Heritagestudies PhD

Campus PhD Full Time
Delivery
Campus
Study mode
Full Time
Level
PhD
Starts
Winter- and Sommersemester

Introduction

Heritagestudies PhD is a PhD program taught at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg, Germany. Intake: Winter- and Sommersemester. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (6 semesters) options.

Heritage Studies, Ph. D. at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg is an interdisciplinary doctoral programme across humanities, social sciences, and engineering. Doctoral researchers complete study modules and produce a scientific work while researching areas that include heritage conservation and management, architectural history, urban and regional planning, or civil engineering.

The programme is embedded in the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning and is delivered as a structured full-time Ph. D. Doctoral researchers attend modules that run alongside their research and work within an international and interdisciplinary group of doctoral researchers and researchers.

Graduates are prepared for academic careers, including roles as scientific assistants and postdocs at universities and research centres. The programme also prepares graduates for roles in UNESCO offices and national commissions, heritage-site administration, heritage organisations in the public and private sector, consulting firms, tourism companies, museums, and other heritage-related institutions.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Heritagestudies PhD at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

  • program specific academic requirment set by Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg.
  • English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg as pre-requiste for admission in Heritagestudies PhD.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

  • Master-Abschluss (or an equivalent degree) in the fields of cultural heritage research, architecture, civil engineering and conservation, urban or regional planning or civil engineering - or in a related field of social, legal and political sciences
  • Proof of sufficient English knowledge
  • Comprehensive research proposal
  • Complete application documents

TOEFL minimum 550 points (paper-based), 213 points (computer-based) or 79 points (internet-based); IELTS Academic at least 6.5; Cambridge Advanced English Test or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency at least Grade B; UNICert Stufe II

Courses Units

Please check detail of study units at https://b-tu.de/heritagestudies-phd

More Information

  • Scientific assistant
  • Postdocs
  • Positions in UNESCO offices and national commissions
  • Administration of cultural heritage sites
  • Cultural heritage organisations in the public and private sector
  • Consulting firms
  • Tourism companies
  • Museums and other heritage-related institutions

Scholarships

72 fully funded scholarships are listed for Germany. See Germany scholarships.