Doctor of Philosophy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Duration ==== The typical duration of a doctoral program can depend heavily on the subject and area of research. Usually, three to five years of full-time research work are required. The average time to graduation is 4.5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academics.de: Zeitspanne der Promotion: Dauer im Durchschnitt |url=https://www.academics.de/ratgeber/promotion-dauer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115135643/https://www.academics.de/ratgeber/promotion-dauer |archive-date=15 January 2021 |access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref> In 2014, the median age of new PhD graduates was 30.4 years.<ref name="occ">{{Citation |title=Bestandene Prüfungen |url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/GesellschaftStaat/BildungForschungKultur/Hochschulen/Tabellen/BestandenePruefungenGruppen.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025160450/https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/GesellschaftStaat/BildungForschungKultur/Hochschulen/Tabellen/BestandenePruefungenGruppen.html |publisher=Statistisches Bundesamt |access-date=2016-03-30 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page