Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) campus

Engineering

Doctorate (Promotion) at FAU: Dr. phil., Dr. theol., Dr. rer. pol., Dr. jur., Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., Dr. rer. biol. hum., Dr. rer. nat., Dr.-Ing. at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

Programme overview

A doctorate at FAU is independent academic research under the guidance of a supervising professor on a topic chosen by the candidate, not a course of study with lectures and examinations. The degree title depends on faculty and subject (Dr. phil., Dr. theol., Dr. rer. pol., Dr. jur., Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., Dr. rer. biol. hum., Dr. rer. nat., Dr.-Ing.). It consists of the doctoral thesis and an oral examination (Rigorosum or Disputation).

Faculty: All faculties  |  Study mode: full-time; individual doctorate (Promotion), German- or English-language thesis by agreement with supervisor  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Independent doctoral thesis plus oral examination; optional structured doctoral programmes and graduate-centre training courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Candidates find a research topic and supervisor, register the project in the docDaten database, apply for admission to the doctorate, enrol as a doctoral candidate and later initiate the doctoral procedure. Cooperative doctorates with universities of applied sciences and external doctorates are possible.

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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

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Bachelor's
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Winter semester
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