GCMH Program Overview
To find out which programs you are eligible for and what the requirements are, please check our comparison table bellow.
| Doctoral program | Medical Life Science and Technology | Translational Medicine | Experimental Medicine and Health Sciences | Medical Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic degree | PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) | Dr. med. (dent.) sci. | Dr. rer. nat. | Dr. med. (dent.) |
| Type of program | Course of studies for doctoral degree with examination rules, rule book and enrolment | Structured doctoral program | Structured individual doctoral degree | Structured individual doctoral degree |
| Financial support | Doctoral candidates are funded; usually by the working group or scholarship by TUM School of Medicine |
12 months scholarship | Doctoral candidates are funded; usually by the working group or external scholarship | No guaranteed financial support (individual arrangements possible) |
| Responsible school | School of Medicine and Health | School of Medicine and Health | School of Medicine and Health | School of Medicine and Health |
| Registration or application | Competitive application process (winter and summer semester) | Competitive application process (at the end of the winter semester) | Application process (continuous) | Registration only (continuous) |
Start of doctoral project |
Winter or summer semester | Summer or winter semester | Any time, submission of documents max. 3 month after starting the project | Any time, submission of documents max. three months after starting the project |
| Required full-time research | 3 years standard period of study + max. 2 semester extra time | 1 year (+ 2 years during studies) | about 3 - 4 years | None |
| Minimum duration of doctoral degrees | 3 years standard period of study (full-time research) | min. 2 years membership in TUM-GS | min. 2 years membership in TUM-GS | min. 2 years membership in TUM-GS |
| Official language (doctoral thesis) | English | German or English | German or English | German or English |
| Minimum grade of previous studies | 2,5 (does not apply for medical studies) | No minimum grade | 2,5 (German system) or equivalent (int'l degrees) | No minimum grade |
| Required qualifications | Medicine, Natural Sciences, Engineering Sciences and similar (Master, Diploma) | Medical Studies, completed before submitting the doctoral thesis | Natural Science Studies (Master, Diploma) | Medical Studies, completed before submitting the doctoral thesis |
| Further prerequites | First part of the medical examination; Proof of English proficiency at level C1 | First part of the medical examination | / | First part of the medical examination |