The faculty offers a structured doctoral program in "Business, Economics and Social Sciences". This program complements the individual doctoral track by providing subject-specific and methodological knowledge as well as opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange.
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The structured doctoral program in “Business, Economics and Social Sciences” complements the individual doctoral track by providing subject-specific and methodological knowledge. Networking with other doctoral candidates and engaging in discussions that go beyond one’s own doctoral project are additional benefits of the program. Upon successful completion of the doctoral program and fulfillment of the required academic requirements, the university awards a certificate of successful participation in the doctoral program. In addition, graduates may apply to receive the international academic degree “Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)” in lieu of a doctoral degree from the faculty.
On these pages, you will find further information about the doctoral program, the applicable regulations and documents, as well as the requirements and admission process.
Completion of the doctoral program in Business, Economics and Social Sciences constitutes an additional qualification to the regular doctoral phase. The goal is to provide structured guidance in writing a dissertation as part of the process of earning a Doctor of Economic Sciences or Doctor of Social Sciences degree, in accordance with international quality standards, as well as to impart specialized knowledge, skills, and methods in line with the current state of economic research and scholarly work.
New: Participation in the doctoral program is possible even before being accepted as a doctoral candidate at the faculty. In this case, admission requirements include, among other things, independently finding a supervisor whose research interests align with your own and meeting the admission requirements for a doctoral program at the faculty.
The application for admission must be submitted in writing and may be filed at any time. In addition, all doctoral students are required to enroll after being admitted. Doctoral students who are exempt from the enrollment requirement due to a special provision may only participate in the doctoral program by waiving the exemption and enrolling.
