Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, PMF

Doctoral studies
Ethnology and Anthropology

Academic title: doctor in ethnology and anthropology
Area of study: humanities
Length and structure of study program: six semesters
Total number of credits: 180

Program of doctoral graduate studies in ethnology and anthropology

Head of doctoral studies: prof. Dr. Ljupcho S. Risteski
E-mail: risteski@pmf.ukim.mk

Requirements for enrollment in doctoral studies in ethnology and anthropology

The right to enroll in the third cycle of doctoral studies is granted to persons who meet the requirements cited in Articles 13, 14 and 15 of the University Gazette (Year XIII, No. 245, May 2, 2013). The conditions and criteria for enrolling students in studies at the University "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" are prescribed by the Rectorate of the University in accordance with the legal regulations and recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science.

Structure of the doctoral study program
semester	Serial number or code	Subject/activity name	Number of ECTS credits		Affiliation to a subject/activity according to the Higher Education Act
semester	Serial number or code	Subject/activity name	Mandatory subjects/activities	Elective courses
FIRST SEMESTER	1.	Ethics in scientific research in ethnology and anthropology	3		Academic training
	2.	Methodology of scientific research work in ethnology and anthropology	3		Academic training
	3.	Subject for acquiring generic knowledge and skills for research from a university list of elective courses		6	Academic training
	4.	Subject from the study program for acquiring advanced knowledge		6	Academic training
	5.	Subject from the study program for acquiring advanced knowledge		6	Academic training
	6.	Subject from the study program for acquiring advanced knowledge		6	Academic training
			6	24
Total: 30

SECOND SEMESTER	7.	Subject from the study program for acquiring advanced knowledge		6	Academic training
SECOND SEMESTER	8.	Subject from the study program for acquiring advanced knowledge		6	Academic training
	9.	Research work under mentorship (preparation of a doctoral project proposal)	14		Independent research project under mentorship (doctoral project)
	10.	First Annual Conference		4	Lectures and other types of communication activities
			14	16
Total: 30

THIRD semester	11.	Doctoral project proposal	27		Independent research project under mentorship (doctoral project)
THIRD semester	12.	First doctoral seminar	3		Lectures and other types of communication activities
			30

Total: 30

FOURTH semester	13.	Preparation of the doctoral thesis	20		Independent research project under mentorship (doctoral project)
	14.	International mobility	6		International mobility
	15.	Second Annual Conference	4		Lectures and other types of communication activities
			30
Total: 30

FIFTH semester	16.	Activities for the publication of two papers in a reference scientific publication	20		Publication in refereed scientific publications regarding the doctoral thesis [1]
	17.	Participation in an international gathering	7		Active participation in international meetings related to the doctoral thesis
	18.	Second doctoral seminar	3		Lectures and other types of communication activities
			30
Total: 30

SIXTH semester	19.	Third Annual Conference	4		Lectures and other types of communication activities
	20.	Defense of the doctoral thesis	26		Preparation and public defense of the doctoral thesis based on the doctoral project
			30
Total: 30
Total for the three years: 180

[1] *Article 43, paragraph 1 of the Regulation on the conditions, criteria and rules for enrollment and study in the third cycle of academic studies - doctoral studies at the University "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje (University Gazette No. 530 of 31.12.2020), states: "(1) The Council of the study program will allow the defense of a doctoral thesis, when the candidate has published at least two papers in a reference scientific publication, in accordance with the Law on Higher Education, as the first author or corresponding author. The papers must be related to the subject of research of the doctoral thesis, published during the period of study in the third cycle - doctoral studies. The type and format of the papers and the type of reference scientific publication, which are prerequisites for the defense of the doctoral thesis, may be defined more precisely in the study program."

Elective courses of the study program

Serial number	Code	Subject name	Semester	ECTS	Scientific field to which the elective subject belongs
1.	EA-III-03/2023	Anthropology of Macedonia	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
2.	EA-III-04/2023	Designing anthropological research	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
3.	EA-III-05/2023	Qualitative research in ethnology and anthropology	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
4.	EA-III-06/2023	Theoretical paradigms of European ethnology and anthropology	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
5.	EA-III-07/2023	Structuralism	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
6.	EA-III-08/2023	Theories and methods of historical anthropology	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
7.	EA-III-09/2023	Functional analysis	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
8.	EA-III-10/2023	Semiological interpretation	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
9.	EA-III-11/2023	Ethnology and anthropology of myth and ritual	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
10.	EA-III-12/2023	Anthropology of identities	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
11.	EA-III-013/2023	Anthropology of Southeast Europe	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
12.	EA-III-014/2023	Anthropology of the body	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
13.	EA-III-015/2023	Anthropology of Cultural Heritage and Tourism	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology
14.	EA-III-016/2023	Use of sources in ethnology and anthropology	I or II	6	Ethnology and anthropology