The curriculum for the doctoral/PhD programme includes the following key elements:
- The duration of the degree programme is 3 years.
- ECTS requirements:
- Nutritional Sciences and Pharmacy: at least 20 ECTS
- Sport Science: 18-30 ECTS
- Public presentation of the thesis project within the first year of doctoral studies
- Signing of a doctoral thesis agreement following the successful public presentation
- Submission of annual progress reports subsequent to the thesis agreement
- Writing a doctoral thesis, which demonstrates the candidate's ability to master scientific questions independently
- Submission and review of thesis and public defense
The PhD programme is structured along three phases:
Admission & year one
- Admission to Doctoral/PhD studies: details Pharmacy and Nutritional Sciences and Sport Science
- After admission: preparing of the thesis advisory committee, framework of doctoral thesis and ECTS
- Within one year: passing the public presentation of the doctoral thesis project (FÖP)
- After successful FÖP, within one month submission of the doctoral thesis agreement
Research phase
- Researching and writing the doctoral thesis (either as monograph or as cumulative thesis)
- Publishing in peer-reviewed journals (ideally JCR Q1 of thematic category)
- Presenting at international conferences
- Attending academic and/or transferable skills courses/lectures/workshops
- Annual submission of the progress report
Final Phase
- Recommendation: Initiation of the administrative procedures about 6 months before the scheduled defense date
- Finalising the doctoral thesis (monograph or cumulative dissertation)
- Submitting the dissertation
- Review of the thesis by 2 external high-level scientists of respective field
- Public Defense
Contacts
Admission to the PhD programme
- Details can be found on the homepage for doctoral studies: Pharmacy and Nutritional Sciences and Sports Sciences.
- Email team admission or book an appointment here
Public presentation and doctoral thesis agreement
- PhaNuSpo executive manager isolde.prommer@univie.ac.at |+43-(0)1-4277-50030 | Office at UZA II, Room 2E 408 | Web
Research phase
- Talk to your supervisor(s)/ TAC regarding experimental plans and approaches, publications and coursework
Administration and general information
- PhaNuSpo executive manager Isolde Prommer Email | +43-1-4277-50030
Submission, review and defense
- Talk to your supervisor(s)/ TAC resp. final thesis and external reviewers
Administration
- Pharmacy and Nutritional Sciences:
StudyServiceCenter Life Sciences, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna,
Dr. Ernst Castellitz Email - Sport Science: StudyServiceCenter Sport Science, Auf der Schmelz 6, 1150 Vienna,
Mr. Gerald Heissig Email