Individual Doctorate in Study of Religions

The individual doctorate includes the composition of a dissertation, a curricular proportion of at least 12 ECTS Credits as well as the attendance of a PhD colloquium.

The attendance of research colloquia, university teaching, active participation at scientific symposia, acquisition transferable skills, etc. may be accredited.

At the UZH there are several ways of receiving a doctorate in Study of Religions:

• The faculty-internal PhD conferral with the degree “Dr.sc.rel.” (PhD in Study of Religions).
  Promotionsverordnung der Theologischen Fakultät (PDF, 112 KB)
  Doktoratsordnung der Theologischen Fakultät für das Allgemeine Doktorat

• The cross-faculty PhD conferral of the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences with the degree “Dr.phil.” (PhD).
  Fakultätsübergreifende Promotionsverordnung der Theologischen Fakultät und der Philosophischen Fakultät über die Promotion in Religionswissenschaft (PDF, 115 KB)
  Fakultätsübergreifende Doktoratsordnung für das Allgemeine Doktorat (PDF, 48 KB)