DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMME
You should take these first steps before initiating the admission process: Identify the topic you wish to dedicate your dissertation project to and start the search for (at least) two suitable supervisors. Further details can be found in the section entitled Preparation Stage.
You define your dissertation project (DISS1) in consultation with your supervisors and advisors and draw up a corresponding research proposal (exposé). Once you have applied for authorisation to carry out your project, you present it publicly to the relevant doctorate advisory committee. The exposé and the public presentation are the prerequisites for topic and supervision approval by the Rector of Studies. The members of the doctorate advisory committees attending the presentation provide feedback on the exposé and presentation and advise the Rector of Studies on the quality and feasibility of the dissertation project.
Once the project has been approved, you enter into a thesis agreement (DISS2) with the supervisors and advisors, which specifies the coursework to be completed.
In the event of a rejection, the doctoral candidate can withdraw the project, revise the exposé and present it again at a later date.
Further information
FAQ
Do you have any questions? You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the preparation stage here!
Contact
Admission
Dott.ssa Margherita Boscariol, MA
Zulassung Familienname A bis J
+43 463 2700 9190
Margherita [dot] Boscariol [at] aau [dot] at
Juliane Achleitner, BA MA
Zulassung Familienname K bis Z
+43 463 2700 9126
Juliane [dot] Achleitner [at] aau [dot] at
DISS1 & DISS2
Mag. Ulrike Eder-Jele
Studienrektorat
+43 463 2700 1006
Ulrike [dot] Eder [at] aau [dot] at
