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Structured PhD programme of the Department of Psychology

Campus der Universität Bielefeld
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Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in our doctoral programme! Doctoral students in psychology are cordially invited to become part of our programme and benefit from the advantages we offer.

Our aim is to accompany, qualify and support you on your academic path in order to maximise your success in the doctoral process and make it visible. Your participation in disciplinary-specific and cross-disciplinary courses and activities is a central component to expand your skills in independent scientific work and to be better equipped for the preparation of your doctoral thesis. The structured PhD programme aims to encourage and facilitate networking and exchange between the department's doctoral students.

 

Contents and Scope

The doctoral programme is considered successfully completed if you have attended a minimum number of disciplinary-specific and cross-disciplinary courses and activities amounting to 18 credit points (CP) from the following four qualification areas:

  • Active participation in research colloquia (within and outside Bielefeld University)
  • Active participation in national and/or international conferences
  • Seminars, courses, workshops, winter and summer schools on (primarily) content-related topics
  • Contribution to publications that are not part of the doctoral thesis
  • Participation in the scientific publication process (in particular guided or independent peer review)
  • Seminars, courses, workshops, winter and summer schools in research and evaluation methods
  • Offer methodological advice for other doctoral students
  • Independent supervision of theses in psychology or related disciplines
  • Courses, workshops, winter or summer schools on the following topics:
    •     Scientific writing / reviewing / applying for funding
    •     Communication skills (presentation, moderation)
    •     University didactics
    •     Time and project management
    •     Acquisition of in-depth relevant IT skills (e.g. in evaluation procedures, experiment control software, programming)
  • Independent implementation of or involvement in courses
  • Participation in academic career counselling and planning
  • Participation in science-related, academic self-administration (e.g. member of a university committee)
  • Peer exchange and advice (e.g. on the doctoral process, topics relating to publishing, preparing for symposia)
  • Courses, workshops on the topic of networking
  • Participation in a mentoring programme aside from supervision of the doctoral thesis and mentoring within the programme
  • Research stays domestic and abroad

Within these provisions, the decision on the choice and use of the courses is the responsibility of the doctoral candidate in consultation with the supervisor. In this way, you can put together an individual doctoral programme according to your own and project-related interests, which will be set out in a programme plan at the beginning of your doctorate.

The programme coordinator will be happy to advise you on the planning and check the total number and composition of CPs. The doctoral candidates also take part in a mentoring programme, which aims to develop sustainable perspectives and action strategies for the successful organisation of the doctoral period and the time afterwards.


You find all the information on the structure and scope summarised here.

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