Completion of the doctoral program in Business, Economics and Social Sciences is an additional qualification to the regular doctoral phase. The aim is to accompany the preparation of a dissertation in the context of obtaining the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences in a structured manner and in accordance with international quality standards, as well as to impart specialist knowledge, skills and methods at the current level of economic research and scientific work.

Good points!

• The successful participation in the doctoral study program indicates research-oriented training and high-quality research contributions.
• The courses are specially designed for doctoral candidates and provide in-depth technical knowledge, especially in the area of methods.
• The doctoral study program is designed to be completed while working, for example, in a faculty department.
• Graduates may request to receive the international academic degree "Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)" instead of a doctoral degree from the faculty.
• A certificate confirms the successful participation.

New: Participation in the doctoral study program is possible even before acceptance as a doctoral candidate at the faculty. In this case, some of several prerequisites for admission are the independent search for a supervisor who matches the student's own research interests and the fulfillment of the admission requirements for a doctorate at the faculty.

All Study and Examination Regulations and related documents such as overviews of the structure and modules offered by the Doctoral Programs can be found in our download area.

  to the regulations and documents

The application for admission is made in writing and is possible at any time. In addition, all doctoral students are required to enroll (Doctoral students who are exempt from the obligation to enroll due to a special regulation can only participate in the doctoral degree program by waiving the exemption and enrolling). For prospective doctoral candidates (i.e. without acceptance as a doctoral candidate), the enrollment obligation only applies from the time of acceptance as a doctoral candidate.

to the application for admission

for information on structure and contents

Tim Boissinot, M.Sc.

Assistent to the Vice Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer

Dean's Office of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Universität Hohenheim
Schloss Hohenheim 1B, Zi. 122
70599 Stuttgart

Phone: +49 (0)711 459 23896

E-Mail: t.boissinot@uni-hohenheim.de