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Curricular Structure

The Program's Study Plan is made up of VIII semesters, corresponding to 240 SCT credits and 112 TEL credits (Exempt No. 482 of 01/17/2024). The initial cycle is made up of semesters I, II and III, which will have a theoretical-epistemological, methodological, breadth and depth emphasis. The theoretical-epistemological emphasis considers the subjects “Organization Management”, “Operations Management” and “Advanced Topics in Operations and Organization Management”. The methodological emphasis will be reflected in “Research Methodology”, “Thesis Project I” and “Thesis Project II”. Finally, the emphasis on breadth will be reflected with the subject “Elective I”, which aims to expand knowledge related to the integration and synergy of the program's lines of research. On the other hand, the subjects “Elective II” and “Elective III” will allow students to deepen their knowledge and skills in the line of research related to their Thesis Project.

The final cycle of the program includes the remaining 5 semesters, considering the subjects “Thesis Seminar I, II, III and IV” and the subject “Degree Work”. This completion considers the accreditation of the acceptance for publication of an article related to your Thesis topic. The training process concludes with the taking of an oral and public degree exam to defend the doctoral thesis. Said oral exam will be presented to a committee of professors defined in accordance with the internal regulations of the program.

The minimum period of permanence for students is 5 semesters equivalent to 150 SCT-Chile and the maximum period will be six years.

  • The time that a student is on temporary withdrawal will not be considered in this requirement.
  • A maximum of two temporary withdrawals will be allowed.
  • It will be the obligation of students to carry out their studies in consecutive semesters during the day, in person.

Each student will have a Guide Professor from among the Professors of the Program Faculty, who will define together with the student the elective subjects to be taken according to the Thesis work that will be carried out during their stay, depending on the choice of one of the areas of research. of the program: Operations Management and Organization Management.

Students may request recognition and validation of academic activities carried out in another postgraduate program of equivalent or higher level. The validation may not exceed 90 SCT-Chile of the total study plan, nor may it consider graduation activities. This validation will be resolved by the Doctoral Program Committee (CPD).

The student's expected curricular trajectory is expressed in the diagram presented below: