The overall commitment consists of 180 training credits (CFU), uniformly distributed over the three years of the PhD program (60 CFU for each year).
The training activity provides for the acquisition of 22 CFU during the first year thanks to the attendance of courses (lectures) held by professors of the PhD Board in Physics of the University of Messina.
Each CFU is equivalent to 6 hours of lectures. The remaining number of training credits necessary to achieve the 60 CFU (38 CFU) is assigned by the Teaching Board to activities related to the specific scientific research of each PhD student, including participation in seminars, conferences, schools, stays abroad, a short scientific paper written in English language concerning the research activity, this latter included in the volume of the annual PhD Activity Report and, free-choice activities.
The 60 CFU of the 2nd and 3rd year will be acquired with training activities related to the specific scientific research of each PhD student, including participation in conferences, schools, stays abroad on a national and international level, a short scientific paper written in English language concerning the research activity, this latter included in the volume of the annual PhD Activity Report and, the drafting of the final PhD thesis during the 3rd year. Also for the 2nd and 3rd year, the acquisition of annual CFU can be completed with free-choice activities.
Specifically, the training credits are distributed as follows:
- Lectures (n. 22 CFU).
- Individual research activity to be discussed for passing to the second year (n. 23 CFU).
- Report on the research activity carried out in the I year written in English language (Activity Report, ISSN 2038-5889) (n. 10 CFU).
- Participation to seminars, conferences, schools, stage abroad and in Italy (n. max 8 CFU).
- Free-Choice activities (n. max 8 CFU).
- Individual research activity to be discussed for passing to the third year (n. 25 CFU).
- Report on the research activity carried out in the I year written in English language (Activity Report, ISSN 2038-5889) (n. 10 CFU).
- Participation to seminars, conferences, schools, stage abroad and in Italy (n. max 23 CFU).
- Free-Choice activities (n. max 8 CFU).
- Drafting thesis and discussion for the admission to the defense (n. CFU 35).
- Individual research activity (n. 23 CFU).
- Free-Choice activities (n. max CFU 8).