According to the Dr. phil./PhD Regulations of the Department of Political and Social Sciences, doctoral subjects are easily distinguishable scientific fields in which study programmes have been established and which are represented in teaching and research by at least one tenured member of department.

Based on the study programmes our department offers the following doctoral subjects are available:

• in the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science
  Political Science
  International Relations
  Gender, Intersectionality and Politics
  Public Policy and Management
• in the Institute of Sociology
  Sociology - European Societies
  Global Sociology
• in the Institute for Media and Communication Studies
  Media and Communication Studies
  Media and Political Communication
  Media and Technology
• in the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
  Social and Cultural Anthropology

Another set of regulations, the Dr. rer. pol./PhD regulations exists in our department, but it is exclusively valid for the doctoral subjects of the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science. Which means that the doctoral candidates of this sole institute may choose between the two sets of regulations whereas the doctoral candidates of the other three institutes will attain their doctorates in accordance with the Dr. phil./PhD Regulations.