Schedule

Master’s Thesis submission and defence schedule

Submission:

Students will distribute their theses to the examination committee (in printed form if this is requested by teachers, plus an electronic copy for the coordinator of studies).

Date of the oral defence:

The oral defence will be open to the university community. It will necessarily take place in accordance with the dates and deadlines established for such purpose by each of the three universities involved in the Master’s programme, as follows:

UDC

Academic year 2024/2025. MA thesis submission and oral defence dates:

– 1st semester extraordinary call:

  • Submission deadline: 14th February 2025
  • Defence: 24th-28th February 2025

– Ordinary call:

1st opportunity:

  • Submission deadline: 9th July 2025
  • Defence: 18th-24th July 2025

2nd opportunity:

  • Submission deadline: 9th September 2025
  • Defence: 17th-23rd September 2025

Further information:

https://www.udc.es/gl/filo/mestrados/MIEIA/2024_2025/mieia_tfm/

USC

  • Registration form to the Coordinator (student’s name + supervisor(s)’ name + TFM provisional title + signatures of student and supervisor(s))
    • 15/01/2025-21/01/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in February)
    • 22/04/2025-29/04/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in July and September)
  • MA-thesis defence form  to the Coordinator (defence form: signed only by the supervisor(s), with the student’s name, the final TFM title in Galician, Spanish and English, and a proposal with the 3 members of the Examination Committee + 1 substitute member, in addition to the date, place and time of the oral defence):
    • 20/01/2025-24/01/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in February)
    • 23/06/2025-27/06/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in July)
    • 24/07/2025-02/09/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in September)
  • Deadline for submission of the manuscript to the supervisor(s) for correction:
    • 21/01/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in February)
    • 20/06/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in July)
    • 25/07/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in September)
  • Submission of the MA-thesis (Students must upload their TFM to their Virtual Secretary):
    • 27/01/2025-03/02/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in February)
    • 27/06/2025-04/07/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in July)
    • 01/09/2025-07/09/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in September)
  • Supervisor’s assessment form (supervisor(s) assessment form):
    • 24/01/2025-31/01/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in February)
    • 30/06/2025-07/07/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in July)
    • 01/09/2025-08/09/2025 (for TFMs to be defended in September)
  • TFM defence periods:
    • USC official calendar:
      • 1st period: 03/02/2025-21/02/2025 (end of records: 28/02/2025)
      • 2nd period: 18/06/2025-18/07/2025 (end of records: 29/07/2025)
      • 2nd period (September): 02/09/2025-16/09/2025 (end of records: 26/09/2025)

UVigo:

  • Registration form to the Coordinator: 7th March 2025.

1st opportunity (June 2025):

  • 19th May 2025: deadline to submit the Master’s Thesis Submission and Defence Form to the Coordinator; the supervisor should likewise offer the TFM through SIGMA.
  • 26th May 2025: deadline for students to apply for the defence (online) and for supervisors to authorise the defence.
  • 30th May 2025: deadline to submit the TFM through SIGMA and MooVi.
  • 6th June 2025: deadline for supervisors to submit the TFM to the Examination Committee (printed or in PDF format), the assessment forms and the date, hour and place of the oral defence.
  • 30th June – 2nd July 2025: TFM defence period.
  • 4th July 2025: deadline for the Secretary of the Examination Committee to submit the records and marks through the Virtual Secretary and Managment Service.

2nd opportunity (July 2025):

  • 20th June 2025: deadline to submit the Master’s Thesis Submission and Defence Form to the Coordinator; the supervisor should likewise offer the TFM through SIGMA.
  • 27th June 2025: deadline for students to apply for the defence (online) and for supervisors to authorise the defence.
  • 1st July 2025: deadline to submit the TFM through SIGMA and MooVi.
  • 4th July 2025: deadline for supervisors to submit the TFM to the Examination Committee (printed or in PDF format), the assessment forms and the date, hour and place of the oral defence.
  • 21st June – 23rd July 2025: TFM defence period.
  • 24th July 2025: deadline for the Secretary of the Examination Committee to submit the records and marks through the Virtual Secretary and Managment Service.

Summing up the steps:

  1. Registration form: the student sends it to Coordinator (I want to do this with this supervisor)
  2. Defence form: Supervisor sends it to Coordinator (Here is the panel that will evaluate it, day X, place Y)
  3. Assessment form: Supervisor sends it to Coordinator (the supervisor´s final seal; deadline: seven days before actual defence)
  4. Upload: students do this in their ‘secretaría virtual’ (deadline in early February, July and September)
  5. Actual defence (a little later in February, July and September)
  6. (Optional) The student uploads thesis to the public repository.