Latest information on oral examinations (disputations):
Due to the currently prescribed preventive measures in connection with the Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2), oral examinations (disputations) in examination phases 1 and 2 will prospectively not be held as face-to-face examinations.
In consultation with the respective examining boards, online examination forms will be organized for phases 1 and 2 where appropriate.
At present, face-to-face examinations will be resumed for examination phases 3 and 4.
We will inform you about the further organisation of the oral examinations on this page.
Dates and deadlines for submission
Since the Summer Semester of 2013, all doctoral procedures have been synchronised. As a consequence, there are fixed deadlines for the submission of applications for a PhD at the Faculty of Human Sciences (see table below). These deadlines, too, determine the earliest possible date for the obligatory viva.
The following deadlines have been set:
Promotionstermine im Wintersemester 2021/22
| Abgabe Promotionsantrag (bis spätestens) | Abgabe Gutachten (bis spätestens) | Disputation (frühestens ab) | |
| Phase 1 | Montag, 14. Juni 2021 | Dienstag, 17. August 2021 | Mittwoch, 20. Oktober 2021 |
| Phase 2 | Montag, 12. Juli 2021 | Dienstag, 14. September 2021 | Mittwoch, 17. November 2021 |
| Phase 3 | Montag, 9. August 2021 | Dienstag, 12. Oktober 2021 | Mittwoch, 15. Dezember 2021 |
| Phase 4 | Montag, 20. September 2021 | Dienstag, 23. November 2021 | Mittwoch, 26. Januar 2022 |
Auslage- und Einspruchsfristen
(gilt nicht für Promotionskandidat*innen)
| Beginn Auslage | Ende Auslage | Ende Einspruchsfrist | |
| Phase 1 | Montag, 6. September 2021 | Montag, 4. Oktober 2021 | Dienstag, 12. Oktober 2021 |
| Phase 2 | Montag, 18. Oktober 2021 | Dienstag, 2. November 2021 | Dienstag, 9. November 2021 |
| Phase 3 | Montag, 15. November 2021 | Montag, 29. November 2021 | Dienstag, 7. Dezember 2021 |
| Phase 4 | Montag, 13. Dezember 2021 | Montag, 10. Januar 2022 | Dienstag, 18. Januar 2022 |
Summer Term 2021
| Submission of application | Submission of experts' reports | Viva |
Phase 1 | 14.12.2020 | 23.02.2021 | 14.04.2021 |
Phase 2 | 01.02.2021 | 06.04.2021 | 12.05.2021 |
Phase 3 | 15.03.2021 | 11.05.2021 | 16.06.2021 |
Phase 4 | 12.04.2021 | 08.06.2021 | 14.07.2021 |
Display and objection periods
(does not apply to PhD candidates)
Start of display period | End of display period | End of objection period | |
Phase 1 | 01.03.2021 | 29.03.2021 | 06.04.2021 |
Phase 2 | 12.04.2021 | 26.04.2021 | 04.05.2021 |
Phase 3 | 17.05.2021 | 31.05.2021 | 08.06.2021 |
Phase 4 | 14.06.2021 | 28.06.2021 | 06.07.2021 |