Special syllabus

Special syllabus (Course code: SPE-PHD-VET)

  • If no suitable course is available at NMBU, a special syllabus at PhD level may be approved as part of the required coursework. Before you go ahead with a special syllabus, you must enter into an NMBU 3.1 Agreement for special syllabus (Word document) with the faculty.
  • If you take courses offered by "non-academic" institutions (companies, organizations, networks) a written agreement for special syllabus must be in place with the faculty.
  • 30 student working hours per credit (ECTS)

Presentations

VET430 - Poster
VET431 - Oral presentation at a national conference
VET432 - Oral presentation at an international conference

  • PhD candidates admitted to the PhD program from 01.04.2018:
    A presentation (oral or poster) at a national or international conference equals 1 credit.
    Maximum 4 credits.

  • PhD candidates admitted to the PhD program before 01.04.2018:
    A poster presentation at a national or international conference equals 1,5 credits.
    An oral presentation at a national conference equals 1,5 credits and an oral presentation at an international conference equals 3,0 credits.
    Maximum 9 credits ( 2 posters + 2 oral presentations).

Research stay (Course code: VET433)

A study residency of at least 2 weeks duration in a foreign country is credited with 1.5 credits. Maximum 3 credits. (With effect from 1 July 2020).

Published 3. August 2017 - 13:11 - Updated 6. April 2022 - 10:03