Doctorate & Habilitation

Qualification Programs

PhD

Doctoral Study

PhD student working on a microscope.

© L. Seybold (LMU)

Considering a dissertation? Or are you already working on your doctoral thesis and looking for information and contacts?

You can find all further information here: Doctoral Study

Habilitation

At the Faculty of Geosciences, habilitation is possible in the subjects represented at the faculty.

§1 of the habilitation regulations

Aim of the habilitation
The habilitation serves to formally establish the academic and pedagogical aptitude to become a professor in a subject area of the Faculty of Geosciences (teaching qualification). The subject area must be represented by a professorship in the Faculty. The aim of the habilitation procedure is to give particularly talented young academics the opportunity to take on independent teaching and research tasks and thus qualify for appointment to a professorship.

Please observe the current habilitation regulations (PDF, 74 KB).

Application
It is necessary to submit a written application for acceptance as a habilitation candidate (PDF, 80 KB). to the Dean, stating the subject area.