessity.
The Doctor of Finance will be awarded by the internationally recognised UCAST. UCAST is committed to impress and to express: impress through the value of the studies resulting in Degrees, which express the outstanding skills of those being awarded. This gives them the possibility to develop a top career in industries, administration and academia.
Two major pathways are offered to Doctoral Candidates. The first pathway is known as Professional Doctorate. The notion ‘professional’ should not be misunderstood. They are by no means only professional qualifications. Professional doctoral studies have been globally developed and are accepted as fully-fledged doctoral degrees. In contrast to PhD studies, their purpose is applied sciences: research in what is called the real world, for practical application in it. Likewise, the most preferred degree pathway here is the Doctor of Humanities (PhD. Humanities).
It is a program that can be completed between 2-5 years. A candidate for the PhD. Humanities conducts fundamental research with the goal of resolving a real-world humanities problem. Typical PhD. Humanities research topics are religion, national language, languages, history and archaeology, philosophy and ethics. Typical outcomes are real-world solutions that have an effect on the subject under research.
It requires the mastery of key skills and mindset required in the planning and execution a full fledged doctorate level research, along with empirical data collection, data analysis, and presentation of evidence-based recommendations for real-life improvements at workplace.
We also accept Practitioner’s Doctorate Route which involves submitting previously published scholarly work, such as books, magazines, and journal articles, which together form a coherent body of work and show evidence of an original contribution to a particular field of study.
This route is most suitable for those who are extensively published and who has deep understanding and vast experience base in a specialised field of expertise. The previously published scholarly work would be assesses to the same rigorous standards as a traditional doctorate by thesis.
MODULES
Doctorate Through Research/Thesis (DTR) - 180 ECTS:
Module 1: UCAST Proof of Concept Research Methodology: Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses (30 credit)
Module 2: RBL820 Scholarly Conference / Seminar I (15 credits)
Module 3: RBL830 Scholarly Conference / Seminar II (15 ECTS)
Module 4: VIVA920 Viva Voce (30 ECTS)
Module 5: DSSR980: Doctorate Thesis (90 ECTS)