Admissions Profile
TABLE WITH THE ADMISSION PROFILES ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF ACCESS AND PREVIOUS TRAINING
Related subjects (1): Degree in Humanities, History, Art History, Philosophy, Education, General and Comparative Literature and/or related disciplines.
Previous training in research methodology justified through one of these THREE options (2):
- equivalent training in research methodology with a minimum of 6 ECTS and/or a research work (Master's Thesis) equivalent to a minimum of 6 ECTS.
- in possession of the Diploma of Advanced Studies obtained in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 778/1998, of 30 April, and.
- have achieved the research proficiency regulated in Royal Decree 185/1985, of 23 January,
The contents of each training complement can be consulted in the section COURSES (3).
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Candidates holding degrees that meet the general admission requirements |
Related subjects (1) |
Previous research training (2) |
Courses (3): |
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PROFILE 1 (recommended profile) |
YES |
YES |
Yes |
NO Courses required |
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PROFILE 2 |
YES |
YES |
NO |
Course 1.- (6 ECTS). |
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PROFILE 3
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YES |
NO. (**) |
Yes |
Course Líne 1 |
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Course 2. |
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Course Line 2 |
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Course3.- (3ECTS). |
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Course4.- (3 ECTS) |
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Course Line 3 |
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Course5.- (3 ECTS). |
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Course6.- (3 ECTS). |
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PROFILE 4 |
YES |
NO. (**) |
yes |
Course1 + Courses according to line |
(**) Provided that the research is justified in accordance with the programme's lines of research. The Academic Committee of the Programme will evaluate on a case-by-case basis whether the contents of the degree provided by each candidate is the most appropriate and coherent with the scientific field of the PhD Programme.
All profiles require previous knowledge of English (or another language, different from the official ones in the national territory, that is commonly used in the area of knowledge). Minimum level required: B1, although a higher level will be positively evaluated. A minimum level of English is required to enable students to read international publications and to attend and participate in international conferences. In the case of foreign students whose mother tongue is not Spanish, a minimum level of B1 in this language will be required, although a higher level will be positively considered.
Specific Admission Criteria. Admission ratings.
The Academic Committee will examine applications for the admission of PhD students in accordance with the admission and selection criteria indicated below (ADMISSION RATINGS):
- Previous degree, with priority to those related to Humanities, History, History of Art, Education, Philosophy, General and Comparative Literature (up to 2 points out of 10).
o Related subjects: 2 points
o Subjects from other disciplines: 1 point.
- Academic records of previous training, with priority being given to those related to Humanities, History, Art History, Education, Philosophy, General and Comparative Literature (up to 4 points out of 10, of which 3 will correspond to the record of undergraduate studies and 1 to the record of postgraduate studies).
o Related subjects: 2 to 4 points.
o Subjects from other disciplines: 0 to 2 points.
- A letter of motivation (up to 2 points out of 10) detailing the applicant's research experience and interests, specifically indicating a tentative topic for the research project and justifying the link with one of the programme's lines of research. Applicants who do not submit the letter will not be awarded 2 points on the admission scale.
- Other merits, such as mobility stays, research grants or publications, as well as accredited knowledge of foreign languages other than English or levels of English over B1 (up to 2 points out of 10).
In order to be admitted, it will be necessary to exceed the minimum threshold of 5 points, according to the parameters set out above.
Once the documentation submitted has been examined and depending on the points obtained in the admission scale, the Academic Committee may call the applicant to a personal interview with one of its members in order to provide further information and discuss with the candidate about the merits provided for the purpose of his/her definitive admission to the PhD programme.
Likewise, the Academic Committee may establish the endorsement of a researcher as possible Director/s of the doctoral thesis.
The Academic Committee, once it has verified the applicant's compliance with the entry requirements, heard the person in charge of the line of research to which the PhD student intends to be assigned and examined his/her file and curriculum, must decide on admission within the period established by the CEINDO. The Academic Committee, where appropriate, will establish the need for the applicant to undertake specific training complements in order to achieve the recommended entry profile. The Committee's communication will be made when the applicant is admitted.
The duration of full-time PhD studies is of four years, starting from the formalisation, after admission to the programme, of the student's enrolment, until the submission of the application to deposit the doctoral thesis. The PhD student may apply for an extension of one year plus an additional year, subject to authorization by the Academic Committee.
Doctoral students who wish to take part-time studies must apply to the Academic Committee in their application for admission, which will assess the circumstances alleged and decide what is appropriate.
The Academic Committee of the doctoral programme may authorize part-time doctoral studies, provided that this is consistent with the programme's objectives and objectives. The granting of part-time study will be ratified by the Academic Committee at the time of admission.
The duration of part-time doctoral studies is a maximum of seven years from the date of enrolment in the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. The PhD student may apply for an extension of one year plus one additional year, subject to prior authorization by the Academic Committee.
Part-time PhD students who wish to switch to full-time studies when the circumstances that justify their part-time dedication cease to exist must make a reasoned request to the corresponding Academic Committee so that, taking into account the alleged circumstances and the activities carried out to date by the PhD student, it may decide what is appropriate, always following the procedures established in the CEINDO.
The admission criteria and procedures are common to both full-time and part-time students.
In the case of students with special educational needs due to disability, the academic committee of each programme will assess, by means of a report prior to their admission, the advisability of introducing curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies that make the principle of equal opportunities effective, without prejudice to the competences of the existing Offices and services for Equality in each university.
Complementary courses
*** COMPLEMENTARY COURSES FROM THE 2024-2025 ENTRY COHORT ONWARDS.
In the case of the entry profiles defined in previus point, which require specific Courses, admission will be conditional on the completion of these complements.
These courses must be passed during the initial period of development of the thesis, within a maximum period of one academic year, and will be considered, for the purposes of public prices and the awarding of grants and study aids, as doctoral level training.
The Courses contemplated in previous point, in accordance with the defined access profiles, are the following:
CF1.- Theoretical foundations and principles of advanced research in Humanities and Educational Sciences.
Credits to be taught: 6 ECTS
Contents: The scientific nature of the Humanities. Epistemology of the Arts and Humanities. Science, ideology and power relations. The Humanities in the current scientific debate: interdisciplinarity, cultural studies and ideological plurality. The social value of the Humanities in post-modern societies. Culture and Globalization. The social value of research in the Humanities: The Humanities and the challenge of innovation. Humanities and Education. The different methodological approaches to research in Education. Fundamentals for the planning of advanced educational research. Quantitative and qualitative techniques for collecting information in advanced educational research. Critical appraisal of evaluation of innovation in education.
Learning outcomes: Acquisition of essential knowledge to define the methodological foundations of research, as well as solvent criteria for the selection, evaluation and analysis of the different documentary sources with which to approach advanced research in Humanities and/or Education. The contents are aimed at enabling students to understand the logic of research in this field, the delimitation of hypotheses and their inclusion within the main theoretical contributions made, in order to be able to propose significant theoretical advances. The completion of the complementary course will enable the student to understand the concept of scientific method and its complexity in the field of Humanities and Education. It will also enable them to understand the concept of interdisciplinarity and its practical application in humanistic, cultural and educational research. It will also allow the student to correctly use the specific scientific terminology of these branches of knowledge and to give your research the highest levels of visibility, both in the scientific community and in society in general.
Evaluation system: The subject will be assessed with a numerical score, according to the student's achievement of the learning outcomes. This assessment will consist of a theoretical-practical work, which will account for 100% of the grade.
CF2.- Sources and methods for historical research.
Credits: 3 ECTS
Contents: History and Historiography. Documentary sources for historical research. Use of secondary sources in historical research. The role of auxiliary sciences (Each of these basic contents will be offered adapted to the historical period dealt with).
Learning outcomes: The student will have the essential resources to learn how to carry out historical research in each of the different chronological periods, taking into account the specificity of each of them, and will have sufficient theoretical and conceptual background to satisfactorily solve the problems of selection of documentation and documentary analysis of each of these periods and the different types of documents with which a researcher must deal.
Evaluation system: The subject will be assessed with a numerical score, in accordance with the student's achievement of the learning outcomes. This assessment will consist of a theoretical-practical work, which will account for 100% of the grade.
CF3.- Main Philosophical Currents
Credits: 3 ECTS
Content: Analysis of the fundamental currents of philosophy in their scientific, social, and cultural context.
Learning outcomes: Knowledge of the main philosophical currents in the history of Western thought and knowledge of the systematic philosophical problems that unfold historically. Ability to reflect on the general relationships between philosophical currents and cultural trends.
Evaluation system: The subject will be assessed with a numerical score, in accordance with the student's achievement of the learning outcomes. This assessment will consist of a theoretical-practical work, which will account for 100% of the grade.
CF4.- Philosophy: conceptual elements for research
Credits: 3 ECTS
Contents: Introduction to research techniques, search, and treatment of information in philosophy.
Learning outcomes: Acquisition and development of the capacity for philosophical reflection. Acquiring skills to bring together different philosophical methodologies and artistic problems.
Evaluation system: The subject will be assessed with a numerical score, according to the student's achievement of the learning outcomes. This assessment will consist of a theoretical-practical work, which will account for 100% of the grade.
CF5.- Literature and artistic and cultural criticism: conceptual elements for research.
Credits to be given: 3 ECTS
Contents: Fundamentals of literary theory. Artistic expressions and social analysis. Literature, Art and currents of thought.
Learning outcomes: Students will have the theoretical instruments necessary to understand the interrelationship between different cultural expressions from a perspective of insertion in the different political, social, economic, and institutional frameworks in which they develop. This complement is aimed at offering those who take it the necessary instruments and tools to exercise critical thinking from the valuation of cultural manifestations as an expression of the social structure in which they are inscribed.
Evaluation system: The subject will be assessed with a numerical score, in accordance with the student's achievement of the learning outcomes. This assessment will consist of a theoretical-practical work, which will account for 100% of the grade.
CF6.-New aims of education in open and multicultural societies
Credits to be given: 3 ECTS
Contents: Humanities and Education: interrelationships and interdependencies. Inclusive education: concept, dimensions, and nature. Processes of socio-educational inclusion and exclusion. Diversity and difference in socio-educational processes. Educational Technology and Digital Competence.
Learning outcomes: - To determine the methodological and research criteria necessary for understanding phenomena such as educational inclusion and exclusion. To value difference from a perspective of opportunity and not from the concept of a problem. Develop research strategies to facilitate the understanding and evaluation of difference in the framework of educational processes in heterogeneous societies. Deepen knowledge in relation to counselling on the subject in the family and school environment.
Evaluation system: The subject will be assessed with a numerical score, according to the student's achievement of the learning outcomes. This assessment will consist of a theoretical-practical work, which will account for 100% of the grade.
The Academic Committee undertakes to clearly and explicitly indicate the additional courses that the applicant must take if he/she is not exempt from taking them.
*** COMPLEMENTARY COURSES FOR COHORTS PRIOR TO 2024-2025
CF1.- Theoretical Foundations, techniques and resources for advanced research in the Humanities
CF2.- Sources and methods for historical research
CF3.- Literature, art and cultural criticism: conceptual elements for research
