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Module 1: Reflection on Methods (2 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to reflect on research methods, to compare them with each other and with the methods of other sciences as well as to assess the advantages and disadvantages of different methodologies. Strengthening methodological awareness and method competences in relation to the dissertation; creating the methodological basis for interdisciplinary research; specialized knowledge of different positions in the theory of science.
Module 2: Generic Skills (7.5 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: After the successful completion of this module, students command advanced theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and competences in selected disciplines, as well as methods and general skills which empower them to pursue independent scientific work and help them succeed in their future careers.
Courses, as defined in the dissertation agreement, equal to 7.5 ECTS-Credits have to be completed. One course must be chosen from the field of "Equality and Gender". Additionally, courses are offered which develop didactic skills for subsequent knowledge transfer. Suitable courses are marked as such in the course catalog.
Module 3: Interdisciplinary Forum for PhD Candidates (4 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are capable of presenting research projects and results and are acquainted with the issues of interdisciplinary questions.
Module 4: Reflection on Research (5 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Competence in planning research projects including a written presentation; reflected knowledge and a prospectus of the student's dissertation.
In the first year of the doctoral programme, a comprehensive description of the planned dissertation has to be compiled. This includes the central question, methods, objectives, literature, and time schedule of the project.
Module 5: The Humanities and Society (2 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the position of the humanities in society; ability to contribute to the further development of society and to critically question its different manifestations.
Module 6: Culture and Society (2 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students know different theories of cultural studies and the arts, both in terms of their own discipline and with regard to interdisciplinary research.
Module 7: Seminars for PhD Candidates in Art (12.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: In-depth reflection on the theory of science, self-organized learning, subject-specific discussion, interdisciplinary dialog, presentation of the student's research results, and knowledge transfer.
Module 8: Research Application (10 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: (Post-)scientific processing of research projects and research topics; didactic skills in the context of a concrete assignments.
The module serves to prepare graduates for their future occupational careers. Especially suitable options include excursions where participants assume assistant teaching functions, exhibition projects or projects of monument preservation, as well as "pedagogic" projects which present musical performances (workshops, concert
series, festivals etc.) to an audience on a high didactic level.
Module 9: Active Participation in Scientific (10 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Presenting research results in national and international forums, acquiring basic skills in research management and in applying for research funds; students analyze and critically assess their own research results and those of others; creation of a culture committed to research ethics and rejecting plagiarism; students are aware of their own strengths and weaknesses.
Students present their research results as guest lectures and/or at conferences and/or through progress reports and/or at workshops and/or in competitions and/or in journal articles.
Module 10: Doctoral Thesis Defense (5 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of all other modules and positive evaluation of the dissertation
Learning Outcome: Presentation, reflection on and analysis of the dissertation results in the overall context of the doctoral programme; the focus is on summarizing and explaining results of the research project, on presenting the increase in knowledge for the discipline, on demonstrating evaluation and methodical competences, as well as on presenting results.
Final oral dissertation defense taken before an examination board.Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).