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Theology KU Leuven

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PhD On-Campus Full-time find out find out find out find out
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Course overview

This programme consists of the successful completion, submission and defence of the dissertation. Doctoral students must have completed their Doctoral Programme in Theology before beginning this phase of the doctoral process.

Prior to the public defence of the dissertation and with a view to providing evidence of the capacity to engage in independent theological research, doctoral candidates are obliged, in the context of the Doctoral Programme, to publish separate sections of their research work in the form of at least one international scholarly articles.

The evaluation and the public defence of the dissertation consist of the following steps:

  • Submission of the doctoral dissertation
  • Composition of the Reading Committee
  • Report by the Reading Committee
  • Evaluation by the Reading Committee
  • Appointment of the Jury and preparation of the public defence
  • The public defence


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