Curriculum
Course Program of the Digitalization Graduate Program
Rules
The Graduate Program Digitization includes a structured qualification program with seminars, courses, summer schools, own presentations, conference participations etc., which uses offers of the GSBC and which is extended by professors of the Graduate Program with new courses on topics of digitization. In addition, lectures by outside experts are offered in block format. Based on many years of positive experience in other GSBC programs, doctoral students must complete 35 credit points (CP) in five areas. These must include:
(1) take at least three courses to deepen knowledge in the dissertation topic area (9 CP),
(2) one methods course (3 CP), and
(3) two courses in other disciplines (6 CP).
(4) soft-skill courses (1 CP), and
(5) one seminar on good scientific practice (0.5 CP) must be taken.
The topics and methods courses are offered by participating PIs as well as by external instructors. For the soft-skill courses and the seminar on good scientific practice, the wide range of courses offered by the Graduate Academy of the FSU is used. In addition, there is the annual Summer School, where students can work intensively on scientific issues for two weeks together with other doctoral students in the course program, but also with other graduate students based at FSU Jena. In order to ensure the quality and progress of the individual dissertations, there is an additional format in which the doctoral candidates present their work to the faculty and the other doctoral candidates on an annual basis.
| Course type | Number | total CP |
In-depth thematic courses in own discipline (3 CP per course) |
3 | 9 |
| Methods course (3 CP per course) | 1 | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary courses (3 CP per course) | 2 | 6 |
| Soft skill courses (1 CP per course) | 1 | 1 |
| Seminar Good Scientific Practice (0.5 CP per course) | 1 | 0,5 |
| Summer School (3 CP) | 2 | 6 |
| Annual Forum (1 CP) | 3 | 3 |
| 28,5 |
The remaining credit points can be earned by arrangement through the student's own courses, other courses, and conference attendance or research visits. The course selection will be agreed upon with the two supervisors so that all doctoral students complete a course program tailored to their dissertation topic. In consultation with the supervisors, there is a certain flexibility in the course program with regard to the crediting of external courses and own teaching. This should enable a course program that is individually adapted to the respective doctoral student in order to provide the best possible education while at the same time ensuring a broad interdisciplinary education and networking among the doctoral students through the completion of joint courses.