PHD IN
BIOTECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE AND BIOSANITARY SCIENCES
Admission for the 2024-2025 academic year, open until September 11, 2024.
ACCESS AND ADMISSION
In order to access this doctoral program, it is necessary to be in possession of the official Spanish University Degrees and University Master’s Degrees or equivalent, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these two studies.
Likewise, those who are in any of the following cases will be able to access the program:
- Holding official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish degrees, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these studies as a whole and accredit a level 3 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
- Holding a university degree obtained under foreign educational systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), without the need for its homologation, which accredits a level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, provided that such degree entitles access to doctoral studies in the country of issue of the same. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the applicant or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
- Holding a university degree obtained under foreign educational systems outside the EHEA, without the need for its homologation, after verification by the university that this accredits a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master’s Degree and that it qualifies in the country of issue of the degree for access to doctoral studies. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party nor its recognition for purposes other than that of access to doctoral studies.
- Holding another PhD Degree.
- Likewise, university graduates who, after obtaining a place in training in the corresponding entrance exam to specialized health training places, have passed with positive evaluation at least two years of training in a program for obtaining the official degree in any of the specialties in Health Sciences, may also access the program
The admission of applicants to the doctoral program will be made through the Academic Committee of the program, which may establish additional requirements and criteria for the selection and admission of students. In particular, it may establish the endorsement of a researcher as possible Director of the doctoral thesis. The Academic Committee will evaluate the applicants’ applications based on the following criteria:
– Academic record: 70%
– Other merits: 10%
– Line of research: 5%
– Letters of recommendation: 5%
– Personal interview: 10%
The admission of applicants to the PhD program will be made through the Academic Committee of the doctoral program. Admission to the doctoral program may be conditioned by the requirement to take specific training complements in the case of Graduate degrees of at least 300 ECTS that do not include research methodology competencies/content in their undergraduate curricula. These training complements must be taken in the first academic year of the PhD program:
- Research Methodology in Biosanitary Sciences (6ECTS)
- Basic Research Techniques in Biosanitary Sciences (3ECTS)
At least 5 percent of the places offered will be reserved for students with a recognized degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 percent, as well as for students with permanent special educational needs associated with personal circumstances of disability, who in their previous studies have required resources and support for their full educational development.