Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences (Dr rer nat)

University of Hohenheim

Germany, Ostfildern

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University of Hohenheim

Germany , Ostfildern

Key Facts

Program Level

PhD (Philosophy Doctorate)

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Stuttgart

Program Language

English

German

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines

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Duration 3 year(s)

Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences (Dr rer nat)

About

The aim of the doctoral programme is to support doctoral candidates of the Faculty of Natural Sciences on their way to obtaining a doctorate by offering a structured framework for completing a doctoral thesis. The programme offers doctoral candidates opportunities to increase their subject-specific knowledge and acquire new skills and methods to keep up-to-date with current research in the natural sciences and the corresponding scientific methodologies. Within the scope of the doctoral degree programme, students are involved in the topic-specific doctorate and research specifics. The following research training groups have been established at the Faculty of Natural Sciences: Natural Sciences Biodiversity Change over Time (in cooperation with the Staatliches Museum fÃ¼r Naturkunde Stuttgart)

Requirements

Entry Requirements

The requirement for admission to the doctoral programme is acceptance as a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Candidates have to find a supervisor on their own. The requirement for acceptance as a doctoral candidate is a degree in natural sciences or engineering in one of the following courses of study with a total average grade of at least 2.5 (good according to the German grading system; foreign grades are converted to the German grading system by the Office of International Affairs of the University of Hohenheim): a) Master's programme at a university b) a degree programme with a standard period of study of at least four years at a university, college of education, or art college (e.g., German Diploma ("Diplom"), state examination, "Magister") c) a continuing degree programme building on a basic studies degree programme at a university, college of education, or another university with the right to award doctorates For especially talented students, it is possible to offer a conditional admission to a doctorate after a successfully completed Bachelor's programme. The outstanding talent can be proven by a Bachelor's programme that was concluded with an average mark of 1.5 or better and a short letter of recommendation from an external subject colleague.