Doctoral Degree Regulations of the Faculty of Arts at the University Of
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This English version is a non-official translation for information purpose. Only the German version published in the official notices of the University of Potsdam is legally binding. Doctoral Degree Regulations § 17 Vollzug der Promotion/Doctoral Certificate of the Faculty of Arts § 18 Ungültigkeit der Promotion/Invalidity of Doc- toral Degree at the University of Potsdam § 19 Entziehung des Doktorgrades/Withdrawal of Doctoral Degree 1 of 23 June 2005 § 20 Besondere Bestimmungen für die Promotion in gemeinsamer Betreuung mit einer ausländi- as amended by the Second Amendment schen Fakultät/Special Provisions for Doctor- al Procedures Jointly Supervised by a Foreign to Modify the Doctoral Degree Regula- Faculty tions of the Faculty of Arts § 21 Ehrenpromotion/Honorary Doctorate at the University of Potsdam § 22 Übergangsregelung, In-Kraft-Treten, Außer- Kraft-Treten/Temporary Regulation, Effective 2 of 19 February 2014 Date, Expiration of Regulation – non-official version – § 1 Right to Confer a Doctorate (1) The Faculty of Arts of the University of Pots- The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts at the dam confers the academic degree of University of Potsdam has decreed the following Doktor/Doktorin der Philosophie (Dr. phil.) on the Doctoral Degree Regulations in accordance with § basis of a dissertation and a successfully passed 74, para. 1, no. 1 in conjunction with § 18, para. 3 oral examination. The doctorate evidences a special of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act academic qualification through independent re- (BbgHG) as amended on 6 July 2004 (Law and Or- search that is beyond a regular university degree. dinance Gazette GVBI., p. 394): (2) The Faculty of Arts may confer the degree of an honorary Doktor/Doktorin der Philosophie (Dr. Content phil. h.c.) in appreciation of outstanding achieve- ments in the academic fields represented at the § 1 Promotionsrecht/Right to Confer a Doctorate Faculty. § 2 Promotionsausschuss/Doctoral Committee § 3 Prüfungskommission/Examination Board (3) The Faculty may conduct a doctoral procedure § 4 Voraussetzungen für die Zulassung zur Pro- in conjunction with other universities. Detailed motion/Admission Requirements provisions are contained in the partnership agree- § 5 Annahme als Doktorandin oder Dokto- ments with the respective institutions. rand/Acceptance as Doctoral Candidate § 6 Antrag auf Eröffnung des Promotionsverfah- (4) The subjects for doctoral studies are listed in rens/Application for Opening of the Doctoral the appendix below. Examination Procedure § 7 Eröffnung des Promotionsverfahrens/Opening of the Doctoral Examination Procedure § 2 Doctoral Committee § 8 Rücktritt vom Promotionsverfahren/With- drawal of Application for a Doctorate (1) A Doctoral Committee is in charge of conduct- § 9 Dissertation/Dissertation ing the doctoral procedure. It is appointed by the § 10 Begutachtung der Dissertation/Evaluation of Faculty Council for the duration of its term of of- the Dissertation fice. § 11 Entscheidung über die Dissertation/Decision about the Dissertation (2) The Doctoral Committee consists of four uni- § 12 Mündliche Prüfung/Oral Examination versity instructors and a member of the non- § 13 Bekanntgabe des Prüfungsergebnisses/Notifi- professorial academic staff who holds a doctoral cation of Examination Results degree. § 14 Veröffentlichung der Dissertation/Publication of Dissertation (3) The Faculty Council appoints a chairperson § 15 Publikationsformen/Types of Publication from the group of university instructors who are § 16 Ablieferungspflicht/Submission Requirements committee members. The Committee shall have a quorum if a majority of members is present. It de- 1 Approved by the Rector of the University of Potsdam by cides by a majority of the votes cast. Abstentions letter of 31 August 2005. and delegations of votes are not permitted. In the 2 Approved by the President of the University of Potsdam on 20 March 2014. event of a tie the chairperson’s vote shall be deci- 3. Evaluating the dissertation on the basis of the sive. submitted reports and the oral examination as well as the overall rating. (4) The Doctoral Committee is responsible for: (4) Meetings of the Examination Board shall not be 1. Evaluating compliance with the admission re- public. quirements for the doctoral procedure, 2. Opening the doctoral examination procedure, 3. Appointing the Examination Board for each § 4 Admission Requirements doctoral examination procedure (in consulta- tion with the supervisor) and appointing a (1) The admission requirements for a doctoral pro- member of the commission as chairperson for cedure are: the respective doctoral examination proce- 1. First professional degree or another examina- dure, tion completing a program of academic train- 4. Monitoring adherence to the deadlines defined ing (also an institution of applied sciences - in these Doctoral Degree Regulations, Fachhochschule) with a standard course 5. Reviewing the course of the doctoral proce- length of at least eight semesters in the subject dures in case of an objection by a party to the of the dissertation or procedure, 2. For qualified master’s students, proof that 6. Deciding about declarations of invalidity, he/she achieved a minimum of 50% of the 7. Deciding about withdrawal of the doctoral credit points in the first year of the master’s degree, degree program, as well as a statement by the 8. Accepting proposals for honorary doctoral supervisor supporting the project‘s appropri- degrees and assignment of a commission to ateness, or review such proposals. 3. First professional degree or another examina- tion completing a program of academic train- ing (also an institution of applied sciences - § 3 Examination Board Fachhochschule) with a standard course length of six semesters and subsequent ade- (1) The Examination Board consists of at least five quate studies to prepare for the doctorate in members who are university instructors or habili- the subject of the dissertation, or tated professors. It consists of: 4. Additional studies in the subject of the disser- tation in case of less relevant preconditions, or 1 The reviewer, 5. Confirmation of the primary supervisor of the 2. Usually two representatives of the academic dissertation project, discipline that is in charge of the doctoral pro- 6. Statement that the person applying for a doc- cedure, torate has not opened a doctoral examination 3. At least one other member of the Faculty who procedure at another faculty or university, does not come from this discipline. 7. For foreigners, proof of command of written The examination committee of the respective disci- and spoken German (unless the provisions pline may suggest members for the Examination under § 9, para. 2 are fulfilled). Board. At least one member of the Examination Board shall be nominated following the suggestion (2) If the relevant academic achievements are not of the person who applied for the doctoral proce- sufficient, the Examination Board for the subject dure, provided that such a suggestion was submit- will be requested to determine the type and scope ted. of additional achievements in the subject of the dis- sertation. (2) The Doctoral Committee may decide to appoint members of other faculties of the University of (3) The Doctoral Committee decides about the Potsdam, other universities, grant committees for recognition of foreign education certificates as ad- graduate studies, and non-university scientific insti- mission requirements for the doctoral procedure af- tutions to become members of the Examination ter consultation with the International Relations Of- Board. fice of the University of Potsdam. In cases of doubt, the Central Office for Foreign Education (3) The Examination Board shall be responsible shall be consulted. for: 1. Deciding about the acceptance of the written work as a dissertation, 2. Conducting the oral examination, 2 § 5 Acceptance as Doctoral Candidate (5) A doctoral candidate is accepted by the Doctor- al Committee in writing; the committee must give (1) The application to be accepted as a doctoral reasons for any refusal of an application. Ac- candidature shall be submitted in writing to the ceptance cannot be refused if the Faculty is the chairperson of the Doctoral Committee. competent institution for the subject, the doctoral candidate meets the requirements under para. 2 (2) The application shall include: hereof, and an authorized supervisor has agreed to supervise the dissertation. 1. Evidence of meeting the admission require- ments pursuant to § 4, 2. Statement of the Examination Board respon- § 6 Application for Opening the Doctoral Ex- sible for the pursued discipline that the candi- amination Procedure date meets the required relevant academic re- quirements, (1) Applications to open the doctoral examination 3. Preliminary working title of the dissertation, procedure to obtain the degree of Doktor/Doktorin including an abstract of the work’s objective, der Philosophie (Dr. phil.) shall be submitted in 4. Name and written confirmation of a person writing to the Doctoral Committee. who is entitled to supervise the dissertation. (2) The application shall include: (3) Doctoral supervisors can be professors, honor- ary professors, adjunct/associate professors, uni- 1. Statement about the intended scientific disci- versity teachers, assistant professors (Priva- pline of the doctorate, dozenten), and emeritus or retired professors of the 2. Certificate that he/she was accepted as a doc- Faculty, provided they have earned academic toral candidate,