PhD. in Animal Production Science and Technology
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 (last update on 02/01/2025).
| Block | Min. | Max. | Hours per activity (max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-curricular | 60 | 300 | ||
| Specific | Preparation of communications and participation in national and international congresses. | 100 | National (maximum): Attendance 5h, Poster 15h, Oral communication 25h and Lecture-review 75h; International (maximum): Attendance 10h, Poster 25h, Oral communication 50h and Lecture-review 100h; | |
| Stays in research centers or companies | 0 | 300 | Max 100 x month | |
| Elaboration of scientific and divulgation publications (journals, books…) corresponding to your doctoral thesis. | 0 | 300 | Indexed journals: max 100h Non-indexed journals: max 50h Complete books: max 150h Book chapters: max 100h | |
| Active participation in competitive R&D projects or research contracts with companies in the development of their doctoral thesis. | 0 | 100 | Max 50 x year | |
| Attendance to courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools…) of interest for their training at the discretion of the Doctoral Program Committee. | 0 | 200 | ||
| Courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools…) of interest for their training at the discretion of the Doctoral Program Committee. | 0 | 30 | Max 15 | |
| Participation in the creation of products related to the doctoral thesis (patents, copyrights, etc.). | 0 | 100 | Max 1hx1h | |
| Co-supervision/experimental supervision of Final Bachelor/Master Project | 0 | 60 | Bachelor 10 hours. Master 15 hours. Maximum of one co-supervision per year. |