Curriculum, ECTS
In accordance with their supervisor, PhD students can choose one of the following four doctoral research field:
| 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
- Oral/poster presentations at conferences; summer/winter school participation (online or in person):
- Please email certificate of attendance and abstract booklet to docschool.vdsee@univie.ac.at
- ECTS are determined by the DSPL, usually 2 ECTS for poster, 3-4 ECTS for presentations depending on duration of conference; Please note: If you are affiliated with multiple institutions, the University of Vienna must be mentioned as one of the affiliations in the abstract. There are no ECTS, if the University of Vienna is not listed as affiliation!
- You can only get ECTS for conferences that you've attended after your FÖP
- After you’ve reached 30/24/12 ECTS (depending on field of study), 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, courses are offered by the Center for Doctoral Studies
- Become a VDSEE student representative (4 ECTS for two-year period)
- Join the VDSEE retreat
- Join the VDSEE Symposium