PhD in Tourism

Academic year 2024-25

Interdisciplinary and specific educational activities

PhD students wishing to deposit their thesis must have completed a minimum of 30 hours of cross-disciplinary and specific training activities prior to initiating the procedures for submitting the thesis.

They must submit these hours of training activities alongside the last annual review.

The CAD shall apply a set of scales in relation to the following cross-disciplinary and specific activities:

  • Cross-disciplinary and specific training activities.
  • Attended courses, conferences and seminars.
  • Papers published in indexed and / or prestigious journals.
  • Papers published in journals other than those stipulated in section c above.

The CAD shall apply the following scales:

In order to calculate the training hours corresponding to sections a and b above, the cross-disciplinary and specific activities published on the PhD programme website shall be taken as a reference point.
Each publication falling within section c (i.e. papers published in indexed and / or prestigous journals) will be worth the equivalent of 10 hours of training.
Each publication falling within section d (i.e. papers published in non-indexed and / or less prestigious journals) will be worth the equivalent of 5 hours of training.

Specific Training Activities

First semester activities:

  • Ethics applied to the scientific and professional practice
  • Scientific communication
  • Writing and publishing articles in the Social Sciences
  • Writing and publishing articles in English
  • Acquisition of skills to write a research project (EU-funded)
  • Information seeking, communication and dissemination of science
  • Business model generation

Activities to be carried out in either semester:

  • Mobility
  • Attending seminars for doctorands or conferences
  • Day of the PhD in Tourism
  • Methodological training
Ethics applied to the scientific and professional practice
Goal
Introducing students to the basic objectives of ethical theory necessary for the responsible management of scientific knowledge.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
1st semester of each academic year
Year
1st 
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Scientific Communication
Goal
Besides conducting research, it is necessary to transfer the output to society via mutliple channels: articles, scientific communication 2.0, etc.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
1st semester of each academic year
Year
1st
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Writing and publishing articles in the Social Sciences
Goal
Writing and publishing articles to disseminate research results. Being familiar with the features of the most prestigious indexed journals.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
1st semester of each academic year
Year
1st 
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be recorded. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Writing and publishing articles in English
Goal
Learning to write and publish articles in English.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
1st semester of each academic year
Year
1st
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Acquisition of skills to write a research project (EU-funded)
Goal
Overview of the European Framework Programme. Methods for writing a proposal.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
1st semester of each academic year
Year
1st
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Information seeking, communication and dissemination of science
Goal
Students will acquire secondary but basic bibliography- and database-related knowledge.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
1st semester of each academic year
Year
1st
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Business model generation
Goal
A model of the 9 key points to keep in mind when embarking on a business model will be developed.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
1st semester of each academic year
Year
1st
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Mobility
Goal
Undertaking research stays at centres; attending courses, seminars and other similar events.
Hours
Up to 40
Requirements
None
Mode
Temporary
Period
Throughout the period the PhD lasts
Year
All years of the PhD
Control Procedure
The doctorand will record all courses, seminars and activities on the GREC, as well as submit an annual report to the PhD programme coordinator.
Mobility
Full
Attending seminars for doctorands or conferences
Goal
Encourage the interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Hours
10 per activity
Requirements
None
Mode
Temporary
Period
Throughout the period the PhD lasts
Year
All years of the PhD
Control Procedure
The doctorand will record all courses, seminars and activities on the GREC, as well as submit an annual report to the PhD programme coordinator.
Mobility
Full
Day of the PhD in Tourism
Goal
Fostering the exchange of knowledge amongst doctorands in different research lines.
Hours
10
Requirements
None
Mode
Intensive and cross-disciplinary
Period
Once a year
Year
All years of the PhD
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will answer a survey at the end of the course.
Mobility
Not applicable
Methodological training
Goal
Annual review of the research plan.
Hours
50
Requirements
None
Mode
Throughout the year
Period
Once a year
Year
All years of the PhD
Control Procedure
Student attendance will be registered. Students will submit an annual report to the PhD programme coordinator.
Mobility
Not applicable