Doctoral candidates at the GEI are faced with very particular challenges. Completing a PhD in an interdisciplinary field such as educational media research requires very specific knowledge and skills, which cannot generally be acquired during a Master’s degree programme in a single discipline.
In order to successfully contend with such challenges, the PhD candidates receive targeted, two-level support from the Institute.
A programme comprising four modules provides focussed and application-oriented insights into the theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches involved in interdisciplinary educational media research. Examinations of empirical data are used to test these aspects.
The doctoral candidates have contractually defined rights and obligations. Specifically, they are entitled to competent and continuous support, which consists of quarterly meetings with their supervisor at the Institute and an annual meeting with the supervising committee. In return the candidate must write a proposal in the first year and an annual interim report in each subsequent year. They must also give a lecture at the Institute each year, that presents their findings. Towards the end of their doctoral period they are given support when exploring their future options.
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