Interdisciplinary PhD at the Faculty of Environmental, Regional and Educational Sciences

In your doctoral research, you will acquire a theoretical understanding and methodological skills to work between and with the natural and social sciences.

The submission deadline for the summer semester 2025 for this doctoral program starts on December 1, 2024 and ends on April 30, 2025.

Applications submitted after this deadline will not be processed!

The interdisciplinary doctoral program teaches and promotes theoretical understanding and methodological skills for scientific work between and with different disciplines. The skills acquired are important both for research in the overlapping area between the natural and social sciences, as well as for practical work in a wide variety of fields, depending on the doctoral school. Special focuses are: Paradigms and theories as well as ways of thinking in different disciplines, researching and working at the interface between disciplines, practical relevance and transdisciplinarity in empirical approaches.

Visit the website of the URBI faculty for further information on the doctoral program.

Before applying for admission: Find a supervisor and a topic for your dissertation project.

You have not yet found a supervisor and/or selected a topic for your dissertation? Then read our tips for preparing for the doctorate here.

Step 1: Fill out and gather the necessary documents, including the supervision agreement and application for admission to doctoral studies.

You can find the required forms on the information page of the dean's office.
Information on other required documents (e.g. degree certificates) can be found in our Admission Guide.

Step 2: Complete the online application.