Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Humanities

Students aspiring to an academic career either with us or at a university elsewhere, and who wish to deepen their specialist knowledge, can opt for a six-semester doctoral programme.

If you are not yet sure whether you want to take on the challenge of a doctoral degree programme, you can take advantage of the support offered by Doctoral Academy at the University of Graz.

Doctoral degree programmes at the Faculty of Humanities:

Admission procedure to the Doctoral Programme in Antiquity and Modernity

Application procedure - Deadline for summer semester 2026: 07.01. bis 04.02.2026
Admission prodecure to the Doctoral Programme in Philosophy

Application procedure - Deadline for summer semester 2026: 07.01. bis 04.02.2026
Doctoral programmes and school

Structured and better supervised through doctoral studies? Apply for one of our doctoral programmes.
Already admitted, but topic and supervision not yet registered

Informationen for Doctoral Programmes Philosophy (Curriculum 17W) and Antiquity (Curriculum 19W)
Promotion of travel expenses

Doctoral students at the Faculty of Humanities can apply for funding for travel and accommodation expenses as well as participation fees for academic events.
Courses
Submission doctoral thesis
Registration doctoral exam

On Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the doctoral exam of Mr Striedner will be held in the Sitzungszimmer GEWI, Universitätsplatz 3, EG

Defensio
Compulsory Subject: Romance Literature

Chairperson:  Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Astrid Poier-Bernhard
Examiners: Univ.-Prof. i.R. Mag. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Ertler, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kurt Hahn, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefano Saracino

Any questions? Contact me:

Amtsdirektorin
Christina Hörzer

Referatsleiterin für Studien- und Prüfungsangelegenheiten
christina.hoerzer(at)uni-graz.at

+43 316 380 - 2288
Dekanat der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultät
Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz