Overview
Depending on the subject of your dissertation, at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) you will complete either a doctoral programme in engineering sciences or a doctoral programme in Geosciences.
Features
- As you are part of the scientific community at the doctoral school, you have the opportunity to talk to teachers, researchers and other students about your progress and results at interdisciplinary seminars and workshops.
- In addition, your supervisor will support you in writing your dissertation by providing both their expertise and contacts in the focus area.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Tectonics and structural geology
- Geodynamics and geochemistry
- Mineralogy and petrology
- Geobiology and palaeoecology
- Actuopalaeoecology, palaeobiogeography and stratigraphy
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 95
- PTE Academic: 76
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- completion of a subject-related diploma or master's programme in engineering sciences or natural sciences at a university or
- completion of another degree programme at a recognised Austrian or foreign post-secondary educational institution that is equivalent to the aforementioned degree programmes or
- completion of a degree programme at a recognised Austrian or foreign post-secondary educational institution in combination with supplementary curricular requirements or
- only in exceptional cases under very restrictive conditions: completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme.
Tuition Fees
- International: 2,340 AUD / year (approx. 1,452 EUR / year)
- EU/EEA: 1,170 AUD / year (approx. 726 EUR / year)
Living costs
Graz, Austria: 1,364–1,920 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting October 2026
- Application deadline: up to ten days before the start of the admission period of the following semester at the latest
Language
Partially taught in English, partially taught in German
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Graz, Austria
Disciplines
- Earth Sciences