Structure and target group
The structured doctoral programme Dr. sc. hum. offers early career researchers training based on the latest research and teaching in a wide range of topics in the medical humanities. In addition to three years of research work, they complete a structured doctoral programme consisting of compulsory and elective courses.
The structured doctoral programme Dr. sc. hum. is aimed at graduates of various Master's degree programmes. Acceptance to the doctoral programme requires, among other things, that the subject area of the doctoral project comes from a field related to medicine and is represented at the Faculty of Medicine.
Medicine-related fields include, for example:
- Applied engineering sciences and exact natural sciences with a connection to medicine
- Health sciences, including health services research and health economics
- Psychosocial medicine
- Neurosciences
- Medical informatics, biostatistics
- Theoretical medicine
Depending on the specialisation of the subject area, supervision can also take place outside the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Regensburg, for example through a cooperative doctorate with the OTH Regensburg.
A selection of examples of topics that have been worked on by doctoral students to date:
- Oncological care research
- Tinnitus therapy
- Rehabilitation processes
- Health behaviour
- Development of haptic training systems for patients
- Biomechanical modulation of orthodontic tooth movement
meetings
Committee Human Sciences
| meeting date | registration deadline | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | registration until February 5 | ||
| April 16, 2026 | registration until March 26 | ||
| July 30, 2026 | registration until July 16 | ||
| October 22, 2026 | registration until October 8 |
The application must be submitted within the first 3 months after the start of work.
All documents must be submitted in full to the office of the Doctoral Commission for Human Sciences by the registration deadline.
Please note that you must complete the online-courses “Basic Course Data Protection (external link, opens in a new window)” and “Good Scientific Practice (external link, opens in a new window)”.
for the application
- Information sheet for the application (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Application form/registration (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Supervision agreement (opens in a new window)
- Recommendations for the project draft (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
for the submission of the dissertation and oral examination
- Information sheet examination (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Criteria examination committee (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Template thesis cover sheet (german version) (opens in a new window)
- Template independent work (opens in a new window)
- Design recommendations (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Recommendations for the use of image files (german version) (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Protocol template oral doctoral examination (german version) (opens in a new window)
examination regulations
The two regulations apply in combination to all doctoral candidates who were accepted on or after February 10, 2026.
Faculty regulations for Dr. sc. hum. (2026):
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/organisation/rechtsgrundlagen/studium/pruefungsordnungen/promotion/medizin (external link, opens in a new window)
Framework doctoral regulations for all programmes of the University of Regensburg:
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/organisation/rechtsgrundlagen/studium/pruefungsordnungen/promotion/rahmenpromotionsordnung (external link, opens in a new window)
The 2016 regulations apply to all doctoral candidates, as they were accepted before February 10, 2026:
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/organisation/rechtsgrundlagen/studium/pruefungsordnungen/promotion/medizin (external link, opens in a new window)
Further links
Center for Graduate & Postgraduate Researchers (WIN)
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/research/center-for-graduate-postgraduate-researchers (external link, opens in a new window)
Data protection
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/data-protection (external link, opens in a new window)
Ombudspersons and Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/university/organization/representatives/ombudspersons (external link, opens in a new window)
Significance of the EU AI Regulation for the University of Regensburg (in German)
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/digitalisierung/ki-leitlinien (external link, opens in a new window)
Contact
Chair of the Doctoral Commission for Human Sciences
Prof Dr Romuald Brunner
(Chair of Pediatric and Juvenile Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
Office of the Doctoral Commission for Human Sciences
Universität Regensburg
Faculty of Medicine
Dean's office
Dr Elisabeth Schneider
Mon - Thu 9.00 to 13.30
Building ZMK, Room 4.110
Tel. 0941 944-38816
graduiertenschulen.medizin(at)ur.de (opens your email program)