Translation of "Zulassung zur promotion" in English

This is the requirement for admission to a doctorate at TUM.

Admission to doctoral studies is granted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Please state the study program according to your admission to doctoral study.

The minimum conditions for admission are the following:

For admission to a doctorate, it is essential that the Master's degree (LL.M.)

Under certain circumstances, admission to a doctorate may be subject to compliance with conditions.

The application for admission to the doctorate can be submitted at any time during the doctoral phase.

The conditions for admission to doctoral studies vary depending on university and faculty.

It is the faculty's responsibility to decide about the recognition of your diplomas and the admission to a PhD.

The fulfillment of the doctoral requirements is formally examined by the application for admission to the doctorate.

There are no general requirements for research training, but Research Councils (which fund postgraduate studies) may require one year’s training in research methods (the MRes) before the doctorate. A doctorate normally requires three to four years’ full time study, although many doctoral students are part-time.

In the context of the semi-structured doctoral program, it is possible to apply for the status of a part-time student after having been accepted into the doctoral program.

As a rule, doctoral candidates must apply to the relevant faculty for admission to the doctorate!

A second step consists in the admission for the preparation of the PhD at both universities, with the agreement of both identified supervisors. In a third step, a cosupervision agreement has to be signed between both institutions.

After having completed their master's studies, the Fast Track students have to apply for the admission to the doctoral program. This is due to the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG) which has set up a completed master's degree and master's certificate as a prerequisite for the application.

Only after the admission to doctoral studies by the Dean's office you can official enrol for doctoral studies at the Student and Examination Office.

In the former case, a doctoral committee reviews the correspondence to the doctoral study admission requirements at the beginning of the studies (admission to Doctoral Studies).

Before you start looking for a supervisor, however, you should find out whether or not your degree can be in principle considered a valid qualification for entry into a PhD programme.

Once you have finished your dissertation, you can apply for its submission at the examination office.

In this section you will find all relevant information for your application and admission to the doctoral studies at the University of Ulm.

Foreign applicants may receive funding if have the necessary qualifications for acceptance into a doctoral programme at a German university.

This includes the submission of 6 bound copies of your dissertation and 1 digital version (CD/DVD) as well as other documents which are listed in the form application for submission of the doctoral thesis .