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This programme consists of the successful completion, submission and defence of the dissertation. Doctoral students must have completed their Doctoral Programme in Religious Studies before beginning this phase of the doctoral process.
The evaluation and the public defence of the dissertation consist of the following steps:
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The academic degree of Doctor of Religious Studies is granted after the public defense of the dissertation. The public defense is preceded by the evaluation of the dissertation by a Reading Committee. Doctoral students who fulfill the following requirements may submit the manuscript of their doctoral dissertation to the Faculty's Doctoral Committee: - They have been holders of the academic degree of Research Master: Master of Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion for at least two years, or were granted direct admission by the Faculty to the Doctoral Programme. - They have successfully completed the prescribed Doctoral Programme of the Faculty. - They have submitted their publications by means of LIRIAS.
