Doctoral Studies // Business Management

The structured doctoral programme of EBS Universität, EBS Business School, constitutes an important part of our range of programmes. Our objective is to provide doctoral students with an inspiring and challenging research environment. The programme complements the supervision by a professor with theoretical and methodical courses as well as research colloquia. Your supervisors will challenge your ideas and inspire your inquisitiveness further in a guided process of semi-annual reviews.

At a glance

Degree: Doctor Rerum Politicarum (Dr. rer. pol.)
Study Duration: min. 4 / max.10 Semesters
Language: English
Costs: Internal Doctoral Candidate: 0 euros per Semester // External Doctoral Candidate: 2,280 euros per Semester

Studying at EBS

Experienced and engaged Professors
Personal Supervision
Semi-yearly held Proposal Defenses
Doctoral Summer School
Conference Presentation
Individual Career Advisory Service and Coaching

Dates

Compulsory courses are offered every semester.
The periods of the semesters are:

Spring Term January - May
Fall Term August - December

1 June - 20 July 2022

Doctoral Summer School

Good to know

We are currently not enrolling any external doctoral students for the regular doctoral programme. We will inform you as soon as this is possible again.
Participation in the Doctoral Summer School 2022 is also possible for external doctoral students

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Your personal contact

Petra Kaufhold

Office for Doctoral Studies

Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

: +49 611 7102 1767
: promotion@ebs.edu

Rankings and Accreditations

Membership

AACSB Business Education Alliance

EBS Business School is an educational member part of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Business Education Alliance, which is the world’s largest network of business schools and organisations focused on the advancement of business education and which has around 900 members. Within the network, the members from different areas of education, research, and practice can exchange best practices at various events. In addition, the partnership is a prerequisite in gaining AACSB accreditation.

No. 10 in Germany

QS
World University Rankings: Business & Management Studies 2020

The Study Programmme

The most important elements of the Structured Doctoral Study Programme

Mandatory courses conveying a theoretical and methodological background supplemented by specialized electives customized to the different fields of research.
Annual proposal defenses with both supervisors and semi-annual talks with your first supervisor guaranteeing regular feedback on your work.
Obligatory presentation of a competitive paper at an international scientific conference.

The conduct of our community is regulated by our Ethical Guidelines, which are an intrinsical part of the culture and mutual understanding in our research community. Take a moment, to appreciate and consider the values we’d like to share.

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Programme Structure

Efficient and structured path to a doctorate in business administration

The course programme consists of two mandatory courses offered every semester and at least four elective courses during the yearly Doctoral Summer School. The teaching language is English. Courses are usually offered as block seminars at 2,5 days. Mandatory semi-yearly proposal defenses with your supervisors complement the programme to discuss the current state of the doctoral candidate’s research. Besides, at least one presentation has to be given at a worldwide EBS target list conference. Active attendance of three internal research colloquia guarantees the constant exchange with other researchers.

Mandatory Courses

A Crash Course in Empirical Theory

In the first part of this crash course, we will concentrate on general questions from the theory and philosophy of science, e. g. “types of scientific explanation”, “confirmation of hypotheses”, “the nature of scientific theories” or “progress in science”. A minor second part analyses specific questions from current debates in the sciences. In keeping with the general aim of the course, i. e. to investigate universal structures in science and to supply additional educational background, we deliberately choose examples mostly from outside economics. The resulting distance to the usual professional or research topics of the participants serves to illuminate the structural characteristics of the cases discussed.

Academic Writing & Publishing

In this class, we comprehensively discuss issues of scholarly writing, including the writing process, the structure of empirical (deductive) manuscripts, and editing English language sentences. Principles of topic choice for research projects are reviewed in depth. We also examine the journal review process, address issues regarding methodology from a reviewer’s perspective, and go into the publication process based on a recent example. Our focus will be on A-level journals. The course includes discussions, lectures, and exercises. The ultimate goal is to improve your scholarly work because writing is not just a support-level activity as part of research; it is the primary way in which we develop and disseminate knowledge.

Courses Doctoral Summer School 2022

Academic Writing and Publishing
Theoretical Perspectives in Management
Survey Research
Qualitative Research Methods
Fundamentals of Experimental Design & Analysis
Advanced Econometrics
Literature Based Methods
Developing and Publishing PhD Research
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Student Life

Student life on campus

Life on EBS campus is diverse, international and characterized by the outstanding commitment of our students. Due to the small number of students per intake and group, students know each other on campus and experience a family atmosphere that is also noticeable beyond the lectures. Our students’ sense of togetherness is extraordinary. The unique EBSpirit is born of our values of commitment, solidarity, thirst for knowledge, and reliability. The common goal is to achieve great things, time and time again. And it works: with self-organized congresses, cultural events, and much more.

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Your study location – Living and learning in the Rheingau

The Rheingau is known worldwide for its Riesling, as are the fortresses, Castles, and abbeys along the Rhine. You can find the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley with Loreley and Drosselgasse only a few kilometers downriver. Every year a large number of tourists visit this region, which has so much to offer. Whether gastronomic, sporting, or cultural, Oestrich-Winkel in the Rheingau provides plenty of variety for leisure activities.

The EBS campus in Oestrich-Winkel is also home to one of these historic, fascinating buildings in the Rheingau - Schloss Reichartshausen. Close to the Rhine and surrounded by vineyards, teaching and learning take place at this location in a unique environment. In addition to offices for teaching staff and service departments, the castle also houses several lecture rooms and representative event rooms.

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Student services at EBS

Your study experience and success are important to us. To make it easier for you to start your studies and to guide you optimally through the study programme, we offer personal support and various services:

Career Services Center: Career planning
Coaching at EBS: Individual coaching and goal definition
EBS Language Center: Expansion of foreign language skills
Learning Center: A selection of specialised literature supports you in writing your academic papers
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Application

To apply as a doctoral student, applicants need to obtain a promise of doctoral supervision by a senior professor of EBS Business School and then apply to the Doctoral Committee via the Office for Doctoral Studies. The Doctoral Committee decides on the admission of new applicants.
Currently only internal doctoral students will be admitted to the programme who take over a job as a research assistant in one of our groups.

As a minimum requirement, applicants need to have a master degree (with a cumulated minimum of 300 ECTS in their bachelor and master) or a “Diploma with a GPA of 2.5 or higher. In the case of international degrees, an additional three months processing time may be required. Accordingly, documents need to be submitted to the Office for Doctoral Studies well in advance. Besides, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) may be requested by the supervising professor.

The first step in applying for the Doctoral Programme at EBS Business School is to get the promise of supervision by one of our senior professors. This statement together with the following documents must be passed to the Office for Doctoral Studies:

Short formless letter in English to the Chairman of the Doctoral Committee, asking for acceptance
If required: GMAT
Curriculum Vitae in tabular form
A-levels certificate (legally certified copy)
Degree certificates and transcripts of records (legally certified copies)
Honorary Declaration not to have failed doctoral studies at another institution
English language certificate (C1certificate or TOEFL test with 100 points minimum)
ZAB authentication (if you hold non-german degrees)

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Tuition Fees

Internal Doctoral Students

Tuition fees: 0 Euro per semester
Registration fee: 0 Euro
Examination fee: 450 Euro

External Doctoral Students

Tuition fees: 2,280 Euro per semester
Registration fee: 3,460 Euro
Examination fee: 750 Euro

The document Scale of Charges and Fees provides you with more information on the study fees for Doctoral Studies at the EBS Business School.

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