The Doctoral Studies Program History and Cultural Studies (HCS) offers graduate students with an excellent academic record a structured, research-oriented curriculum in cultural studies with disciplinary and interdisciplinary elements for doctoral studies in one of the following research areas of the Department of History and Cultural Studies:

• Egyptology
• Ancient Oriental Studie
• Arabic Studies
• Chinese Studies, Sinology
• History
• Didactics of History
• Iranian studies
• Islamic studies
• Japanese Studies
• Jewish Studies
• Classical Archaeology
• Korean Studies
• Art History of Europe and America, East Asia, Africa
• Prehistoric Archaeology
• Religious Studies
• Semitic Studies
• Turcology
• Near Eastern Archaeology

The PhD Program is a three-year curriculum, and is admitting up to 10 doctoral students each year in the winter semester. Courses are taught in English and German.

Where successful applicants do not bring their own funding, they will be supported in applying for scholarships.

Applications can be submitted in German or English exclusively via the online application platform of the Dahlem Research School (open from 15.09.2023). Information about the application process and application requirements can be found here.
Applications for the winter semester 2024/2025 are possible until November 15, 2023. 

Following an internal selection process, selected applicants will be invited to interviews. 

Successful applicants will receive written notification. Please note that this does not constitute automatic admission to the doctoral program. You must apply for admission to the doctoral program separately at the doctoral office of the Department of History and Cultural Studies and enroll as a doctoral student once you have been admitted.

Pursuing a PhD at the Department of History and Cultural Studies

Prospective applicants are invited to join our live Q&A session
on 19 September 2023, at 2 PM CET. 
Webex-Link to the Event (Pass: graduate)