Specific and Cross-curricular Training Activities

PhD. in Business Management and Administration

According to the applicable regulations, doctoral training shall include, in addition to the completion of the doctoral thesis, the performance by the doctoral student of specific and cross-curricular training activities.

Each training activity has a valuation in equivalent hours. The doctoral student will have to obtain a minimum of 600 equivalent hours in the development of the different training activities in order to present the thesis, of which at least 10 percent (60 hours) will correspond to cross-curricular training courses.

The evaluation in equivalent hours of each type of activity, as well as the maximum recognized evaluation, have been established by the Academic Committee of this Doctoral Program for its students, taking into consideration whether their dedication is full-time or part-time.

BlockMin.Max.Hours per activity (max.)
Cross-curricular
SpecificParticipation in National or International Congress60 h./nationals
120 h./international
Publications in (indexed) journals corresponding to your doctoral thesis60 h Minimum
Attendance to courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools, etc.) at the discretion of the academic committee of the doctoral program.0
Publications in journals (not indexed) of recognized prestige, at the discretion of the academic committee of the doctoral program0
Publications in books (complete or chapters) with ISBN corresponding to your doctoral thesis.0
Stays in research centers or companies0

The table with complete information on the evaluation of specific training activities can be downloaded in this: