Doctoral studies (Promotion) and structured doctoral programmes at University of Mannheim

Programme overview

The University of Mannheim offers doctorates in all of its subjects, either as an individual doctorate under a self-chosen supervising professor or within a structured doctoral programme. Over 100 doctoral candidates complete their doctorate each year. Structured programmes at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) are taught in English; a DFG Research Training Group on Statistical Modeling in Psychology also exists.

Department: All schools and departments; structured programmes in Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology | Duration: Structured programmes usually three, at most five years; individual doctorate on average four to five years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Individual doctorates have no fixed curriculum and are supervised by one professor. Structured programmes include an advanced curriculum of obligatory but mostly freely selectable seminars and courses, English-language communication and publication, and supervision by a team of professors, with financing ensured by a doctoral position or fellowship plus fixed-term employment.

Career pathways

Structured programmes are described as preparing doctoral students particularly well for an academic career.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Individual doctorate: as a rule a master's degree with a grade of "good" or better or, in exceptional cases, a very good bachelor's degree; each school/department sets its own prerequisites in its regulations governing the doctoral dissertation. Process: find a supervising professor, sign an advising agreement, apply for admission to the school/department (application form, usually CV and certified degree certificates; paper or digitally via Portal 2), then enrol (mandatory enrolment under LHG section 38(5), except for staff employed at least 50% under TV-L).

Duration: Structured programmes usually three, at most five years; individual doctorate on average four to fiv

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/en/research/doctorate/

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