PhD Program in General Pedagogy, Social Pedagogy and General Education
The research degree lasts three years and the official languages are Italian and German. During the three years, doctoral students must follow the scientific and teaching activities planned by regulation D.M. 30 April 1999, n. 224, and the following ministerial decrees and decisions of the CUN.

Doctoral students also have to undertake some original research, which is supervised by a lecturer and the given further support by the College of Lecturers. Each candidate must dedicate him/herself on a full-time basis to the activities provided by the programme, which aim to develop fully the topics and research areas listed in the programme.
There is a wide range of courses and activities to choose form, some of which require compulsory attendance and others that are considered optional.

The course is designed with an initial cycle of lectures, seminars and practical sessions that illustrate  and develop the main topics that will be dealt with in the course. There will also be a focus on the most recent research results in education and training. The titles of these lectures, the practical sessions and the seminars for the first year are decided by the College of Lecturers at the beginning of the course. The activities covered in the second and third year are decided by the College of Lecturers after having consulted the doctoral students.

The teaching programmes require that within two months of the end of the first year, the doctoral student is assigned a tutor chosen from the faculty’s ranks of permanent lecturers and researchers with whom s/he agrees upon an individual research focus.

Complusory attendance is required for the introductory lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as for training and other practical sessions that make up the doctoral programme. As far as being suspended from the course is concerned, articles 25 and 26 of the Regulations concerning Doctoral programmes should be consulted. There are also compulsory activities that are not included in the study programme and these could comprise training that takes place in research groups from other universities and/or public and private research centres (which have a high level of cultural and scientific excellence as well as appropriate premises and facilities) as well as optional participation at conferences and research conducted by libraries and archives.

There are progress assessment at least every three months and participation in training initiatives in Italy and abroad are also envisaged.
As far as achieving the PhD is concerned, article 29 and the following ones in the Regulations concerning Doctoral programmes should be consulted.

For further information please see pages in German or Italian.