PhD. in Food Science, Technology and Management
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 transversal 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.
| Block | Min. | Max. | Hours per activity (max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-curricular | 60 | 150 | ||
| Specific | Participation in National or International Congress | 0 | 200 | 50 h./poster 100 h./ oral presentation |
| Stays in research centers or companies | 0 | 90 | 30 h./month | |
| Publications in (indexed) journals corresponding to your doctoral thesis | 0 | 450 | 150 h for each publication. Work sent: Maximum 100 hours per job. | |
| Active participation in competitive R&D projects or research contracts with companies, in the development of their doctoral thesis. | 0 | 30 | 10 h./year | |
| Attendance to courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools, etc.) at the discretion of the academic committee of the doctoral program. | 0 | 30 | 10 h./10 h. course | |
| Creation of products related to the doctoral thesis (patents, copyrights, experimental direction of TFM, TFG, etc.). | 0 | 60 | 60 h for each creation In application phase, maximum 40h. | |
| Publications in journals (not indexed) of recognized prestige, at the discretion of the academic committee of the doctoral program | 0 | 120 | 60h for each publication. Work sent: maximum 40h | |
| Publications in books (complete or chapters) with ISBN corresponding to your doctoral thesis. | 0 | 180 | 100 h. if international 80 h. if national |