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Research Skills training program at the Doctoral School

Ph.D. programs at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid under RD 99/2011 Regulations for Doctoral Studies in Spain consider the completion of cross-curricular credits. UC3M's Doctoral School offers a semester program to obtain said credits.

  • The format (in-person or virtual) is indicated next to the title of each activity on the Course Information section below.
  • Schedules according to Spain Peninsular Time (CET).
  • Minimum attendance requirement to obtain credits: 75%. See course descriptions for further details.
  • Required level for English courses: B2/C1. Admission in these courses is subject to validation from the teachers.
  • Fees: 45,02 € per credit, unless otherwise stated or scholarship discount.

Registration

Registration form
 

Application deadlines:

October 2nd for the courses:

  • Academic Writing in English
  • Dissertation Writing Skills in English
  • Speak More Clearly in English
  • Practice your dissertation's oral exam (the Viva exam)

October 16th for the courses:

  • Presentaciones eficaces
  • Trabajo en equipo y gestión del conflicto
  • Autogestión emocional eficaz
  • Introducción a R con tidyverse, Modelos Lineales Generalizados (GLM) y datos desbalanceados
  • Enjoy the Ride: Writing, Project Management and Mindset Skills for doctoral students

December 11th for the seminar: 

  • Seminario El Almendro 2023

​Inquiries: gestiondoctorado@uc3m.es

Assessment

Assessment from students of former editions is available at Research Skills Training. Students' assessment.

FIRST SEMESTER | Academic Year 2023-2024

Calendar

Course / Seminar October November December January February March
Week 16-22 23-29 30-5 6-12 13-19 20-26 27-3 4-10 11-17 8-14 15-21 22-28 29-4 5-11 12-18 19-25 26-3
Academic Writing in English Mo16,
We18
Mo23,
We25
Mo30,
Th2
Mo6,
We8
                         
Presentaciones eficaces   Tu24,
Fr27
Tu31,
Th2
                           
Trabajo en equipo y gestión del conflicto       Mo6,
We8
Fr17 Tu21,
Fr24
                     
Dissertation Writing Skills in English           Tu21,
Th23
Tu28,
Th30
Mo4,
Tu5
Tu12,
Th14
               
Seminario El Almendro 2023                 Fr15                
Speak More Clearly in English                   Th11 Tu16,
Th18
Tu23,
Th25
Tu30,
Th1, Fr2
       
Practice your dissertation's oral exam (the Viva exam)                   Fr12 Mo15,
We17
Mo22,
We24
Mo29,
We31
       
Autogestión emocional eficaz                   We10,
Fr12
Mo15,
Fr19
Mo22          
Introducción a R con tidyverse, modelos lineales generalizados (GLM) y datos desbalanceados                     Mo15, Tu16;
We17,
Th18
Mo22,
Tu23,
We24,
ThJ5
         
Enjoy the Ride: Writing, Mindset and Project Management Skills for Doctoral Students                         Fr2 Fr9 Fr16 Fr23 Fr1

Course details

Academic Writing in English | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Eoin Higgins
Duration: 16 hours
Sessions: 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 October; 2, 6, 8 November 2023 | 17:30-19:30 h.
Classroom: 18.0.A09, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
Course description
 

Presentaciones eficaces | In-person
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 20 hours
Sessions: 24, 27, 31 October; 2 November 2023 | 9:00-14:00 h.
Classroom: 18.1.A10, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
20 places
Course description
 

Trabajo en equipo y gestión del conflicto | In-person
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 20 hours
Sessions: 6, 8, 17, 21, 24 November 2023 | 9:30-14:30 h.
Classroom: 18.1.A11 (except Nov 8: 18.1.A09), Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
20 places
Course description
 

Dissertation Writing Skills in English | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Eoin Higgins
Duration: 16 hours
Sessions: 21, 23, 28, 30 November; 4, 5, 12, 14 December 2023 | 17:30-19:30 h.
Classroom: 18.0.A04, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
Course description
 

Seminario El Almendro 2023 | In-person/Online
1 credit
Language: English
Coordinator: Javier Rodríguez
Duration (prospective): 5 hours
Session: 15 December 2023 | Schedule: TBA
Venue: TBA
No place limit
Free registration
Seminar description
 

Speak More Clearly in English | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Juan Ignacio Durán
Duration: 16 hours
Sessions: 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 January; 1, 2 February 2024 | 15:00-17:00 h.
Classroom: 18.0.A05,  Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
Course description
 

Practice your dissertation's oral exam (the Viva exam) | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Juan Camacho
Duration: 15 hours
Sessions: 12, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 January 2024 | 15:30-17:30 h. (except last session: 15:30-18:30 h.)
Classrooms: 18.0.A05. Carmen Martín Gaite Building | Last session: 17.2.75, Ortega y Gasset Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
Course description
 

Autogestión emocional eficaz | Online
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 20 hours
Sessions:10, 12, 15, 19, 22 January 2024 | 9:30-13:30 h.
Online classroom: Aula Global platform 
20 places
Course description
 

Introducción a R con tidyverse, Modelos Lineales Generalizados (GLM) y datos desbalanceados | In-person
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturers: Stefano Cabras y Juan Miguel Marín
Duration: 24 hours
Sessions: 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 January 2024 | 10:00-13:00 h. (except Jan 24th: 16:00-19:00 h.)
Classroom: 18.0.A11, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
20 plazas
Course description
 

Enjoy the Ride: Writing, Mindset and Project Management Skills for Doctoral Students | In-person/online
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Nadia Hakim
Duration: 14,5 hours (13 h of regular classes + 1,5 h of troubleshooting session)
Sessions: 2, 9, 16, 23 February 2024 (10:30-13:45 h.); 1 March 2024 (12:30-14:00 h.).
First and fourth session in person; rest of sessions online.
In-person classroom: 18.1.A011, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe campus)
Online classroom: Zoom
20 places
Course description