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Module 1: Generic Skills (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 select 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 5 ECTS-Credits have to be completed. Courses are offered which provide didactic skills and competences for
subsequent knowledge transfer of the field. Completing one course in the area of "Equality and Gender" is recommended. Suitable options are marked in the course catalog.
Module 2: Scientific Basics/Core Skills of the Thesis Topic (7.5 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: After the successful completion of this module, students possess the high level of interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for working on the dissertation.
Courses, as defined in the dissertation agreement, equal to 7.5 ECTS-Credits have to be completed to develop the scientific basis/core skills for the dissertation topic.
Module 3: Development and Presentation of Doctoral Concept (12.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: After intensive research (relevant literature, discussion with the dissertation committee and experts), students have worked out a written concept of the dissertation, have successfully presented it to a larger audience, and have defended it in scientific discourse.
Module 4: Analysis and Presentation of Own Results I (15 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of module 3.
Learning Outcome: Students have produced their own first research results, have successfully presented them to a larger audience, and have defended them in scientific discourse.
Module 5: Analysis and Presentation of Own Results II (15 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: Positive completion of Module 4.
Learning Outcome: Students have produced their own research results, have successfully presented them in the form of a lecture or poster at an international forum (scientific conference, workshop, or summer school) and have defended them in scientific discourse. The selection of the forum has to be coordinated with the dissertation committee.
Module 6: 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 of, reflection on, and analysis of the dissertation results in the overall context of the doctoral study 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 method competences, as well as on presenting the results.
Final oral dissertation defense 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).