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Doctorate at the University of Siegen

The decision to do a doctorate is an important step with many opportunities. It is a long-term project that requires academic interest, independence and perseverance. In addition to a possible academic career, a doctorate also teaches interdisciplinary skills such as analytical thinking and project management. It is therefore important to ask yourself in advance: What goal am I pursuing with my doctorate? Those who choose this path should not only enjoy research, but also consider how the doctorate will contribute to their own professional and personal development. In addition, a doctorate improves career prospects in many areas, opens up access to demanding positions and often has a positive effect on salary. It is also highly regarded and can open doors - both in academia and in business and beyond.

 

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Prerequisites

It is possible to achieve this goal at the School of Education, Architecture and the Arts at the University of Siegen. The following subjects are eligible for a doctorate at our Schools: Education, Art Education, Music Education, Musicology, Art History, Architecture and Urban Planning and Psychology.

In order to be able to do a doctorate in educational science, a degree with a focus on education or educational science is required. Therefore, the following degrees are generally eligible for admission:

  • Teacher training degrees (1st state examination, M. Ed.) or comparable
  • Diploma or Master's degrees with a pedagogical focus
  • M.A. Education and Social Work
  • M.A. Educational Science: Educational Theory and Cultural Practices

Doctorates in Architecture are possible with the following degrees:

  • Architecture or Urban Planning (Diplom, M. A. or M. Sc.)
  • in exceptional cases also M. Eng. or M. Sc. in another relevant subject

Doctorates in art education, music education, musicology, art history are possible with the following degrees:

  • the teaching subjects of art or music (1st state examination, M. Ed. or Diplom)

Doctorates in Psychology are possible with the following degrees:

  • Diploma program or M.Ed. Psychology (or equivalent degrees)

The equivalence of other degrees must be determined by the respective doctoral committee.

The doctoral committee can also decide whether applicants with degrees not listed here can be admitted to a specific doctoral subject.

In addition, it may be possible to complete a doctorate in one of the above-mentioned subjects at the University of Siegen with a Master's or Diplom degree from a university of applied sciences (so-called "cooperative doctorate"). The doctoral committee will decide on this.

Please address further questions to Dr. Josephine Krüger.

Doctoral degree regulations

The doctoral regulations of Schools II are the legal basis and at the same time the reference work for all questions regarding the doctoral requirements, the doctoral procedure, grading and much more.

Amendment regulations for the doctoral subject Psychology 2025
Current doctoral degree regulations from 28.10.2024
Old doctoral degree regulations from 14.10.2022
General information about the doctorate in Germany

Contact us

The contact person for all questions concerning the doctorate and habilitation is

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Dr. Josephine Krüger

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Contact

josephine.krueger@uni-siegen.de
+49 271 740-2606
AR-NB 016
Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2a

The School of Education, Architecture and the Arts offers a wide range of opportunities for doctoral studies in various disciplines. To clarify your supervision, please contact the relevant representatives of the faculties directly. To clarify admission criteria and procedures, please refer to the doctoral regulations.

 

Department of Educational Science:

Department of Art - Music:

Department of Architecture:

Department of Psychology:

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Financing

The doctorate can be funded in several ways:

Please note that a doctorate is not eligible for BAföG funding.

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Documents

Enrollment as a doctoral candidate is done independently via the University of Siegen's unisono portal. You will need the following documents to start a doctoral program in the above-mentioned subjects, which are uploaded under the "Documents" tab of the doctoral application:

  1. Supervision agreement
  2. Application form (Download)
    for admission to doctoral studies at Schools II
  3. Curriculum vitae in tabular form
  4. 2-5 page synopsis of the planned doctoral project
  5. For foreign students: Proof of language proficiency
  6. a certified copy of the degree entitling you to a doctorate (usually Master's, state examination or diploma certificate)
  7. a certified copy of all other degrees (e.g. Bachelor's degrees, other degrees)
  8. In the event of a change of university during a doctorate: certificate from the previous university that there have been no previous attempts at a doctorate that have been deemed to have been definitively failed
  9. A certified copy of the certificate of university entrance qualification
  10. notice of de-registration from all previously attended universities (including details of the start and end of studies)
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Submitting the dissertation

To submit your completed dissertation, please submit an application to open the doctoral procedure to the Doctoral Coordination Office of Schools II. The following documents must be attached to the application:

  • Application form (download)
  • Three bound copies of the dissertation, see applicable regulations above
  • Your dissertation (incl. attachments) in electronic form to Dr. Josephine Krüger (e.g. via e-mail, USB)
  • A police clearance certificate
  • A curriculum vitae in tabular form
  • Note: Please note that you must be enrolled in the SSC as a doctoral candidate in your subject!