Guide to applying for doctoral studies
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Doctoral studies at lmu, individual doctoral studies, funding opportunities.
- Doctoral Committees / Dean's Offices
There are two options if you would like to pursue a doctorate at LMU:
- Individual doctoral studies If you already have a State Examination ( Staatsexamen ), Diplom ( German academic degree), Magister (German academic degree) or master’s degree, you can pursue a doctorate with us. The traditional way of doing this is to choose individual doctoral studies , where you are supervised by a professor from the respective faculty.
- Structured doctoral programs LMU also offers an increasing number of structured doctoral programs, where candidates follow a curriculum for a set period of time and are supervised by a number of academic professionals. The GraduateCenter LMU is responsible for coordinating structured doctoral programs at LMU, and also offers advisory support and other services for prospective LMU candidates and/or current doctoral candidates.
1. Find a doctoral supervisor
First you will need to find a professor who is willing to support you as you write your doctoral thesis and supervise your doctoral studies. Unfortunately, the International Office cannot help you do this. You'll find more information on the respective institutes' websites. You can also look at the notice boards in the various institutes and dean’s offices.
2. Apply to the respective doctoral committee for admission to start your doctoral studies
Once you have received confirmation of doctoral supervision from your professor ( Betreungszusage ), you can apply to the respective doctoral committee for admission onto your doctorate of choice.
Please note: In general, registering at the International Office is not mandatory for a lot of doctoral studies (except for faculties 9 to 13) . If you wish to register, please follow steps 3–5. The documents you will need to present to the dean’s office / doctoral committee will also be required when you register at the International Office.
3. Applying at the International Office
As soon as you have written confirmation of admission to doctoral studies from the relevant doctoral committee, you will need to apply at the International Office within the stated registration period.
Deadline: 15 January / 15 July for the following semester, late applications until 21 October or 25 April respectively.
- Completed application form (PDF, 622 KB) (for faculties 9–15 Humanities and Social Sciences: application )
- in the original language — as an officially certified copy
- and with officially certified translation where applicable. Certificates in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Latin, Portuguese and Rumanian do not have to be translated.
- for applicants from the USA transcript of records in closed envelopes are needed.
- Registration and certificates of studies previously undertaken at any other German university
- Letter of acceptance to doctoral studies from the respective doctoral committee
- Confirmation from the professor who will supervise your studies
- Marriage certificate / official proof of change of name (if applicable)
- Evidence of proficiency in German: please refer to the general regulations on proficiency in German . In many cases, doctoral committees will not insist on evidence of proficiency in German.
For country-specific requirements (e.g. APS certificate), please refer to the detailed application information .
4. Receiving an official letter of admission from the International Office
This letter is an important official document which you will need to show the authorities.
5. Registering at the International Office
Once you have a letter of admission, you must register before the deadline, submitting all necessary documents (listed on the letter of admission). See here for more information on registering as an international applicant.
Doctoral studies are not subject to a standard period of study. However, you may only register for a maximum of 8 semesters. If you do not manage to complete your doctoral studies within these four years, you can complete them at a later date, without needing to register.
- Scholarships for international doctoral students
- Scholarship Program for Chinese Doctoral Students
- STIBET Mentoring
- Guide to applying for doctoral studies (PDF, 337 KB)
International Office
International Admissions
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+49 89 2180-3156 oder -3743
International Admissions: Counseling
Contact and coordination units for doctoral students
- GraduateCenter
- Doctoral programs
- Doctoral Committees
Doctoral Committees / Dean's Offices
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room D 101, 80539 München Phone: +49 89 2180-2416 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.kaththeol.uni-muenchen.de
Ludwigstraße 29, EG, 80539 München Phone: +49 89 2180-5376 , +49 89 2180-3228 , +49 89 2180-5778 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.orththeol.uni-muenchen.de
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room C 019, 80539 München Phone: +49 89 2180-3478 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.evtheol.uni-muenchen.de
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room D 109, 80539 München Phone: +49 89 2180-2326 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.jura.uni-muenchen.de
Ludwigstraße 28 - Vordergebäude EG, Room 04, 80539 München Phone: +49 89 2180-2228 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.bwl.uni-muenchen.de
Schackstr. 4/IV, Room 402, 80539 München Phone: +49 89 2180-2327 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.vwl.uni-muenchen.de
Bavariaring 19, 80336 München Doctorate Office Munich Medical Research School
Veterinärstraße 13 o. Königinstr. 8, Room B104, 80539 München Phone: +49 89 2180-3578 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de
Geschwister-Scholl-Pl. 1, Room D 205, 80539 München
Website: www.pags.pa.uni-muenchen.de
Faculties 9 -11:
E-Mail: [email protected] Telefon: +49 89 / 2180 - 3828
Faculties 12 - 13:
E-Mail: [email protected] Telefon: +49 (0)89 / 2180 - 2341
Faculty 15:
E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: +49 89 2180 - 2272
Theresienstraße 39/I, 80333 München Phone: +49 89 2180-4503 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.mathematik-informatik-statistik.uni-muenchen.de
Schellingstraße 4/IV, Room H 439, 80799 München Phone: +49 89 2180-3340 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.physik.uni-muenchen.de
Butenandtstraße 5-13, Building F, Room F2.060, 81377 München Phone: +49 89 2180-77001 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.cup.uni-muenchen.de
Großhaderner Str. 2, Room B 01.030, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Phone: +49 89 2180-74120 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.biologie.uni-muenchen.de
Luisenstraße 37/ I, Room A 118, 80333 München Phone: +49 89 2180-6506 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.geo.uni-muenchen.de
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Ph.D. Medical Research
If you have a degree in medicine, veterinary medicine, natural sciences, pharmacy, health sciences or a related subject, then the Ph.D. Medical Research may be right for you.
The Ph.D. Medical Research is a structured doctoral program of at least three years with a total of 180 ECTS (30 ECTS curriculum, 140 ECTS project and 10 ECTS disputation). The target group is graduates in medicine, veterinary medicine, natural sciences, pharmacy, health sciences or a related subject.
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Requirements and application
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A 3-member committee (TAC) accompanies your project and regularly documents the progress in TAC meetings.
Curriculum and courses
At least 3 years of full-time research work and a curriculum with 30 ECTS are required for the Ph.D.
Submitting your dissertation
Once you have reached all the milestones of your Ph.D. project, you can submit your dissertation.
The review of your dissertation
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