Individual Doctorate

The doctorate at this faculty can be arranged individually, however, the supervisor and the doctoral candidate record the jointly agreed parameters of the cooperation in a written supervision agreement.

• Supervision Agreement in German
• Supervision Agreement in English
• Doctoral Regulations
• Link online registrierung (individual doctorate)
• Application as candidate for doctorate (individual doctorate)
• Application as candidate for doctorate (individual doctorate - aid for English translation)
  Please submit the following documents with the application: Supervision Agreement, Curriculum vitae, Diploma incl. Transcripts of Records (certified copy or original for inspection)
• FAQs about your doctorate
• Comprehensive information on the doctoral studies programme can be found here.

Doctorate commission

• Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer (Chair)
• Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann
• Prof. Dr. Kai Purnhagen
• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß
• Prof. Dr. Gerald Lackner

Sessions winter semester 2025:

22 October 2025, 12 November 2025, 21 January 2026, 11 March 2026

Sessions summer semester 2026:

22 April 2026, 27 Mai 2026, 24 June 2026

Please submit your complete doctoral documents (see doctoral regulations) at least 14 days before the next meeting of the doctoral commission.

Regardless of the type of doctorate, every doctoral candidate is eligible for membership in the University of Bayreuth Graduate School.

Contact person for the subject of doctorate:
Silke Kämpfer-Hauck
Administration Villa, room 1.01
Phone: 09221/407 1003
E-mail: dekanat.leg@uni-bayreuth.de