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Please note: The Bachelor's and Master's framework regulations of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences have been revised. Not all guidelines include the subsequent adjustments to the new framework regulations, which will come into effect on August 1, 2019. All guidelines dated before October 2018 have not yet been adapted. You can find out more about the details of the changes and the consequences for your personal studies here for the Bachelor's degree and here for the Master's degree.
Degree programs | Start of studies | Study regulations/structure | Guidelines |
| African Studies (MA) | HS / FS | PDF | PDF PDF (english) |
| Archaeology and Natural Sciences (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Art History and Image Theory (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Changing Societies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Critical Urbanisms (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Cultural Techniques (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| European History in Global Perspective (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Language and Communication (MA) | HS / FS | PDF (discontinued) PDF (from SS 2026) | PDF (discontinued) PDF (from SS 2026) |
| Literary Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
Degree subjects | Start of studies | Study regulations/structure | Guidelines |
| Ancient History (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Ancient Near Eastern Studies (MA) (discontinued) | HS / FS | ||
| Anthropology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Art History (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Classical Archaeology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Cultural Anthropology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Digital Humanities (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Eastern European History (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Egyptology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| English (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| French (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Gender Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| German Literature (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| German Philology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Greek Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Hispanic Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| History (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Italian (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Jewish Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Latin Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Media Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Musicology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Philosophy (MA) | HS / FS | PDF (discontinued) PDF (from SS 2026) | PDF (discontinued) PDF (from SS 2026) |
| Political Science (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Prehistoric and Provincial Roman Archaeology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Scandinavian Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Science of Religion (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Slavic Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Sociology (MA) | HS / FS | ||
Interfaculty degree programs | Start of studies | Study regulations/structure | Guidelines |
| European Global Studies (MA) | HS / FS | ||
| Sustainable Development (MA) | HS / FS |
Further documents
Documents & factsheets in German
- Promotionsordnung vom 2. März 2017
- Anhang 1: Fächerliste
- Wegleitung zur Promotionsordnung vom 2. März 2017 (PDF, 1.09 MB)
- Formular Antrag des Erstbetreuers an den Promotionsausschuss (PDF, 272.16 KB)
- Doktoratsvereinbarung (PDF, 1.99 MB)
- Merkblatt zur Doktoratsvereinbarung (PDF, 383.22 KB)
- Merkblatt Prozess Anstellung und Betreuung (PDF, 118.75 KB)
- Checkliste Doktorat mit Anstellung (PDF, 349.61 KB)
- Checkliste Postdoktorat mit Anstellung (PDF, 160.72 KB)
- Assistierenden-Richtlinie (PDF, 203.70 KB)
- Informationsflyer Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (PDF, 4.56 MB)
- Merkblatt Anforderungen an eine kumulative Dissertation (PDF, 178.12 KB)
- Merkblatt zur Cotutelle de Thèse
- Merkblatt Anmeldung Doktoratsexamen gemäss der Promotionsordnung vom 2. März 2017 (PDF, 125.13 KB)
- Publikationsbestimmung zur Promotionsordnung vom 2. März 2017 (PDF, 216.67 KB)
- Publikationsbestimmung zur Promotionsordnung vom 25. November 2010 (PDF, 217.55 KB)
- Druckbestimmung zur Promotionsordnung vom 19. Mai 1988 (PDF, 113.92 KB)
- Antragsformular Max Geldner-Dissertationenfonds (Monographie) (PDF, 264.38 KB)
- Antragsformular Max Geldner-Dissertationenfonds (Open-Access-Artikel) (PDF, 261.38 KB)
- Antragsformular Max Geldner-Dissertationenfonds (Sprachlektorat) (PDF, 256.19 KB)
- Merkblatt Max Geldner-Dissertationenfonds (PDF, 256.05 KB)
- Stiftungen und Fonds für Druckkostenzuschuss der Dissertation (PDF, 136.24 KB)
Documents & factsheets in English
- Guidelines (doctoral study regulations 2017) (PDF, 1.08 MB)
- Application of first supervisor to Doctoral Board (Promotionsausschuss) (PDF, 143.82 KB)
- Doctoral agreement (PDF, 193.14 KB)
- Doctoral agreement factsheet (PDF, 395.67 KB)
- Fact sheet employment and supervision process (PDF, 166.29 KB)
- Checklist for a doctorate with employment contract (PDF, 350.77 KB)
- Checklist postdoctorate with employment contract (PDF, 163.57 KB)
- Flyer Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (PDF, 4.57 MB)
- Requirements for cumulative dissertations (PDF, 378.54 KB)
- Leaflet Cotutelle de thèse
- Applying for doctoral examinations (doctoral study regulations 2017)* (PDF, 180.75 KB)
- Publication regulations (doctoral study regulations 2017)* (PDF, 221.14 KB)
- Publication regulations (doctoral study regulations 2010)* (PDF, 225.85 KB)
- Monograph application form (PDF, 264.27 KB)
- Open Access articles application form (PDF, 258.18 KB)
- Language editing application form (PDF, 254.29 KB)
- Max Geldner Dissertation Fund information sheet (PDF, 164.33 KB)
* Translation – only the German versions are legally binding.
Habilitation documents (German)
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