Doctoral Programme

Here you can find an overview of the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies and the Centre for Translation Studies.

You can find more information on the administrative handling of the doctorate on the website of the StudiesServiceCenter Philological and Cultural Studies as well as general information and the admission procedure on the website of the Center for Doctoral Studies.

  • Degree programme duration of 3 years
  • Courses, seminars and external academic credits comprising at least 24 ECTS
  • Public presentation of the intended doctoral project within the first year of doctoral studies
  • Signing a doctoral thesis agreement subsequent to the public presentation
  • Periodical, at least annual, progress reports
  • Writing a doctoral thesis, which demonstrates the candidate's ability to master academic topics independently
  • Public defense

Subject Areas of Doctoral Research

  • African Studies, Dr.phil (792 390): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Old Near Eastern Philology and Archeology Dr.phil (792 397 384): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Arabic Studies, Dr.phil (792 397 385): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • English and American Studies, Dr.phil (792 343): Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm
  • Japan Studies, Dr.phil (792 378): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Classical Philology, Dr.phil (792 229): ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Lydia Miklautsch
  • Koreanology, Dr.phil (792 398): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Sinology, Dr.phil (792 388): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Scandinavian Studies, Dr.phil (792 394): ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Lydia Miklautsch
  • South Asian Studies, Dr.phil (792 389 387): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Theater, Film and Media Studies, Dr.phil (792 317): Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kathrin Sartingen
  • Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, Dr.phil (792 389 392): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Transcultural Communication, Dr.phil. (792 323): Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm
  • Turkish Studies, Dr.phil (792 397 386): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse
  • Comparative Literature, Dr.phil (792 393): ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Lydia Miklautsch
  • East Asian Economy and Society, Dr.phil (792 399): Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Yavuz Köse