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Promotion (Doctorate) - Physik at Technische Universität Darmstadt

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Programme overview

Doctoral degree route at TU Darmstadt in Physics. Doctoral candidates research individually under a supervisor (traditional route) or within a structured doctoral programme, and the doctoral degree is awarded by the department. The doctorate is understood as a first professional phase.

Faculty: Department of Physics  |  Department: Department of Physics  |  Study mode: full-time; individually supervised (traditional) doctorate or structured programme  |  Location: Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Traditional doctoral candidates carry out independent research under their supervisor and are not bound to a mandatory study programme; structured programmes offer doctoral training in a group of doctoral candidates.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A recognised university degree, generally a qualification corresponding to a Master's, Magister, Diplom or state examination; foreign degrees require an equivalence check. Acceptance as a doctoral candidate by the department's doctoral board (formal application to the Promotionsausschuss) and a supervisor are required; online registration at TU Darmstadt is mandatory and enrolment as a doctoral student is optional. Doctoral places are not assigned centrally. Some departments allow the doctorate to be written in English.

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