Coursework
The Ph.D. Course in Geosciences has a duration of three years and the degree can be obtained after having acquired at least 26 credits corresponding to 156 hours (starting from the XL series; for previous series, Ph.D. students had to acquire 30 credits, corresponding to 180 hours). These credits are earned through courses, summer schools and attendance at a minimum of 12 seminars during the three years.
The Ph.D. student must also carry out independent and original research, culminating in the writing of the thesis. There are compulsory courses that a doctoral student must take, but the student can also independently create, in agreement with his supervisor, his own Individual Training Plan.
You can download the complete educational offer and the individual training plan.
Courses organized by the Doctoral Course in Geosciences are provided below (see table):
*Mandatory Courses
| Teaching activities 2024-25 | Lecturer | Hours | CFU | Date |
| Seminars (minimum 12 during the three year program)* | 12 | 2 | three years | |
| I semester | ||||
| EBSD (electron backscatter diffraction) | Prof. Richard Spiess (University of Padova) | 12 | 2 | November 19, 2024; November 20 or December 04, 2024; December 10, 2024 |
| Borehole seismic | Prof. Flavio Poletto (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale – OGS) | 6 | 1 | December 9 and 10, 2024 |
| ABC Bibliographic research in Geosciences* | Dr. Matteo Cefis (CAB - University of Padova) | 10 | 1,7 | Online course + January 13, 2025 |
| Chemometrics: Experimental Design* | Prof. Riccardo Leardi (University of Genova) | 30 | 5 | January 27 - 30, 2025 |
| Scientific English (compulsory entry test)* | CLA (Univ. of Padova) | 20 | 3,3 | October - March, 2024-2025 |
| II semester | ||||
| The PhD student in the research world: Part I* | Prof. Giulio Di Toro (University of Padova) | 12 | 2 | May 19 - June 10-11, 2025 |
| The PhD student in the research world: Part II* | Prof. Fabrizio Nestola (University of Padova) | 6 | 1 | June 12, 2025 |
| Research integrity and publication ethics | Prof. Luca Valentini (University of Padova) | 6 | 1 | June 16-17, 2025 |
| Specific Courses | To be determined (2025) | |||
Teaching activities 2023-24 | Lecturer | Hours | CFU | Date |
Seminars (minimum 12 during the three year program)* | 12 | 2 |
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I semester | ||||
ABC Bibliographic Research in Geosciences* | Dr. Cecilia Furlani (CAB - University of Padova) | 10 | 1,7 | Online Course + November, 22, 2023 |
Chemometrics: Multivariate Analysis* | Prof. Riccardo Leardi (University of Genova) | 30 | 5 | November 27-30, 2023 |
Thermodynamic modelling of phase equilibria in metamorphic rocks* | Prof. James A. D. Connolly (ETH, Zurich) | 8+8 | 2.7 | December, 5-6 and 11-12, 2023 |
| CLA (University of Padova) | 20 | 3.3 | November 2023 / July 2024 | |
II semester | ||||
Prof. Richard Spiess (University of Padova) | 12 | 2 | postponed to I semester 2024/25 | |
Prof. Giulio Di Toro (University of Padova) | 12 | 2 | May 20, - June 10,11, 2024 | |
Prof. Fabrizio Nestola (University of Padova) | 6 | 1 | June, 20, 2024 | |
Prof. Christophe Lecuyer (University Claude Bernard Lyon 1) | 9 | 1.5 | May, 27-29, 2024 | |
Machine Learning for Optical Image Analysis: Focus on Landslides and Floods | Prof. Filippo Catani e Dott. Sansar Raj Meena (University of Padova) | 7+7 | 2.3 | June, 4-5, 2024 |
Teaching activities 2022-2023 | Lecturer | Hours | CFU | Date |
Seminars (minimum 12 during the three year program)* | 12 | 2 | three years | |
I semester | ||||
Paleomagnetism: From the Geological Time Scale to paleogeographic reconstruction | Dr. Edoardo Dallanave (University of Bremen) | 20 | 3,25 | November 14-18, 2022 |
ABC Bibliographic research in Geosciences* | Dr. Cecilia Furlani (CAB - University of Padova) | 10 | 1,7 | November 28 – December 2, 2022 |
Chemometrics: Experimental Design* | Prof. Riccardo Leardi (University of Genova) | 30 | 5 | November 21 - 24, 2022 |
CLA (Univ. of Padova) | 20 | 3,3 | November - July, 2022-2023 | |
II semester | ||||
Prof. Richard Spiess (University of Padova) | 12 | 2 | April 12-13, 2023 | |
Prof. Giulio Di Toro (University of Padova) | 12 | 2 | May 16 - June 14-15, 2023 | |
Prof. Fabrizio Nestola (University of Padova) | 6 | 1 | May 30, 2023 | |
Geomorphology and river management | Prof. Gary Brierley (University of Acuckland) | 15 | 2,5 | June, 19-21, 2023 |
Specific Courses | To be determined (2023) | |||
