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Doctoral Studies Immediately Upon Graduation

Students can apply for admission to a doctoral program upon completion of their master degree at the University of Basel. Please proceed as follows:

  1. Log on to the university’s Online Services using your unibas email access data.
  2. Select “Semester Registration” within the stipulated registration period to proceed with registration.
  3. Activate the buttons “transfer to doctoral studies" and follow the instructions appearing on the screen.

Should you remain undecided by 18 August 2025 whether or not you will take up doctoral studies, please contact the Student Administration Office by this date.

When submitting the request, documents must be uploaded in one combined pdf file. The file must be no larger than 20 MB. The required documents vary depending on the faculty or doctoral regulations (see list below). Make sure to submit the request by the semester registration deadline even if not all required documents are available yet. These may be submitted later. 

Required Documents

  • Faculty of Theology

    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (letter)
    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (letter)

  • Faculty of Law

    1. Supervision acceptance from prospective first supervisor addressed to the Doctoral Board (special form)
    2. Summary of the intended dissertation project
    1. Supervision acceptance from prospective first supervisor addressed to the Doctoral Board (special form)
    2. Summary of the intended dissertation project

  • Faculty of Medicine (Dr. med. / Dr. med. dent.)

    1. Acceptance by the responsible professor/lecturer (Privatdozent) confirming that she/he will supervise the relevant dissertation (special form)
    2. Proof of award of federal diploma as physician or dentist
    1. Acceptance by the responsible professor/lecturer (Privatdozent) confirming that she/he will supervise the relevant dissertation (special form)
    2. Proof of award of federal diploma as physician or dentist

  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (special form)
    2. Synopsis of the intended dissertation project
    3. Declaration of doctoral student's time availability for the dissertation with details of time frame
    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (special form)
    2. Synopsis of the intended dissertation project
    3. Declaration of doctoral student's time availability for the dissertation with details of time frame

  • Faculty of Science

    1. Acceptance by a Group I member of the faculty or an equivalent person (in accordance with section 9, para. 6 of the doctoral study regulations) to supervise the relevant dissertation including a working title for the intended dissertation project (special form)
    1. Acceptance by a Group I member of the faculty or an equivalent person (in accordance with section 9, para. 6 of the doctoral study regulations) to supervise the relevant dissertation including a working title for the intended dissertation project (special form)

  • Faculty of Business and Economics

    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation including information on research area of intended dissertation project (special form)
    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation including information on research area of intended dissertation project (special form)

  • Faculty of Psychology

    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (letter)
    2. Brief description of intended dissertation project
    3. Assurance of doctoral student's time availability for the dissertation
    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (letter)
    2. Brief description of intended dissertation project
    3. Assurance of doctoral student's time availability for the dissertation

  • Institute for Educational Sciences

    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (special form)
    2. Outline of intended dissertation project
    3. Assurance of doctoral student's time availability for the dissertation with details of the time frame (usually 3–4 years)
    1. Application by first supervisor to the Doctoral Board to supervise the relevant dissertation (special form)
    2. Outline of intended dissertation project
    3. Assurance of doctoral student's time availability for the dissertation with details of the time frame (usually 3–4 years)

  • Interfaculty doctorate in Medical and Health Sciences at the Faculties of Medicine and Science

    1. Confirmation by a Group I member of one of the two lead faculties responsible for the doctoral discipline to supervise the relevant dissertation, including a working title for the intended dissertation project (special form)
    2. Brief description of the intended dissertation project
    1. Confirmation by a Group I member of one of the two lead faculties responsible for the doctoral discipline to supervise the relevant dissertation, including a working title for the intended dissertation project (special form)
    2. Brief description of the intended dissertation project
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