At the Faculty of Medicine in Heidelberg, it is possible to obtain a doctorate (Dr. med., Dr. med. dent. and Dr. sc. hum.).
The doctorate to Dr med. or Dr med. dent. is only open to graduates of the Human Medicine or Dentistry degree programmes. The doctoral procedure for the Dr. sc. hum. degree is primarily aimed at graduates of other degree programmes who wish to do a doctorate on a medical topic at the Heidelberg Medical Faculty.
The habilitation serves as proof of the special ability to independently represent an academic field in research and teaching.
On the basis of a successful habilitation, the authorisation to teach (venia legendi) is awarded for a specific academic subject or subject area. The right to use the title "Privatdozentin" or "Privatdozent" is associated with the award.
