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 Research Careers Campus Graz at the University of Graz.
Doctoral degree programmes at the Faculty of Humanities:
Application procedure - Deadline for summer semester 2026: 07.01. bis 04.02.2026
Application procedure - Deadline for summer semester 2026: 07.01. bis 04.02.2026
Structured and better supervised through doctoral studies? Apply for one of our doctoral programmes.
Informationen for Doctoral Programmes Philosophy (Curriculum 17W) and Antiquity (Curriculum 19W)
Doctoral students at the Faculty of Humanities can apply for funding for travel and accommodation expenses as well as participation fees for academic events.
On Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. to 13:30 p.m., the doctoral exam of Mr. Huber will be held in the Besprechungsraum am LBI für Kriegsfolgenforschung, Liebiggasse 9, 1. Stock
Defensio
Compulsory Subject: General Economic and Social History
Chairperson: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Stelzl-Marx
Examiners: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Walter Iber, Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Peter Ruggenthaler, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Thomas Krautzer
On Friday, March 27th, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the doctoral exam of Mr Koch-Tufis will be held in the Büro Prof. Karge, Mozartgasse 3
Defensio
Compulsory subject: Southeastern European History
Chairperson: Univ.-Doz. Dr. Martin Moll
Examiners: Ao.Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Dr. Harald Heppner, Ao.Univ.-Prof. i.R. Mag. Dr. Alois Kernbauer, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heike Karge