A Master 's degree is required .
The doctorate combines approximately 4 -- 5 years of research ( amounting to 3 -- 5 scientific articles , some of which must be first - author ) and 60 ECTS points of studies .
A Master 's degree is required , and the doctorate combines approximately 4 -- 5 years of research ( amounting to 3 -- 5 scientific articles , some of which must be first - author ) and 60 ECTS points of studies .