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Doctoral Program

Fact sheet

Graduation
Doctor, Dr. rer. oec.

Taught language
Englisch

Specialization
Business & Economics, Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Program Emphasis
Management, Ökonometrie, Ökonomie, Wirtschaftspolitik

Course options
Part-time study

Contact

Contact person
Mariah Littley
Manager Student Affairs / Examination Office | Doctoral Program
  • +49 341 9851-692
HHL’s Doctoral Program focuses on your research project

The Doctoral Program of HHL is designed on a part-time basis and is particularly of interest to research oriented candidates, seeking to combine their job with a postgraduate degree. It includes coursework in the form of lectures and seminars, independent research and participation in doctoral forums, research colloquia, summer schools and conferences.

As a rule, HHL’s Doctoral Program takes three years. Doctoral candidates have the flexibility to arrange the coursework according to their individual schedule. All seminars take place in an online or hybrid format (with very few exceptions).

Accreditation

Requirements / Application

We are offering a rolling admission, which allows you to start the Doctoral Program in your preferred term. Admission to the Doctoral Program at HHL is highly competitive and the participation in such a program in Germany differs from an American Ph.D. or a DBA program: It requires that the candidate finds a professor to supervise his or her doctoral thesis and a research proposal has to be submitted.

  • Confirmation of supervision from an HHL supervisor (letter of acceptance)
  • Final transcript and a degree certificate of all completed degree programs (at least one of them has to be a Master’s degree in Economics or Business
  • Administration with a final grade which is equivalent of the German grade “good”)
  • Letter of motivation
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Research proposal

Important Dates

Program Start: Rolling admission, no application deadline

Tuition / Fees

Study fee EUR 19,800, including:
  • Enrollment fee EUR 2,500 (waiver for HHL alumni)
  • Examination fee EUR 1,000 (waivers possible)

Duration of study

36 months

Career Perspective

A doctoral degree from HHL enables you to choose from quite a variety of career options.

Depending on your own preferences you may either seize a next-level job opportunity with a company, even set up your own business, or – if you like teaching and research – pursue an academic career. At HHL you may also habilitate and thus further indulge in research.
In the last 22 years almost 300 students have obtained their doctoral degree from HHL. More than 30 of these postgraduates now work as professors at universities or at universities of applied sciences.

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