Candidate holding a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent + an official Master’s degree in Law, Economics, Business, Finance and/or related disciplines, including training in research methodology with at least 5 ECTS credits or a research project (Master’s dissertation) equivalent to at least 6 ECTS credits.
Additional training:
No additional training required

Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent + an official Master’s degree in Law, Economics, Business, Finance and/or related disciplines, including a Master’s Dissertation equivalent to at least 6 ECTS credits, but who have not completed training in research methodology in Law, Economics, Business and/or Finance.
Additional training:
ECONOMICS AND LAW RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (5 ECTS).

The program´s Academic Committee, chaired by the Program Coordinator, determines whether the candidate meets the general academic requirements for admission.
This criteria are similar for both full-time and part-time students.
Applications for admission will be evaluated by the Academic Committee according to the following student admissions and selection criteria:
1- Academic transcripts, including all prior completed coursework (grade point average), represent 80% of the overall evaluation and are weighed as follows:

· Bachelor Degree Academic transcripts: up to 60%
· Master’s Degree Academic transcripts: up to 20%
2- Résumé, representing 10% of the overall score. The following will be considered:
· The type of knowledge acquired by the candidate during prior training.
· Published materials in scientific journals.
· English level as certified through an officially recognized exam. At a minimum the student must possess a B2 level, according to the Common European Reference Framework for Languages.
3- Letters of recommendation (up to 2), which will represent 10% of the overall score: a letter of recommendation from a faculty member or professional in the candidate´s field of study.

After reviewing the submitted documentation, the Academic Committee may call the applicant for a personal interview with one of its members in order to obtain further information and discuss the merits provided for admission to the PhD program.

Admission procedures for students with special educational needs due to disability.
In the case of students with special educational needs due to disability, the Academic Committee of each program will issue a pre-admission report evaluating the possibility of a modified curriculum, courses and/or alternative studies in accordance to the principles of equal opportunity, without prejudice to the competencies of the universities´ Equal Opportunity programs.

FULL-TIME PROGRAM

FIRST YEAR
Advanced document search and management techniques applied to research.
Evaluation and assessment of scientific production.
SECOND YEAR
Writing and publication of a scientific, peer-reviewed.
Internship at a different university (national or foreign) or research center, for a minimum period of 1 month.
THIRD YEAR
Writing and publication of a scientific, peer-reviewed paper.
Internship at a different university (national or foreign) or research center, for a minimum period of 1 month.

PART-TIME PROGRAM

FIRST YEAR
Advanced document search and management techniques applied to research.
Evaluation and assessment of scientific production.
SECOND YEAR
Advanced document search and management techniques applied to research.
Evaluation and assessment of scientific production.
THIRD YEAR (or later)
Writing and publication of a scientific, peer-reviewed paper.
Internship at a different university (national or foreign) or research center, for a minimum period of 1 month.

Mandatory for all students regardless of year and full- or part-time status.
Predoctoral Orientation
Work meetings with supervisor(s)

The doctoral program´s Academic Committee will determine if any additional training (coursework, research) is required on a case-by-case basis.
Research Methodology.

Open to all students regardless of year and full- or part-time status
Transfer of research results.
Calls for research grants: competitive national and European projects.
Attend research seminars or conferences on topics related to the PhD program.

BASIC AND GENERAL SKILLS
– Comprehensive understanding of a field of study and mastery of related skills and research methods.
– Ability to devise, design, create, implement and adopt a significant process of research or development.
– Ability to push the limits knowledge through original research.
– Ability to analyze, assess, and synthesize new and complex ideas in a critical fashion.
– Ability to engage the academic and scientific communities, and society at large, with your fields of knowledge, through international scientific standards and languages
– Ability to promote, both academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress within the knowledge society.
PERSONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES
– Coping in contexts where specific information is limited.
– Finding the key questions that must be answered in order to solve a complex problem.
– Designing, creating, developing, and undertaking new and innovative projects in your field of knowledge.
– Working both independently and as part of a larger team, in an international or multidisciplinary context.
– Integrating knowledge, dealing with complexity and forming opinions
based on limited information.
– Criticism and intellectual defense of solutions.