Admission criteria
Profile for admission
Students who ideally have prior training in Sciences or Health Sciences, with a basis of molecular biology and/or biochemistry and nutrition, who are interested in training as researchers in the field of Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition.
Bearing all this in mind, there are multiple student profiles for admission. These profiles include both Spanish, EU and non-EU studies in areas of bio-health sciences (such as Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Biology, Genomic Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Veterinary Studies, Medicine, Food Science and Technology, Nursing, Physiotherapy, etc.). The master's degree qualifications may be varied and related to health sciences. Although this programme is directly related to the University Master's Degrees in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition (at the UIB) and in Nutrition and Health (at the UPV/EHU) (these being the master´s degrees giving direct access), candidates may also be granted access through other similar master’s degree qualifications, both from Spain and from other countries.
The main languages of the doctoral programme will be Spanish and English, given the nature of the research environment in which it is situated. Therefore, in order to access the doctoral programme, students will be required to have an intermediate level of English, equivalent to the required level in the European Higher Education Area for these purposes, which will be level B2 or similar.
Spanish
English
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 and at least one director from among the faculty at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) participating in the programme.
When a letter of endorsement is required from Doctoral Programme, director of the candidate will be the person indicated at the endorsement letter. No candidates will be accepted without endorsement letter, when it is required by doctoral programme.
Tutors are responsible for interactions between the doctoral candidate and the Academic Commission. They are also responsible for adapting training and research activities to the principles of the programmes and, where appropriate, the Doctoral School.
For more information, see the procedures and rules.