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PhD / Doctorate (Philosophical Faculty) at University of Potsdam

University of Potsdam, Germany

Programme overview

Doctoral study at the University of Potsdam in the Philosophical Faculty. Doctoral candidates pursue an independent research project that is supervised by a professor and typically runs for at least three years. The doctorate can be taken as an individual doctorate, within a structured doctoral programme, or as a binational cotutelle doctorate with a double degree.

Faculty: Philosophical Faculty  |  Study mode: full-time; individual doctorate or structured doctoral programme  |  Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

What you will study

The doctoral achievement usually consists of a dissertation, its publication and an oral examination. Structured programmes typically add a fixed curriculum with a set research theme, individual supervision and regulated funding.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission as a doctoral candidate requires a supervising professor, or a successful application to a structured programme, and admission by the responsible faculty under its doctoral regulations.

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