- Degree
- Dr phil
- Course location
- München
- Teaching language
- • German
• English
- Languages
- Participants can choose to write their doctoral dissertations in either German or English. Supervision meetings, etc., can also be held in either language.
Colloquia, workshops, and all mandatory events are held in English.
Courses (not mandatory) are held mostly in German; some are held in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
• part-time (study alongside work)
- Programme duration
- 6 semesters, 7 semesters, 8 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- Some additional information concerning the above-mentioned information:
• The programme duration is up to the individual student. We aim for a duration of three or four years.
• In principle, the programme requires a full-time commitment, but in individual cases, part-time attendance is also possible. In this case, the duration of the programme will usually increase.
• Some elements of the programme might occasionally be held online, but you cannot participate in the programme on a strictly online basis.
• You might also apply later than 1 June or 1 December, and we can see if it will work out for you to start and be enrolled in October/April in that case.
- Application deadline
- 1 June (to start in October), 1 December (to start in April)
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- This doctoral programme focuses on the interdisciplinary study of Buddhism in its many forms within its historical, cultural, and social context. It is offered by the Centre for Buddhist Studies, which is comprised of faculty members from the departments of Chinese Studies, Indian and Tibetan Studies, Japanese Studies, Study of Religions, and Philosophy of Religion.
https://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/index.html (https://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/index.html)
Additional support is offered by the GraduateCenter. (https://www.graduatecenter.lmu.de)