KEY DATA

• DEGREE:  Upon successful completion of the PhD, you will obtain the title of Doctor in Biotechnology, Medicine and Biosanitary Sciences awarded by the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.
• UNIVERSITY: Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.
• FACULTY/SCHOOL: International Doctoral School of the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
• IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE: The PhD in Biotechnology, Medicine and Biosanitary Sciences was implemented in the academic year 2013/14, according to RD 99/2011. The accreditation was renewed in July 2019.
• OFFERED PLACES: 20
• DURATION: The duration of the doctoral studies will be a maximum of four years full time, counting from the date of enrollment of the doctoral student in the program until the date of the deposit of the doctoral thesis. However, with the prior authorization of the academic committee responsible for the program, doctoral studies may be carried out on a part-time basis. In this case, such studies may have a maximum duration of seven years from the date of enrollment in the program until the date of deposit of the doctoral thesis.
  When the doctoral candidate is a person with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 percent, the duration of the doctoral studies will be a maximum of six years full-time and nine years part-time.
  Before the end of the periods mentioned in the previous sections, if the application for the deposit of the thesis has not been submitted, the Academic Committee responsible for the program, upon request of the doctoral candidate, may authorize the extension of this period for one more year, under the conditions established in the corresponding doctoral program. Situations of temporary incapacity, birth, adoption, foster care, risk during pregnancy, risk during breastfeeding and gender violence or any other situation contemplated in the regulations in force during the period of time mentioned above will interrupt the computation of the time limit for the duration of the doctoral studies. The doctoral student may request periods of temporary leave from the program up to a total of two years. This request must be addressed and justified to the Academic Committee responsible for the program, which will decide whether or not to grant the request of the doctoral candidate. APPLY FOR ADMISSION
• METHODOLOGY: The Doctoral Program is fundamentally a period of research so that its main task is the elaboration of the Doctoral Thesis. To help you in this work, a specific study plan is established for this period, which includes tutorials, seminars, courses, other training activities and stays in other universities, both Spanish and foreign. This is always under the guidance, orientation and criteria of the Tutor or Director of your Thesis. This program includes two main lines of research which are:
  • Biotechnology and Biomedicine:  Advanced Therapies Area,  Neurosciences Area and  Biotechnology Area.
  • Clinical Medicine and Healthcare Communication:  Clinical-Epidemiological Research Area, Medical Education, Teaching Innovation and Humanization and Health Area.

During this training period, the doctoral student must carry out a series of training activities that will be supervised by the tutor and the thesis supervisor and evaluated annually (September) by the Academic Committee of the doctoral program.