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 Committee

• Prof. Dr. A. C. (Corina) Vlot-Schuster (Chair)
• Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer 
• Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann 
• Prof. Dr. Peter von Philipsborn
• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß 

Sessions winter semester 2026/27:

21 October 2026, 11 November 2026, 20 January 2027

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

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, 1st Floor, Room 1.01
  Phone: 09221/407 1003
  E-mail: dekanat.leg@uni-bayreuth.de