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Promotion (Doctorate), Fakultät für Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften at FernUniversität in Hagen

FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany

Programme overview

Doctoral research programme in which candidates carry out an independent research project and write a dissertation, usually in close consultation with a professor, either as an employee in teaching and research (internal) or without a post at the university (external). A doctorate consists of the dissertation, an oral examination (Disputation) and publication of the dissertation. Course fees arise only if modules are taken (11 EUR per ECTS plus a 60 EUR base fee); no student body contribution is charged for doctoral students.

Faculty: Fakultät für Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften  |  Duration: Individual (research doctorate)  |  Study mode: research doctorate; German-taught  |  Intake: Enrolment possible at any time  |  Location: Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Career pathways

Academic career in research and teaching.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the doctorate is decided by the faculty's Promotionsausschuss under the faculty's doctoral regulations; a supervisor must be won for the research project. Enrolment requires the application form, a copy of the degree certificate(s) and the acceptance letter of the doctoral committee.

Intake: Enrolment possible at any time

Duration: Individual (research doctorate)

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