You can do a doctorate in many different subjects at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The doctorate revolves around writing a thesis demonstrating your ability to do independent scholarly research. You also complete modules earning a total of 12 ECTS credits. 
The maximum duration of doctoral studies is six years. This also applies if you’re doing your doctorate part-time. This period begins with your admission to doctoral studies and ends with conferral of the doctoral degree. The clock is stopped each time you deregister, and restarts once you re-matriculate. The duration of your doctoral studies can be extended upon application. 
After you’ve successfully completed the doctoral level, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences confers the title of Doctor of Philosophy. The title is Dr. phil. (equivalent to PhD in English). 

Here you’ll find an overview of all the PhD subjects currently offered at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. For more information on each subject you can visit the institute and department websites. 

You’ll find information on the enrollment and semester fees for doctoral candidates on the Fees and Contributions page.

There’s more information on the various options for funding doctoral studies on the following pages:
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Funding for PhD Students

The Graduate School does not fund grants or fellowships, teaching positions, printing expenses, or enrollment fees for PhD students. However, doctoral students can apply for financial support for short research trips, for copy editing or translation costs as well as for self-organised working groups through the Graduate School. Information on this can be found on the Financial Support page.

More information on the right to confer a doctorate you find here.

This website is structured according to the chronological sequence of a doctorate. Here you will find further information:

Before the doctorate

During the doctorate

Completing the doctorate