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The study plan considers minimum courses, electives and thesis development courses, with a total of 380 credits that are carried out in 8 semesters.The first two years of studies are dedicated exclusively to the program. After obtaining the candidacy, other activities can be developed that are related to the research project.

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Minimun Courses
Activities related to the development of the thesis
Elective curriculum
Graduation Requirements
Minimum courses required for graduation without credit
Minimum courses of the Graduate School
Graduate School elective courses without credit

Minimun Courses

90 credits during the first four semesters.

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40 disciplinary training seminar credits

Research Seminar I

Acronym: EDU4221

Credits: 10

Research Seminar II

Acronym: EDU4222

Credits: 10

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50 credits of methodological training courses

Designs in educational research

Acronym: EDU4220

Credits: 10

*The course EDU 4045 It may be validated by passing a relevant knowledge test in quantitative research methodology that must be taken in March of the first year of study.

Activities related to the development of the thesis

 Next, we present the activities related to the development of the thesis in the PhD in Education. These courses have 250 credits between the third and eighth semester.

Thesis project I

Acronym: EDU4224

Credits: 20

Thesis project II

Acronym: EDU4225

Credits: 30

Candidacy Examination

Acronym: EDU4205

Credits: No credit

Elective curriculum

The students will be able to take 10 credits in elective courses of methodological deepening or practical training in research. In total they are 40 credits distributed in the first four semesters:

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10 elective credits

Research practices

Acronym: EDU4030

Credits: 10

Students have the opportunity to take 30 credits training specific to their line of research, offered by the School of Education or another School. 

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30 elective credits

Graduation Requirements

Know the requirements you will need to meet to graduate from the UC Education Doctorate program. 

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Minimum courses required for graduation without credit

The student of the Program of PhD in Education must complete a thesis that constitutes a significant contribution to knowledge in their specific area and the field of education. This can be prepared in a traditional format or as a compendium of three articles, under the supervision of a director and the evaluation of the committee. In addition, between the fifth and eighth semester, they must develop the following academic activities that are part of the graduation requirements:

Minimum courses of the Graduate School

Sufficiency English test (during the first and eighth semester)

Acronym: VRI8000

Credits: No credit

Graduate School elective courses without credit

Students must pass at least two elective courses for the Graduate School, among them:

Technological transfer and intellectual property workshop

Acronym: VRI0001

Credits: No credit

Workshop of academic presentations in English

Acronym: VRI0003

Credits: No credit

Academic Writing Workshop in English Humanities

Acronym: VRI0005

Credits: No credit

Academic writing workshop in English science and technology area

Acronym: VRI0006

Credits: No credit

Research project formulation workshop

Acronym: VRI0008

Credits: No credit

Academic writing workshop for the preparation of PhD Thesis in Humanities, Social Sciences and Art

Acronym: VRI0010

Credits: No credit

Workshop on effective written communication of research results

Acronym: VRI0011

Credits: No credit