Doctorate

The Faculty of Engineering Sciences confers the degrees of a doctor of engineering (Dr.-Ing.) or a doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.), depending on the research focus of the doctoral thesis and subject to approval by the doctoral committee.

Biosystems Engineering
Computational Biology
Computational Science and Engineering
Computer Engineering
Matter to Life
Medical Engineering
Molecular Biotechnology
Molecular Systems Science and Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences

PhD subject areas

The Faculty of Engineering currently offers nine structured doctoral programs. Depending on the research focus, the latest topics in engineering sciences are pursued, for example by means of 3D printing or low-molecular examination at the laboratory workbench, as well as by means of simulation and computational science using computers.

Procedure

There is a structured process from admission as a doctoral candidate to the examination. You can find details about the procedures here.