Curriculum

The curriculum which is mandatory for all PhD students participating in the programme consists of three stages. Each stage is composed of four modules (Dissertation, Team, Key Qualifications, Research and Practice).

Topic Identification (6 months)

Module: Dissertation	Conception of the doctoral project		Workshop: Concepts
	Coordination with the mentoring team (supervision agreement, progress reports), publications
Module: Team	Interdisciplinary matching of the PhD thesis
	Participation in the colloquium (weekly)
Module: Key Qualifications	Seminar: Good Scientific Practice	Interdisciplinary basic course
Module: Research and Practice	Visits of all pracitioners
	Participation in the regular acitvities and events of the PhD programme

Stage of research (30 months)

Module: Dissertation	Work on the thesis
	Workshop: intermediate status	Stay abroad	Workshop
	Coordination with the mentoring team (supervision agreement, progress reports), publications
Module: Team
	Participation in the colloquium (monthly), participation in the workshop (half a year), participation in the work groups (as required), contribution to the Wiki of the PhD programme
Module: Key Qualifications	Mandatory elective course	Mandatory elective course
Module: Research and Practice	Continuous cooperation with a practitioner and scientific monitoring of practical applications
	Participation in the regular acitvities and events of the PhD programme

Completion stage (6 months)

Module: Dissertation	Completion of the dissertation and viva
	Coordination with the mentoring team (supervision agreement, progress reports), publications
Module: Team
	Participation in the colloquium (monthly), participation in the workshop (half a year), participation in the work groups (as required), contribution to the Wiki of the PhD programme
Module: Key Qualifications	Seminar: career consultations and job application training
Module: Research and Practice	Presentation of the doctoral project’s results to the practitioner
	Participation in the regular acitvities and events of the PhD programme