Overview
Before registering your doctoral project, you must proactively search for a supervisor for your doctoral project. The supervisor must be a member of the group of full-time university lecturers working at the faculty or a full-time habilitated member of the faculty or a full-time associate professor of the faculty or must have been commissioned by the faculty to supervise doctoral studies.
Features
The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf awards the academic degree of “Doctor of Political Science” (doctor rerum politicarum, Dr. rer. pol.) following due completion of the doctoral procedure. Alternatively, the title of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics may be awarded at the doctoral researcher’s request.
Programme Structure
Areas of study:
- Specialisation is currently possible in the fields of marketing, management, human resources and organisation, financial services, financial economics, financial markets and financial institutions.
- Further opportunities for specialisation exist by combining corporate auditing and controlling or business taxation and tax law.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Business Administration View 26 other PhDs in Economics in GermanyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
You’ll be admitted to doctoral studies if you can provide proof of:
- a relevant university degree with a standard study period of at least eight semesters, usually with an overall mark of at least “Good” if a degree other than a bachelor’s degree was awarded; or
- a master’s degree with a standard study period of at least two and at most four semesters, which was preceded by a bachelor’s degree, usually with an overall mark of at least “Good".
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.
social contribution fee: €321 per semester
Living costs for Düsseldorf
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Business Administration and Economics.
Available Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
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