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PhD Medizin (Promotion, Dr.med.) at LMU Munich

LMU Munich, Germany

Programme overview

Doctoral programme (Dr.med., Doctor of Human Medicine) at the Medizinische Fakultät of LMU Munich, taught in German. It is a Promotionsstudium for students and graduates of human medicine.

Faculty: Medizinische Fakultät  |  Duration: Doctoral matriculation possible for up to 4 years  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

A doctoral research project supervised by a three-member committee (TAC) with a minimum of 8 months of full-time research documented in a logbook, a training programme of at least 60 hours (including 25 hours of interdisciplinary courses and a compulsory online course on good scientific practice), at least one co-authored publication, and a dissertation that is reviewed by at least three examiners and defended in a scientific discussion.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Higher education entrance qualification for enrolment; doctoral admission follows the faculty doctoral regulations, and a confirmation of eligibility for a doctorate from the responsible faculty, doctoral committee or doctoral programme is needed before enrolling.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: Doctoral matriculation possible for up to 4 years

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