Doctoral program

The Berlin School of Mind and Brain offers:

• A three-year interdisciplinary and structured doctoral program in English with a near-zero drop-out rate.
• Ample opportunities in research, education and training in one of Europe’s largest mind and brain research communities.
• A series of tailor-made, research-related courses (“teaching weeks”) on subjects relevant for interdisciplinary mind and brain research.
• A series of tailor-made scientific hard-skill and transferable-skill courses.
• Access to scientific networks, career development measures, personalized career advice.
• Access to mentoring programs and coaching.
• Assignment of at least two professorial thesis advisors – usually one from the brain sciences and one from the mind sciences, in order to ensure the interdisciplinary impact and support for your work.
• Regular meetings with leading international researchers at scientific meetings and international lecture series in Berlin.
• Research collaboration with master’s students of the two-track program “Mind and Brain”, and with postdoctoral researchers.
• Self-organized academic doctoral retreats.
• Access to travel funds for national and international conferences.
• Journal and methods clubs.

We do not offer:

• Training in psychotherapy - you will not be able to practice as a psychotherapist after completing our program!