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Scientific disciplines
The Research Federation

Academic career development and doctoral seminar organization are supervised by the Research Federation of WSB & DSW Merito Universities.

 

This modern federation unites universities to support research projects and advance academic work. It is authorized to award doctoral and post-doctoral degrees in 10 fields. Through international and interdisciplinary cooperation, researchers enhance their skills and contribute to the growth of science in Poland.

Your path to advancement:

  • Postgraduate studies: Doctoral College

Develops research skills, preparing participants to carry out scientific projects.

The program trains in research methodology and ethics, supporting reliable analysis.

Online classes offer flexibility and opportunities for collaboration with other participants.

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  • Seminar for Future Doctoral Candidates

The online seminar lasts 15 hours, is available from the 1st to the 8th semester, and prepares participants for scientific research and doctoral work.

For graduates with a master's degree in fields such as pedagogy, psychology, economics, management, and others.

Participants work with academic supervisors from UWSB Merito and UD DSW and attend thematic seminars.

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  • Doctoral Proceedings

This is the final stage on the path to obtaining a doctoral degree.

It leads to the award of the academic title of doctor by submitting a doctoral dissertation and meeting statutory requirements.

The process includes, among other things, defending the dissertation before a committee that evaluates its innovation and scientific value.

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Doctoral and post-doctoral degrees

As a university, we have the authority to confer the degree of doctor and doctor habilitated in ten academic disciplines.

This enables us to offer opportunities for scientific career development to students and researchers.

The high evaluations of our scientific activity testify to our contribution to the advancement of science in Poland and our commitment to the education of academic staff.

Scientific disciplines in the federation

  • Economics and Finance
  • Linguistics
  • Security Studies
  • Social Communication and Media Studies
  • Physical Culture Sciences
  • Political and Administrative Sciences
  • Management and Quality Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Pedagogy
  • Psychology

Find out more about the disciplines

Among the research areas are:

  • process and production management in companies,
  • sectoral approach in transport, tourism, and services,
  • marketing, including branding and market research,
  • issues related to security,
  • logistics and supply chain management,
  • sustainable development and IT project management.

This field includes key research areas such as:

  • economic policy and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises,
  • international and public finance, including local government finance,
  • corporate financial management, financial analysis and risk management,
  • banking, including credit safety networks,
  • macroeconomics and financial markets, including investment advisory.

They focus on the following research areas:

  • media systems in Poland and worldwide, public media, and press studies,
  • new media, electronic communication, theory and practice of journalism, including sports journalism,
  • media sociology, philosophy of communication, media education, and technological activism.

They include the following research areas:

  • health behaviors, leisure activities, and lifestyle and quality of life,
  • physical recreation, competitive sports, and physical activity and fitness,
  • health promotion, health indicators, and research on stress,
  • tourism market functioning and tailoring offers to various market segments, including people with disabilities.

It includes various research areas, including:

  • psychology of emotions and motivation and personality, as well as social robotics,
  • social and psychological aspects of psychiatric disorders, including predictive and organizational models in mental health care,
  • population mental health, intervention research, and psychotherapy of interpersonal trauma.

This is a research field that includes:

  • preschool, early school, and school education as well as sociolinguistics and bilingualism,
  • volunteering, informal care, and social support,
  • developmental issues of children and youth as well as rehabilitation and social exclusion,
  • coaching, tutoring, professional development of teachers as well as adult education and educational research methodology.

Among the key areas are:

  • research on social structures and social change,
  • sociology of work, organization, and institutions,
  • analysis of migration processes and their impact on society,
  • sociology of family, social roles, and norms,
  • sociology of education and changes in the education system,
  • issues of social inequalities, poverty, and social exclusion.

Staff conduct research in areas such as:

  • local and international security, including maritime security and the Baltic Sea region,
  • crisis management, geopolitics, and the geography of security,
  • issues concerning terrorism, information security, and cybersecurity,
  • security of local communities.

Main research areas include:

  • theory and practice of politics, including political systems, electoral processes, and political parties,
  • public administration management and administrative reforms,
  • constitutional law and administrative law,
  • analysis and evaluation of public administration effectiveness,
  • crisis management in public administration.

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Department of Scientific Advancement

Maria Sikorska-Gąsior

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