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 standard 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 | Standard 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 | Standard 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 |