Admission criteria
Profile for admission
The recommended entry profile is that of a graduate in Law that meets the requirements of the regulations in force for access to the doctorate.
Another entry profile would be that of students from areas such as political science, communications, journalism, history, or other degrees, also strictly scientific, who can develop work closely related to the policies linked to human rights, to the European Union, to the history of human rights or to the history of the development of the policies of the European Union.
In what refers to the skills, background knowledge and languages used and required level in each of them, writing, communicating and analytical skills are of great importance.
Furthermore, a passive knowledge of English and French is advisable, in particular also being able to communicate in English at a basic level (B1-2), although the knowledge of languages is not a specific requirement for admission.
Training supplements for students who do not come from undergraduate and master's degrees in law will involve a basic course in General Theory of Law.
The evaluation criteria are:- Academic record: 70% (each of the records will represent half of the overall assessment of this section. This means that the degree will represent 35% and the Master the other 35% of the assessment.) - Professional experience in the subject area linked to the programme: 15% - Interview: 15% Regarding the personal interview, the skills of candidates for communication (2%), the reasons leading to doing the Doctoral Programme (4%), and their willingness to work as a team (4%) will be considered. Their readiness for learning new languages, working in a foreign language and their willingness to make stays abroad: 5%
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Procedure for assigning a faculty member as a doctoral thesis tutor and director
Once a student has been accepted onto the doctoral programme, the Academic Commission will assign them a tutor from among the faculty at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) participating in the programme, who will then be responsible for ensuring good interaction with the Academic Commission and adapting the training and research activities to the principles established by the programme and the Doctorate School.
Within three months of enrolment, the Academic Commission will assign each student a thesis director from among the faculty participating in the programme. The director may or may or not be the same person as the tutor, and will be responsible for guiding and ensuring the consistency of the training and research tasks, and guaranteeing that the topic of the thesis have an impact and make a novel contribution to the field. They are also responsible for guiding the thesis plan and adapting it, if required, to other projects and activities in which the PhD student is involved.
If the director is not a member of the faculty at the UPV/EHU, the tutor will act as a liaison.
Doctoral theses may also be co-directed, and the second co-director may or may not be a member of the DP. New tutors or directors may be assigned at any moment during the thesis.
For more information, see the procedures and rules.