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Dims - Structural Engineering
Enrolled Ph.D. Students
Page last updated: 13/07/2006

In order to obtain the title of Doctor the candidate must earn 180 credits distributed as follows:

- 50 credits reserved for the attendance of specific courses offered by the Doctoral School or by other Doctoral programmes in other universities within the sphere of co-operation agreements with similar courses or for the attendance of other specialist courses of an equal level offered by Italian or foreign universities;

- 20 credits for training courses and/or the attendance of seminars and specialization courses within companies and public and private research institutes. The Doctoral School Committee evaluates the compatibility of such activities with the training objectives and establishes number of credits according to the value of the same. Teaching experience is required for all doctoral students in Structural Engineering prior to taking the final examination. Teaching experience is defined as lecturing in either a problem-solving section or laboratory session, or in an undergraduate course designated by the Doctoral School Committee. The requirement can be fulfilled by service as a teaching assistant.

- 110 credits for research activity on the specific topic of the doctoral dissertation.

At the begin of every year the doctoral student shall provide the list of courses (Syllabus) he/she intends to attend during the following year.

• Link to the page Syllabus, Courses, Credits for more details.

• Link to the List of Courses.

At the end of the first and second year the candidate must provide an annual progress report.
At the end of the third year he/she must produce the final research report in order to be admitted to the final examination.

• Link to the page Annual Reports to download the templates.

• Link to the page Preparing the Thesis to download the cover specifications and the template for the typesetting of the final version of the Doctoral thesis.