Do you already have an undergraduate degree in Catholic Theology and want to take a doctorate (Dr. theol.)? Tübingen offers the ideal conditions for this, as can be seen by the many doctoral students at our faculty. Besides first-class teaching, Tübingen offers one of the world’s best collections of theological literature with the special collection of the main University Library and the library that is shared by the Faculties of Catholic and of Protestant Theology.

Document:

• Promotionsleitfaden Doctoral degree guide (09.02.2024)

Doctoral degree regulations

Please note: As of December 14, 2021, new doctoral degree regulations (A.B.d.U.T. 2021, No. 29, p. 704-722) came into effect. Doctoral students who have started their doctoral studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of July 15, 2014, and continue their doctoral studies in accordance with these doctoral degree regulations or who wish to apply to commence the doctoral qualification process, must send an appropriate application to the doctoral studies committee in accordance with Section 24(2) of the new doctoral degree regulations.

Documents:

• Promotionsordnung [doctoral degree regulations] (14.12.2021)
• form Annahme als Doktorandin oder Doktorand [Admission as a doctoral student] form (please complete digitally)
• form Betreuungsvereinbarung [Supervision agreement] form (please complete digitally)

Please note that most of the forms can be completed digitally. Please use a PDF reader that has the necessary functions for completing forms (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader). Most browser-based PDF readers (e.g. Firefox) do not have this capacity.

Under Section 38(7) Baden-Württemberg State University Law (Landeshochschulgesetz, LHG) – the association represents the interests of all doctoral students at the Faculty of Catholic Theology.

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Doctoral students who have started their doctoral studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of July 15, 2014, and continue their doctoral studies in accordance with these doctoral degree regulations, or who wish to apply to commence the doctoral qualification process, must send an appropriate application to the doctoral studies committee in accordance with Section 24(2) of the new doctoral degree regulations.

Document: 

• Promotionsordnung [doctoral degree regulations] (15.07.2014)

Doctoral students who have started their doctoral studies in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of August 17, 1994, as amended August 13, 2001, and continue their doctoral studies in accordance with these doctoral degree regulations, or who wish to apply to commence the doctoral qualification process, must send an appropriate application to the doctoral studies committee in accordance with Section 24(2) of the new doctoral degree regulations.

Documents:

• Promotionsordnung [doctoral degree regulations] (August 17, 1994, as amended December 22, 2000)
• Änderungen [Amendments] (first statute from 22.12.2000, second statute from 13.08.2001)
• Studienordnung [Curriculum] (13.02.2009)