Doctoral programme in Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Environmental, Regional and Educational Sciences

Faculty of Environmental, Regional and Educational Sciences

University degree

Doctor of Natural Science „Dr. rer. nat.“

ECTS

32

Start of studies

Summer term 2025

Duration of study

6 semesters

Teaching language

German, English

type of study programme

Full-time

About the study programme

The Doctoral Programme of Natural Science – Faculty of Environmental and Regional Sciences and Education teaches and fosters a theoretical understanding and methodological skills in academic working in the field of the natural sciences. Doctoral students will tackle unanswered scientific questions independently in their doctoral thesis on the living and non-living world, which they must describe, measure and explain. Specific areas of focus include devising hypotheses, designing experiments, analytical and quantitative methods, logical paradigms, modelling and simulation, computer-based data processing, and visual representation.

Curriculum*

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Qualifications profile

Being geared towards producing an original piece of academic work, the doctoral programme requires the ability

to turn topical questions in the discipline into research projects, as well as to answer them through autonomous research work;
to engineer the necessary collaboration (which may be interdisciplinary) and the networking within the scientific community (e.g. participation in conferences) that will guarantee a link to current academic discourse;
to critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise complex ideas in the relevant area of expertise, and their relevance to overarching historical and social trends.

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Doctoral schools

Students will be admitted to the doctoral school by the dean of studies based on submission of the form entitled “Prequalification and registration for a doctoral programme”.

Those studying for a doctorate in Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Environmental, Regional and Educational Sciences,are expected to register for one of the following doctoral schools depending on the subject of their doctoral thesis:

Doctoral School of Geography and Regional Sciences

Doctoral School of Environmental Systems Sciences

Doctoral School of Sports Science and Kinesiology

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Note on registration

Admission requirements for the doctoral programme at the University of Graz include a relevant degree from a recognized domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution and fulfilment of the qualitative admission requirements.

Doctoral Academy

Qualifications profile
Doctoral schools
Note on registration

Deadlines for application

The submission deadlines for admission applications vary depending on the doctoral programme.

Further information

Questions about Doctoral Programmes?

The Doctoral Academy is happy to help you!

: Personal meetings by appointment only.
: doktorat(at)uni-graz.at
: doctoral-academy.uni-graz.at
: Heinrichstraße 22/2, 8010 Graz

: +43 316 380 - 1212

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