Structured PhD programme of the Department of Psychology

By participating, you will have the opportunity to build a network of colleagues, experts and potential employers that can be useful to you both during your doctorate and in your professional career.

Joint participation in research activities and interdisciplinary discussions creates a vibrant community of doctoral students who feel committed to supporting and learning from each other. By fostering collaboration across disciplines, the programme strengthens the sense of connectedness within the psychology community.

Your participation in the programme is also linked to participation in a mentoring programme. This gives you exclusive insights into academic career paths. This can help you to develop your own perspectives and plan your own career steps.

The certificate of participation and manuscript of our programme certify academic work in your own field of research as well as further training in areas such as academic writing, presentation techniques and university didactics. This helps to improve your chances on the job market within and outside academia.

Doctoral programmes have a good reputation in the academic world. Participation in our programme therefore increases your recognition in your field. In addition, participation in our programme makes your path to a doctorate more visible.

Our programme structures your doctoral process into sub-goals. You will experience a strong sense of belonging to the doctoral student community through collegial support and collaboration. Your sense of self-efficacy in the academic world is supported, as you have a high degree of autonomy and responsibility in your individual program design.