During your work in research and academia, you will acquire a variety of valuable skills that are also highly relevant for the doctorate. Use the doctoral period to further develop these skills. Thus, you can develop knowledge and skills that will optimally support you on the path to a doctorate and improve your career prospects.

With the academic certificate "Research and Dissertation Competence", you have the opportunity to attend a variety of seminars and courses and receive proof of the acquisition of these skills.

The academic certificate is aimed at people who are working in the academic field and in research and who are aiming to write a dissertation or are already doing so. However, the offer is in principle also open to persons without doctoral intentions.

Formal requirements for participation in the academic certificate "Research and Dissertation Competence" are:

• Completed Master's degree or diploma programme and a planned dissertation with a start within one year

                  or

• Proof of a dissertation that has been started by inclusion in a doctoral list

                  or

• Employment at a higher education institution, research institution or university

For the crediting of ECTS points, enrolment at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology is also required.

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study concept

• High virtual component and self-learning component ensure a high degree of flexibility
• Freely assignable courses
• The small number of participants allows for individual counselling and exchange between participants and lecturers
• Course language usually German, unless otherwise stated

duration

• The university certificate is designed for a total of 4 semesters
• Through the rotating course offering, the courses are offered annually
• It is also possible to take more semesters, depending on personal capacities
• In order to successfully complete the university certificate, 30 ECTS points must be accumulated

time concept

• The courses offered are always announced at the beginning of the semester
• The courses can be completed according to interest and time availability

costs

• € 82 student union fee for enrolment
• There are no separate fees for the courses

In the compulsory modules 1 to 4, all courses must be completed for the successful completion of the module. In the compulsory elective modules 5 and 6, a minimum number of ECTS credits must be achieved. In compulsory elective module 5, 3 ECTS must be achieved and in compulsory elective module 6, 2 ECTS must be achieved.

Of the two specialization courses in Module 2, one specialization must be selected and completed in each case.

Our lecturers are competent specialists - both internal and external experts with solid practical experience.

You can find detailed information on the lecturers in the individual course descriptions for each semester.

As this certificate is mostly offered in German, please check out our German website for the most recent updates.

Registration is possible at the beginning of each semester.
 

Enrolment for the winter semester 2025 is possible from 21.07.2025 to 07.09.2025
Please have the following documents ready for enrolment:

• Proof of admission requirement
• Proof of insurance
• User Agreement for Students
       When filling in: Course of study = FDK-Z, leave matriculation number blank
• Application for issuance of a student ID card
       When filling in: Course of study = FDK-Z, leave matriculation number blank
• Passport photo

After enrolment via our form, you will be enrolled and will receive all necessary information (matriculation number, accesses,... ) by e-mail.
Please note that there is no automatic confirmation of receipt.

Registration for the winter semester 2025 is possible from 08.09.2025 10:00 am
After registering for the course via our form, we will process your registration and you will receive a confirmation with all the necessary information by e-mail. Please note that no automatic confirmation of receipt will be sent to you after you have registered for the course.

We use iLearn to organise the courses. You will be activated here before the course and will receive all important information and documents. After completing the courses, you will receive a certificate of attendance. Once you have completed all the courses, we will need the grade sheet for the examination and will then issue you with your overall certificate.

If you are only interested in individual courses, please contact us.
All confirmations, invitations or other information will be sent exclusively by e-mail (student mail).

If you have already completed courses with the same content, you can have them credited.
Please complete the application form and return it to us.

If you have not yet found a suitable answer to your questions, we will be happy to help you at graduate-school@th-deg.de.