Natural Resources and Life Sciences

About this programme

Ability to carry out independent scientific work as well as to train and promote young scientists in the fields of natural resources and life sciences. The doctoral programme in Natural Resources and Life Sciences develops the ability to carry out independent scientific work as well as to train and promote young scientists in the fields of natural resources and life sciences. Graduates of the Doctoral Studies of Natural Resources and Life Sciences are awarded the academic degree of "Doctor of Natural Resources and Life Sciences" or "Doctor x of Natural Resources and Life Sciences", in Latin "Doctor rerum naturalium technicarum", abbreviated to "Dr.nat.techn.", "Dr. in nat.techn." or "Dr. x nat.techn.". (1) The requirement for admission to the Doctoral Programme of Natural Resources and Life Sciences is: (1) The doctoral programme of Natural Resources and Life Sciences comprises at least 180 ECTS credits, of which 162 ECTS points are for the dissertation and at least 18 ECTS points are doctoral courses (including the compulsory 4 ECTS course "Principles and challenges of research in socio-economics, natural resources and life sciences"). The topic of the dissertation shall be selected from a scientific subject which is represented at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna by a university lecturer with a major authorisation to teach. (2) After admission to the doctoral programme, the student must register the doctoral project with the Dean of Studies within one year. The doctoral project must be presented to the university before registration (e.g. i