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Doctorate Dr. PH (Public Health) at Hannover Medical School

Hannover Medical School, Germany

Programme overview

The Dr. PH is a doctorate in Public Health at Hannover Medical School, focused on the health of whole populations and the health system rather than individual patients. Public Health research is interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, psychology, medicine, epidemiology and economics.

Department: Centre for Public Health (Zentrum fuer Oeffentliche Gesundheitspflege)  |  Intake: Doctoral commission submission dates in 2026: 27.01, 28.04, 23.06, 22.09 and 10.11 (sessions 10.02, 12.05, 07.07, 06.10, 24.11)  |  Study mode: doctoral  |  Location: Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Doctoral candidates complete an independent research project and document curricular requirements in a study booklet: 12 Public Health lectures, 2 Public Health seminars, 10 sessions of the doctoral colloquium and soft-skill courses totalling at least 20 hours. The thesis is defended in a 30-minute presentation (disputation).

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Entry requirements

Aimed at master's graduates of Public Health or related programmes (for example medicine, sociology, epidemiology, economics).

Intake: Doctoral commission submission dates in 2026: 27.01, 28.04, 23.06, 22.09 and 10.11 (sessions 10.02,

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