Ph.D. Research Skills Training

• The master's degree must be different from the one you took prior to your Ph.D.

• Master's Degree Programs at uc3m

This option must be previously approved by the Academic Committee of your Ph.D. program.

Submit first your enrollment application to the Doctoral School Office on campus. This application must list your choice of modules, including a brief endorsement report by your tutor/advisor, and state the amount of credits for recognition:

   -If the module is part of an official Master's program, the total credits will be the same as for Master's students. 

   -For modules from other Master's degrees ( School of Continuing Education at uc3m), your proposal must include your tutor/advisor's estimation of credits.

The Academic Committee will receive and evaluate your proposal in a timely manner. If approved, you will be contacted shortly after in order to fulfill your module enrollment and fees payment.
 

• For this option, you may choose any cross-curricular course (abilities common to all Ph.D. disciplines).

• Some examples of training that is suitable for this option are summer school courses at other universities, courses taken during international research visits, courses hosted by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid outside the Doctoral School, etc.

Fees: €11,25 per credit.

These courses must be previously approved by your tutor/advisor, but no authorization document is required until completion.

Once you have completed the course, please submit your application for credits attaching proof of the course completion (certificate, etc.) to the Doctoral School Office on campus. Your application must include your tutor or advisor's endorsement and credits proposal. The Academic Committee of your program will evaluate your application. If approved, you will be contacted in order to process the fees payment.

• For this option, you may choose any cross-curricular course (abilities common to all Ph.D. disciplines).

• Some examples of online course platforms are Coursera, edX, MiriadaX, OpenEducationConsortium, Canvas Network or UniMOOC, among others.

Fees: €11,25 per credit.

These courses must be previously approved by your tutor/advisor, but no authorizaton document is required until completion.

Please note: Certificates awarded by some online platforms do not state the student's identity. Make sure your identity is verified (check with your tutor/advisor if necessary) in order to have your application submitted to the Academic Committee.

Once you have completed the course, submit your application for credits to the Doctoral School Office on campus, attaching proof of the course completion. Your application must include your tutor/advisor's endorsement and credit estimation, as well as the validation criteria for any assignment or coursework you may have done.

The Academic Committee will evaluate your application in a timely manner. If approved, you will be contacted shortly after in order to fulfill the fees payment. 

These courses and seminars must be previously approved by your tutor/advisor. 

To request a course, click on the link above and fill out the online application form available during application period.

Once your application is validated, you will be contacted shortly after in order to fulfill the fees payment (when applicable).