In our four-year PhD program, students are required to take courses during the first and second year. The third and the fourth year are fully dedicated to research and to the development of the Ph.D. thesis.
Students of the 38° cycle are required to take courses for a total of 200 hours during the first year and 160 during the second year of the program.
Students of the 38° cycle (a.y. 2022/2023) are required to attend and take exams of the following mandatory courses and select elective courses from this list.
First Semester - 2nd Period
Students will have to choose one among the three following courses in Mathematics. The choice should depend on the student's background and research interests, and can be discussed with the coordinator of the PhD program.
Second Semester - 3rd Period
Second Semester - 4th Period
First Semester - 1st Period
Students wishing to waive out of any of the mandatory courses must submit a waiver request to the PhD director. The waiver request must include a transcript of the relative grades and a syllabus from the prior course(s) taken, that proves previous coverage of at least 90% of the material.
As a general rule, students asking for a waiver will be asked to pass a preliminary exam, unless the PhD director and the professor who teaches the course agree that -- based on the information provided -- the student can be granted an exemption
***Lesson periods:
1st Period: 06/09/2021-30/10/2021
2nd Period: 08/11/2021-16/12/2021
3rd Period: 14/02/2022-26/03/2022
4th Period: 20/04/2022-30/05/2022
To improve their research skills, students are encouraged to interact with their advisor and with other faculty members on a regular basis. In addition, the program offers several activities: