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A PhD prepares you for a life dedicated to research and teaching. It is a wonderful and challenging profession that requires total commitment.

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To be a success as a PhD you must love ideas, enjoy debating them and want to be a thought-leader. Success in research requires a burning question that you pursue with creative insight. Success in teaching requires that you care passionately about your area of study and find endless fascination with it.

Our department is a place where you can discover your talents, dream about new worlds, and design your future.