PhD Graduate School of Archaeology
4 Year Trajectory Plan
Most employed and contract PhD candidates at the Faculty of Archaeology follow a 4-year PhD track in a full time position.
PhD Trajectory plan
The most significant events, activities and/or milestones per year are listed below. Note: No rights can be derived from this overview.
- Start meeting within 1 month after the start of the project
- Within 2 months after the start of the project: submission of the Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) and intake meeting with GSA
- Submission of a progress report in month 10 (i.e. text on which the first substantive evaluation is based) for the go/no go decision
- Progress review meetings with supervisors, and with the Graduate School review team
- Start research and writing of the dissertation
- Start taking training courses (both academic as well as generic skills) at one of the National Research Schools or your institute, and/or courses offered as part of the University Teaching Program for PhDs.
- Annual Progress Evaluation with supervisors and update of TSP
- Progress review meeting (with Graduate School Annual review team)
- Conducting research and writing of the dissertation
- Taking courses (both academic as well as generic skills) at one of the National Research Schools or your institute and/or courses offered as part of the University Teaching Program for PhDs.
- Draft 1st chapter/article finished
- Draft 2nd chapter/article finished
- Draft 3rd chapter/article finished
- Taking courses (both academic as well as generic skills) at one of the National Research Schools or your institute and/or courses offered as part of the University Teaching Program for PhDs
- Annual Progress Evaluation with supervisors and update of TSP
- Progress review meeting (with Graduate School Annual review team)
- Draft 4th chapter/article finished
- Draft dissertation finished
- Annual Thesis Progress Evaluation with supervisors and update of TSP
- Progress review meeting (with Graduate School Annual review team)
- Dissertation finished
- Organisation of the defence
- Exit meeting.