According to the Dr. phil./Ph.D. 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

The Dr. rer. pol./Ph.D. Regulations of the Department of Political and Social Sciences are currently valid solely for the doctoral subject Political Science. A new set of Dr. rer. pol./Ph.D. Regulations, which is in the process of being authorized will be valid for all doctoral subjects of the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science.