Syllabus
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Annotation
The state doctoral examination shall be completed by the end of the fourth year of study at the latest.
A prerequisite for applying for the state exam is the fulfillment of all study requirements within the ISP
(see Art. 2.2). The state doctoral exam is based on the theses of the dissertation (see Art. 1.5), which students submit ten days before the state doctoral exam to the IMS secretariat official. The state doctoral exam consists of two parts.
▪ The first part emerges directly from the topic of the dissertation. Students briefly introduce their thesis, define its subject, formulate its objectives, the basic hypothesis, and the basic theoretical and methodological background. In the discussion, they demonstrate their ability to explain individual aspects of their scientific method.
▪ The second part examines the ability of the students to approach their subject in its wider context, and primarily, to reflect upon both, older and current expert debates about its underlying methodological and conceptual problems.