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Regulations for the Conduct of Doctoral Examinations

On May 24th, 2018 the Dr. phil./Ph.D. Regulations of the Department of Political and Social Sciences have come into force. They have replaced the Common Dr. phil./Ph.D. Regulations of the Freie Universität Berlin according to which some of our doctoral students have been admitted and are valid for doctoral procedures in the

    • Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
    • Otto-Suhr-Institute of Political Science
    • Institute for Media and Communication Studies and
    • Institute for Sociology

Doctoral candidates in Political Science (and in no other doctoral subject the Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science have established) are free to choose between the Dr. phil./Ph.D. and the Dr. rer. pol./Ph.D. regulations.

The Central Institutes are not authorized to confer doctoral degrees. If you have completed a Master´s programme in one of the Central Institutes and/or wish to write a doctoral thesis with a focus on regional topics, you have to decide on the subject and the respective department you wish to do your doctorate in. Should you have already come to an agreement with a prospective supervisor please take into account which department she or he is affiliated with. For further information please get in touch with the department your doctoral subject belongs to. If your chosen field is represented in the Department of Political and Social Sciences please observe the a.m. information on the current regulations. 

Regulations for the Conduct of Doctoral Examinations
(Legal Documents, exclusively in German)

English Versions of the Regulations for the Conduct of Doctoral Examinations
(Not legally binding, for your information only)

 Notice

    • Dr. phil./Ph.D. Regulations:
      The transition period of four years, during which doctoral students who had been admitted before May 24th, 2018 could still complete their doctoral procedure according to the former Common Dr. phil./Ph.D. Regulations of the Freie Universität Berlin of 2008 (including the amendments of 2011 and 2012) has expired. Doctoral procedures must be completed according to the new Dr.phil./Ph.D. Regulations of May 23rd, 2018.
    • Dr. rer. pol./Ph.D. Regulations:
      New Dr. rer. pol./Ph.D. regulations have not yet been prepared, the reguations of April 23rd, 2008 including the amendments of June 26th, 2012 remain in force.