Overview

Doctoral projects in the Social Ecology programme at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna cross boundaries between social and natural sciences as well as the humanities. Socio-ecological methods and approaches such as social metabolism, integrated land-system science, long-term socio-ecological research and environmental history, socioecological transformation research and integrated socioecological and technoeconomic modelling are pursued.

Defense thesis

Advisory team: Must be at least 3 persons including the supervisor and at least one additional faculty member of the Doctoral School with venia docendi or equivalent qualification. At least one member of the advisory team must not to be from BOKU or the faculty of the BOKU Doctoral School.
Time and work schedule
Plan of resources
Proposal for doctoral courses

Programme Structure

For registration the following information is to be provided:

Dissertation topic
Academic degree to be awarded upon successful defense of the doctoral thesis (based on field of research)
Name of supervisor with full teaching authorization (venia docendi) or equivalent qualification. The supervisor needs to be part of the faculty of the Doctoral School.
Presentation of an exposé approved by the supervisor, including:

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-31 00:00:00 , International

More details

For applicants with EU and EEA citizenship enrollment is possible within the enrollment period as well.

Language

English

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Vienna, Austria

Disciplines

Ecology

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

a.1.) a diploma or Master’s degree in natural sciences, engineering sciences or in social and economic sciences
or
a.2.) a degree from an accredited Austrian or international university that is equivalent to the diploma or Master's degrees listed under item a.1.
or
a.3.) a degree from an accredited degree programme at an Austrian Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences)
or
a.4.) fulfillment of the admission requirements of the study programme PhD BOKU University
and
b) the acceptance into a BOKU Doctoral School
and
c) the conclusion of a supplementary program-specific doctoral thesis agreement.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1452 EUR / year

≈ 1452 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

726 EUR / year

≈ 726 EUR / year

Living costs

Vienna

Austria

861 - 1331 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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