Doctoral Programme

Doctoral Programme

Since 2013, the Faculties of Theology at the Universities of Basel, Bern, and Zurich offer a joint interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme:

http://www.doktorat-theol-babezue.org/de/english.html

The Doctoral Programme offers subject-specific, interdisciplinary and methodological courses as well as opportunities to engage with scholars in all three faculties across Switzerland. All courses are open to doctoral students at the Faculties of Theology in Basel, Bern, and Zurich.

The Doctoral Programme also offers matriculated doctoral students financial support for research purposes. Further information on requesting such financial support can be found here:

Research Funding for Matriculated Doctoral Students

Doctorate in a Doctoral Programme

A doctorate in a doctoral programme consists of conducting and publishing independent research (in a doctoral thesis), required coursework, and an oral defense of the doctoral thesis.

The required coursework comprises a total of 30 ECTS points. Courses offered by the Doctoral Programme (see above) can be chosen as coursework. Details about the coursework are set down in the Doctoral Agreement. The content of the coursework depends on research requirements and has to comprise at least 10 ECTS points for coursework related to the subject or topic of the doctoral work, and at least 10 ECTS points for coursework on more comprehensive topics.

The required coursework is completed following the guidelines below and confirmed by a signature of the main supervisor on the form below (both in German):