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 Research Careers Campus Graz 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 Montay, March 16th , 2026 from 14:00 p.m. to 15:30 p.m., the doctoral exam of Mr. Mustafa will be held in the Sitzungszimmer GEWI, Universitätsplatz 3, EG

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Compulsory Subject: Theoretical Linguistics

Chairperson: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Hermine Penz
Examiners: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Gunther Kaltenböck, MA; Prof. Dr. Javier Pérez-Guerra (online); Ao.Univ.-Prof. i.R. Mag. Dr. Stefan Schneider

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

On Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the doctoral exam of Mr. Jandl will be held in Sitzungszimmer GEWI, Universitätsplatz 3, EG

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Compulsory Subject: Historical Auxiliary Sciences

Chairperson: Assoz. Prof. DDr. Werner Suppanz
Examiners: Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Guenther Bernhard, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Anita Ziegerhofer, Ao.Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Burkhard Pöttler

Any questions? Contact me:

Amtsdirektorin
Christina Hörzer

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

+43 316 380 - 2288
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