Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Humanities

Brief information on the doctoral procedure at the Faculty of Humanities

The basis for doctoral procedures at the Faculty of Humanities is its  Doctoral Degree Regulations of 22.02.2011 as amended (currently 11.04.2018). This translation is for your convenience only since the German text is legally binding. 

The Doctoral Committee of the Faculty of Humanities is responsible for all decisions for which no special regulations have been made in the Doctoral Degree Regulations. The chairman of the doctoral committee is the dean.

More detailed information on the following procedural steps can be found in the information sheet on the doctoral procedure (as of 08/2026) for doctoral candidates of the Faculty of Humanities. You can find more inforation on the individual steps on the page "Doctoral Studies" and the forms and samples in the Download section, on the upper left side.

In the Doctoral Studies Office we are happy to help you with any questions you might have regarding the PhD process. We have divided the support according to the country in which you acquired your MA degree. For office hours please see the box on the right side of the page.