Curriculum
In accordance with their supervisor, PhD students can choose one of the following four doctoral research fields:
| Field | academic title | ECTS required | Curriculum |
| Biology (794 685 437) | PhD | 30 | |
| Molecular Biology (794 685 490) | PhD | 30 | |
| Environmental Sciences (796 605 299) | Dr.rer.nat. | 12 | Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences in the field of Natural Sciences |
| Geosciences/Earth Sciences (796 605 426) | Dr.rer.nat. | 24 |
How to get ECTS :
- Lectures and seminars from the course directory:
- Seminar series/journal clubs from your working group
- VDSEE seminar series (max. 2x 2 ECTS)
- Oral/poster presentations at conferences; summer/winter school participation:
- Please email certificate of attendance and abstract booklet to docschool.vdsee@univie.ac.at
- ECTS are determined by SPL (Gerhard Herndl), usually 2 ECTS for poster, 3-4 ECTS for presentations depending on duration of conference
- After you’ve reached 30 ECTS, there’s no need to hand in documents to me anymore; conferences will not be named explicitly in your degree certificate
- Transferrable skills workshops (in agreement with your supervisor)
- For example, some courses are offered by the Center for Doctoral Studies
- Become a VDSEE student representative (4 ECTS for two-year period)
- Join the VDSEE retreat