The doctoral student achieves the learning outcomes as a result of:
a) realization of an individual training program including obligatory and elective courses (obtaining at least 43 ECTS credits, including at least 17 ECTS in the Basic Module, at least 16 ECTS in the Lecture Module and at least 10 ECTS in the Complementary Module), and also completion of an internship (in the chosen scientific/research/industrial unit – 2 months continuously) and professional practical trainings (up to 60 h / academic year),
b) realization of an individual research plan, in particular scientific research, preparation of scientific publications and doctoral dissertation,
c) being part of the academic community of the University and taking part in different forms of activities organized by the Doctoral School and University Units,
d) carrying out education and scientific research in the academic community in the country and / or abroad.
Education at the Doctoral School is carried out in English.
LIST OF COMPULSORY AND ELECTIVE COURSES
SEMESTER 1
Basic Module (obligatory courses)
Complementary Module (elective courses)
It is required to obtain min. 2 ECTS credits. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Methodology of academic teaching | 6 | 1 |
| Competencies in information and publication | 4 | 1 |
| Basis of team management | 4 | 1 |
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Specialist English language course: writing skills | 10 | – |
SEMESTER 2
Basic Module (obligatory courses)
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Knowledge transfer and commercialization of research results | 4 | 1 |
| Current civilization challenges | 4 | 1 |
| English for academic purposes (2) | 10 | 2 |
| Doctoral seminar I (within given discipline) | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | 6 |
Complementary Module (elective courses)
It is required to obtain min. 2 ECTS credits. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Managing research projects | 4 | 1 |
| Decision-making in business | 4 | 1 |
| Creative Engineering Problems Solving | 4 | 1 |
| Development prospects and new scientific trends (2)* | min. 4 | 1 |
* The doctoral student completes the course (in the form of lectures, seminars, classes, workshops, courses, trainings, summer or winter schools:
1) offered by the Doctoral School of PUT, e.g. lecture by prof. Jefferson Noël from Florida International University, USA, entitled "Win the Room: Communicate with Purpose & Power", Prof. Arthur Tang from RMIT University, Vietnam, entitled "Beyond the Hype: Augmented Cognition with AI in Research Practices"
2) with the consent of the supervisor
– courses offered by the Poznan University of Technology units, e.g. EUNICE courses offered for PhD students, or
– courses from the offer of other doctoral schools / scientific units, including foreign ones, or
– courses run during a scientific internship in a domestic / foreign scientific unit.
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Foreign language: Polish | 20 | – |
| Specialist English language course: presentation skills | 10 | – |
| Specialist English language course: communication skills with EMI elements | 10 | – |
SEMESTER 3
Lecture Module – Series of lectures 1
Within Series of lectures 1 the doctoral student is required to complete two courses from the discipline in which he/she is studying (8 h and 4 h), and one 4-hour course – chosen by the doctoral student – from outside the discipline (required total number of hours: 16, ECTS: 4).
Complementary Module (elective courses)
It is required to obtain min. 3 ECTS credits. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15.
* The doctoral student completes the course from the complementary module in the form of lectures, seminars, classes, workshops, courses, training, summer or winter schools:
1) with the consent of the supervisor – courses offered by PUT Units, e.g. EUNICE courses offered for PhD students (excluding language courses) or
2) with the consent of the supervisor – courses from the offer of other doctoral schools / scientific units, including foreign ones, or those run during a scientific internship in a domestic / foreign scientific unit or
3) alternatively, courses offered by the PUT Doctoral School, if it is possible to offer additional classes.
NOTE: Due to its individual nature, the course is not included in the class schedule.
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15. Classes offered to doctoral students who did not attend them in semester 1.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Specialist English language course: writing skills | 10 | – |
SEMESTER 4
Basic Module (obligatory courses)
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Doctoral seminar II (within given discipline) | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 |
Lecture Module – Series of lectures 2
Within Series of lectures 2 the doctoral student is required to complete two courses from the discipline in which he/she is studying (8 h and 4 h), and one 4-hour course – chosen by the doctoral student – from outside the discipline (required total number of hours: 16, ECTS: 4).
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15. Classes offered to doctoral students who did not attend them in semester 2.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Foreign language: Polish | 20 | – |
| Specialist English language course: presentation skills | 10 | – |
| Specialist English language course: communication skills with EMI elements | 10 | – |
SEMESTER 5
Lecture Module – Series of lectures 3
Within Series of lectures 3 the doctoral student is required to complete two courses from the discipline in which he/she is studying (8 h and 4 h), and one 4-hour course – chosen by the doctoral student – from outside the discipline (required total number of hours: 16, ECTS: 4).
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points | Discipline |
| User-centered design – sensory, emotional experience and interaction design paradigms | 4 | 1 | architecture and urban planning |
| Health Urban Transformation | 8 | 2 | architecture and urban planning |
| Scaning and modelling of three-dimensional objects. Methods and applications | 4 | 1 | automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technologies |
| Data driven control systems – concepts, methods and applications | 8 | 2 | automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technologies |
| A theoretical perspective on machine learning | 4 | 1 | information and communication technology |
| Next-Generation Multimedia: Video Coding, AI, and VR Technologies | 8 | 2 | information and communication technology |
| TQM and elements of Industry 6.0 concept | 4 | 1 | civil engineering, geodesy and transport |
| Advanced Alternative Propulsion Systems: Case Studies from Personal Mobility to Maritime and Aviation Transport | 8 | 2 | civil engineering, geodesy and transport |
| 2D Materials Engineering: From Synthesis to Electronic Devices | 4 | 1 | materials engineering |
| Physical metdhods in the study of biological membranes | 8 | 2 | materials engineering |
| Smart materials and metamaterials | 4 | 1 | mechanical engineering |
| Lightweight multi-layered shells for modern structural applications | 8 | 2 | mechanical engineering |
| The first law of thermodynamics and power calculation of turbomachinery | 4 | 1 | environmental engineering, mining and energy |
| Turbulent flows in science and technology | 8 | 2 | environmental engineering, mining and energy |
| Bioavailability of xenobiotics – environmental and toxicological aspects | 4 | 1 | chemical sciences |
| "Redox or non-redox… That is the question" – towards understanding electrochemistry and energy conversion/storage processes | 8 | 2 | chemical sciences |
| The impact of decision-making heuristics on risk identification, assessment, and response | 4 | 1 | management and quality studies |
| The dynamic capabilities and development phases of digitally sustainable organizations in the context of a geopolitical and climate-related multi-crisis | 8 | 2 | management and quality studies |
Complementary Module (elective courses)
It is required to obtain min. 3 ECTS credits. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Sustainable development in technical sciences | 4 | 1 |
| New research tools – AI & VR (Artificial Intelligence & Virtual Reality) | 4 | 1 |
| AI tools supporting scientific research | 4 | 1 |
| Science communication | 4 | 1 |
| Development prospects and new scientific trends (5)* | min. 4 | 1 |
* The doctoral student completes the course from the complementary module in the form of lectures, seminars, classes, workshops, courses, training, summer or winter schools:
1) with the consent of the supervisor – courses offered by PUT Units, e.g. EUNICE courses offered for PhD students (excluding language courses), courses within the framework of the PUT4Teaching project or
2) with the consent of the supervisor – courses from the offer of other doctoral schools / scientific units, including foreign ones, or those run during a scientific internship in a domestic / foreign scientific unit, e.g. courses offered under AIDA, the PoDEST program or
3) alternatively, courses offered by the PUT Doctoral School, if it is possible to offer additional classes.
NOTE: Due to its individual nature, the course is not included in the class schedule.
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15. Classes offered to doctoral students who did not attend them in semester 1 or 3.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Specialist English language course: writing skills | 10 | – |
SEMESTER 6
Basic Module (obligatory courses)
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Doctoral seminar III (within given discipline) | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 |
Lecture Module – Series of lectures 4
Within Series of lectures 4 the doctoral student is required to complete two courses from the discipline in which he/she is studying (8 h and 4 h), and one 4-hour course – chosen by the doctoral student – from outside the discipline (required total number of hours: 16, ECTS: 4).
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points | Discipline |
| The creative process and research methods in design. Product development stages | 4 | 1 | architecture and urban planning |
| Global Housing Research | 8 | 2 | architecture and urban planning |
| Modelling of coupled phenomena in electrical engineering | 4 | 1 | automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technologies |
| Diagnostics of Technical Devices with Machine Learning Methods | 8 | 2 | automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technologies |
| Structural bioinformatics: current challenges and future perspectives | 4 | 1 | information and communication technology |
| IoT: Sensor Data Acquisition and Analysis | 8 | 2 | information and communication technology |
| Boundary Element Method in the fluid-structure interaction | 4 | 1 | civil engineering, geodesy and transport |
| Material metabolism and resource loop closure in the life cycle of building structures and transport infrastructure | 8 | 2 | civil engineering, geodesy and transport |
| Modern scanning electron microscopy techniques in materials characterization | 4 | 1 | materials engineering |
| Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy in materials research | 8 | 2 | materials engineering |
| Devices and Robots Supporting Rehabilitation Processes | 4 | 1 | mechanical engineering |
| Model order reduction | 8 | 2 | mechanical engineering |
| Power network asset management strategies for ensuring power reliability on the example of a power transformer | 4 | 1 | environmental engineering, mining and energy |
| Technologies in bioeconomy | 8 | 2 | environmental engineering, mining and energy |
| Compostable polymeric materials | 4 | 1 | chemical sciences |
| Biomimetic Materials Design Strategies: From Nature to Functional Systems | 8 | 2 | chemical sciences |
| Organizational readiness to implement Industry of the Future solutions – assessment models | 4 | 1 | management and quality studies |
| Technology of Industry 4.0 | 8 | 2 | management and quality studies |
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the course: 15. Classes offered to doctoral students who did not attend them in semester 2 or 4.
| Name of course | No. of hours | ECTS points |
| Foreign language: Polish | 20 | – |
| Specialist English language course: presentation skills | 10 | – |
| Specialist English language course: communication skills with EMI elements | 10 | – |
SEMESTER 7
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. The list of courses will be made available before the start of the 7th semester. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the courses: 15.
SEMESTER 8
Basic Module (obligatory courses)
The list of courses will be made available before the start of the 8th semester.
Noncompulsory Module (noncompulsory, elective courses)
The module which is not required to be passed. The list of courses will be made available before the start of the 8th semester. Min. number of people in the group needed to run the courses: 15.