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Doctoral Program in Social and Economic Sciences

Structure & Content


Courses/exams
ECTS
weekly hours

Research Seminar in the main subject I
6
2

Philosophy of Science
6
2

Research Methods I: Quantitative Paradigm (Business Administration or Economics track)
6
2

Research Methods II: Qualitative Paradigm
6
2

Research Seminar in the main subject II
6
2

Academic Writing
6
2

Research Seminar in the main subject III
6
2

Advanced Research Methods
6
2

Research Proposal
-
-

Research Seminar in the main subject IV
6
2

Research Seminar in the main subject V
6
2

Research Seminar in the main subject VI or Research Seminar in a second subject		62

Defensio Dissertationis
6
-

The focus of the doctoral program is on the dissertation.

The Research Seminar in your main subject is the backbone of the doctoral program; it offers an opportunity to be part of the scientific community. It is attended continually over six semesters. Research Seminars V and VI can only be attended after the courses of the first two semesters and the Research Proposal have been completed.

The Research Proposal is a summary of your research project that is published for one month in the Intranet of WU and assessed by a supervision team consisting of at least three members.