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PhD Kulturwissenschaften (Dr. phil.) at European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Programme overview

Doctorate leading to the degree Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.) at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, available as a free-form doctorate or as the structured International Doctoral Programme in Cultural Studies. All disciplines represented at the faculty can be pursued within the programme.

Faculty: Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultaet (Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences)  |  Duration: 3 years standard period (maximum 4 years) in the structured programme  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester (admission applications by 15 September and 15 March)  |  Study mode: structured (International Doctoral Programme in Cultural Studies) or individual doctorate  |  Location: Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany

What you will study

The structured programme comprises 180 ECTS: Forschungsreflexionen (18), Forschung und Vernetzung (15), Lehre (15), Wissenschaftsmanagement und Forschungsorganisation (12) and Dissertation: Fortschritt und Abschluss (120). Each candidate has a team of at least two supervisors and annual evaluations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For an individual doctorate, candidates first approach a relevant professor of the faculty with their project to discuss supervision.

Intake: Winter and summer semester (admission applications by 15 September and 15 March)

Duration: 3 years standard period (maximum 4 years) in the structured programme

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