Compulsory programme

General regulations

Apart from the annual self-reflection report, which is compulsory for all PhD students, faculties can render the Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) compulsory - either in its entirety or in part - for all their students, for certain categories of students, or for certain doctoral titles. Faculties can moreover supplement the component of specialist courses with a set of regular course units that, however, cannot exceed the total study load of 30 ECTS. Faculties may also impose additional publication requirements on all their PhD students. Student should therefore check with their faculty whether they need to meet any additional publication requirements in order to complete their doctorate.

In their supplementary faculty regulations, faculties define for which students and doctoral titles the Doctoral Training Programme is made compulsory. When giving permission for admission to the doctorate, the faculty board informs PhD students of any compulsory Doctoral Training Programme. Exemptions can be granted (preferably on the basis of this form) to students for whom the Doctoral Training Programme has been made compulsory on condition that they demonstrably possess relevant, previously acquired competences or knowledge, are enrolled for a joint doctorate and/or are holders of a 'sandwich' scholarship.

Faculty regulations (excl. additional publication requirements)

Faculty Criteria for the compulsory DTP Content of the compulsory DTP
Arts and Philosophy

No compulsory DTP, individual exceptions are possible (art. 8)

Compulsory DTP for a doctorate in the Arts

Part of the minimum set: 1 specialist course (no language course), 1 transferable skills seminar, 1 conference contribution
Law and Criminology No compulsory DTP, individual exceptions are possible To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Sciences No compulsory DTP, individual exceptions are possible To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Medicine and Health Sciences No compulsory DTP, individual exceptions are possible To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Engineering and Architecture Degree not corresponding with PhD degree to be pursued To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Foreign degree To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Economics and Business Administration All PhD students Minimum set
Enrolment for PhD in Economic Sciences Two additional specialist courses (all PhD students)
Enrolment for PhD in Applied Economic Sciences without Master in Applied Economic Sciences or Business Engineering Maximum three additional specialist courses (optional, to be proposed by doctoral advisory committee)
Veterinary Medicine No compulsory DTP, individual exceptions are possible To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Psychology and Educational Sciences All PhD students Minimum set
Bioscience Engineering Holder of a relevant MSc degree or Bachelor of Honours degree No compulsory DTP unless required by the supervisor
Holder of a non-relevant MSc degree or Bachelor of Honours degree, or relevant Bachelor degree of minimal 4 years To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Pharmaceutical Sciences No compulsory DTP, individual exceptions are possible To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council
Political and Social Sciences No compulsory DTP, individual exceptions are possible To be determined by supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, faculty council