MASTER PROGRAM
The Master’s program is an efficient and most effective program that offers quality teaching and high standard projects supervised by quality staffs and performed in advanced research laboratories provided with modern research equipment and accessories. This enables the university to prepare high standard post graduate staffs and cadres to meet the future needs of the University of Zakho. During the first year, the students attend advanced courses in the field of their specialization for two semesters. After passing the required courses successfully, the students start their research projects, which end with the preparation of the thesis, its debates and final approval of the thesis by the respective examination committee. Masters degrees in Kurdistan region can consist of both taught and research elements.
General Conditions of Application (Master Studies)
General conditions of application and admission for Master studies inside the Kurdistan Region of the academic year 2016-2017:
- The maximum age of applicants for master’s degree study is forty-five years.
- Applicants of master’s degree should have an average not less than 60% of the Bachelor’s degree.
- Applicants must hold one of the well-known English certifications. The required English degree is: 5 for IELTS; 56 for TOEFL-IBT; 495 for TOEFL-PBT; or 47 for PEARSON ACADEMIC-PTE.
- Applicants of the Master’s degree (of staff) should have a real effective service of two years after getting the last certificate, and the period of service is calculated from the date of attending the job.
- An applicant should pass the interview conducted by the academic department to determine his eligibility for the study and to ensure his physical, mental, psychological state and to suit his specialization.
- An applicant is required to participate in the entrance exam.
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PhD PROGRAM
Doctoral studies are one element in the development of knowledge and may perhaps be summarized in the words ‘new knowledge’ and ‘disciplinary and academic training’. The aim is to produce capable researchers, whether they will work in higher education or outside of higher education. The purpose of the doctorate is to train doctoral students in disciplinary and academic traditions, and above all to develop independent and critically minded researchers. Doctoral students must learn research methodology, critical analysis, and independence in their studies. Research training must, therefore, stimulate them to adopt a disciplinary approach, which includes:
- The ability to formulate questions pertinent to the discipline and to give structure to a scientific argument.
- The ability to find adequate methods and theories for tackling problems.
- The ability to reflect critically on the subject of their dissertation, doctoral studies take three or more years of independent study and research. Almost all doctorates are completed purely by research, ending in a dissertation or thesis of 100,000-70,000 words (shorter in science).
General Conditions of Application
General conditions of application and admission for Ph.D. studies inside the Kurdistan Region of the academic year 2016-2017:
- The maximum age of the applicants to study for the doctoral degree is fifty-five years.
- The applicant of Ph.D. should have an average not less than 60% of the Bachelor’s degree.
- The applicant of Ph.D. should have an average not less than 70% of the master degree.
- Applicants must hold one of the well-known English certifications. The required English degree for
- Humanities’ studies is: 5 for IELTS; 56 for TOEFL-IBT; 495 for TOEFL-PBT; or 47 for PEARSON ACADEMIC-PTE.
- Natural, Applied and Pure sciences is: 6 for IELTS; 72 for TOEFL-IBT; 541 for TOEFL-PBT; or 58 for PEARSON ACADEMIC-PTE.
- An applicant of PhD is required to be an employee (except employees of higher education who are subjected to the law of the university service) that the service has to be real and effective for a period of two years after getting the last certificate and the period of service is calculated from the date of attending his/her job.
- An applicant should pass the interview conducted by the academic department to determine his eligibility for the study and to ensure his physical, mental, psychological state and to suit his specialization.
- An applicant is required to participate in the entrance exam.
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