Systematic Biology PhD credits

SystBiol PhD credits

HP

7.5 Pedagogic course (required if you do any teaching)
2.0 Ethics course (required)
3.0 Introduction to graduate studies (Highly recommended, but not required)
6.0 Frontiers seminars: attend 60% over 4 years (2 HP), present twice (2 x 1 HP), moderate twice (2 x 1 HP)  *(subject to change – this is IOB board decision)
1-3 SysBiol seminars: 1 HP for a 45-minute seminar (minimum of 1 HP, maximum of 3 HP)
3.0 Journal clubs - regular attendance (60%) and lead once per term: 0.5 HP/ term (max 3 HP)
6.0 International symposia - talk (2 HP) or poster (1 HP), up to a maximum of 6.0 HP

Variables
 

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS:
1-2 day course 1HP
3-5 day course 3HP
6-10 day course 5HP
> 2 week course 7HP

BOOKS
Intoroductory (undergraduate level) 1HP
Advanced (gradaute level) 2HP
Specialist advanced or > 400 pages upto max of 10HP 3HP

Miscellaneous

  • Frontier seminar host: 0.5HP

Total

40.0 HP (minimum total required for PhD)