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 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