Phd in LINGUISTICS

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information The teaching plan is organized into modules relating to topics of general methodological relevance. The training plan includes a frontal teaching offer common to all enrolled doctoral students and a specific offer for the different curricula. Doctoral students enrolled in the first year are required to attend at least 60 hours of teaching provided in the training offer (30 for common teaching courses; 30 for curricular teaching courses). Method of choosing the subject of the thesis The topic of the thesis is normally the one proposed as a research project for admission to the Doctorate; it can be modified on the basis of the doctoral student's interaction with the tutors, with approval by the Board. Admission to the second year Admission to the following year is decided by the Doctorate Teaching Committee every year in October, on the basis (a) of the positive evaluation by the tutors of at least one scientific work of publishable level, presented by the doctoral students, possibly on a topic that prepare the drafting of the thesis and (b) the doctoral students' report on the progress of their research work.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information Doctoral students enrolled in the second year are required to attend at least 30 hours of the training activities included in the overall teaching offer shown in the table. Method of preparation of the thesis Doctoral students, maintaining constant contact with their tutors, are required to define the corpus to be analyzed and/or the theoretical framework of reference for their research. During the second year, they are also expected to spend a period of residence abroad. Admission to the third year Admission to the following year is decided by the Scentific Board every year in October, on the basis (a) of the positive evaluation by the tutors of at least one scientific work of publishable level presented by the doctoral students, possibly on a topic that prepares the drafting of the thesis and (b) the doctoral students' report on the progress of their research work.

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information Doctoral students enrolled in the third year are allowed free attendance of the training activities included in the overall teaching offer, to allow them to concentrate more on the topics of their main interest, also with a view to completing the drafting of the thesis. Method of admission to the final examination For admission to the final exam, after consulting the tutors, the theses are sent to two reviewers external to the College (chosen from well-known scholars with specific expertise on the topic of the thesis): the opinion of the two reviewers determines possible admission to the final exam, which takes place with a resolution of the Board. Final examination A commission of teachers external to the Doctoral Board examines the Doctoral theses and meets for their discussion with the doctoral students.