PhD structure

How PhD programmes are organised

In agreement with their supervisors and co-supervisors, PhD students can flexibly plan their training and research activities, choosing those best suited to their needs and goals.

The programme includes the following activities:

• Research

• Disciplinary and multidisciplinary training
• Acquisition of transferable skills
• Extra-curricular training
• Dissemination of research results
• Teaching and tutoring activities
• Final examination

Doctoral credits

Doctoral credits (DCs) represent a measure of the workload required to complete the training and research activities in the PhD programme. Each doctoral credit corresponds to 25 hours of work. 

The PhD programme requires the acquisition of a total of 180 DCs, divided as follows: 

• Research activities: they represent 80% of the total workload required and the acquisition of 144 DCs
• Research and teaching training activities: they represent 20% of the workload required and the acquisition of 36 DCs