Doctoral Studies (792 xxx)
The curriculum for the doctoral program in Philosophy in Humanities and Cultural Studies, Philosophy and Education forms the legally binding framework for a doctoral program with a dissertation area in Historical and Cultural Studies.
There are nine dissertation areas to choose from at the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies:
- Egyptology (UA 792 391)
- Ancient History and Classical Studies (UA 792 310)
- Byzantine and Neo-Greek Studies (UA 792 383)
- European Ethnology (UA 792 308)
- History (UA 792 312)
- Jewish Studies (UA 792 379)
- Classical Archaeology (UA 792 314)
- Art History (UA 792 315)
- Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (UA 792 309)
You can apply for admission to doctoral studies at the General Doctoral Studies Center of the University of Vienna. On the pages of the Doctoral Studies Center you will find information on the admission requirements, the necessary documents and helpful advice and workshops.
For admission, you need, among other things, a declaration of willingness from a person authorized to supervise at the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies for the relevant dissertation area. This person assumes a mentoring role ("mentor") before admission by agreeing to take over the supervision later ("supervisor"). To find a suitable supervisor, please consult the information provided by the Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies: possible supervisors. The Doctoral School is our central coordinating institution for doctoral students in the field of Historical and Cultural Studies and provides a research-active environment for your doctoral studies (application for admission to the Doctoral School after successful admission).
On the following subpages you will find information on the administrative steps that we, the team of the StudiesServiceCenter (SSC) of the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies, want to take with you after admission within the study program in order to guide you to a successful graduation
Are you about to complete your dissertation? You can find an overview of the final formal steps to successful completion on the following slides: Presentation
Directorate of the Doctoral Studies Programm and Doctoral Advisory Boards
Registering my dissertation topic and its public presentation at the Faculty
How to change my dissertation topic or my supervisor
Doctoral Thesis Agreement
Course offerings
Annual Progress reports and overview of (completed) requirements
Record of Examinations
Dissertation
Suspension of publication
Defense
Doctoral degree
Graduation ceremony