Admission criteria
Profile for admission
Public Health is a multidisciplinary science, so applicants may come to this doctoral programme from a wide variety of subjects, although they must always have prior training in the most relevant aspects of Public Health in general, and Epidemiology in particular.
So, ideally the students should have completed a master's degree in the branches of Health Sciences or Social Sciences. From this perspective, qualifications in Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Studies, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Biology, Dietetics, Dentistry, Psychology, Sociology, Social Anthropology or Social Work are all included.
It is also a fundamental requirement for all applicants to the Doctorate in Public Health to have interest in doing research work in this field.
Students from Health Science Degrees with at least 300 ECTS will not be required to conduct additional training.Students from non-Health Science Degrees, the Academic Committee will assess individually the need to conduct up to 15 ECTS in subjects covered by the Master in Public Health at the UPV / EHU. These subjects will be the following:1. Statistical Methods and Use of Basic Programmes in Health Sciences (3 ECTS) 2. Epidemiology and Demography: Principles, Methods and Applications in Health (3 ECTS) 3. Planning and Development of Basic Studies in Epidemiology and Health (3 ECTS) 4. Planning and Development of Basic Studies in Epidemiology and Health: Advanced Methods (3 ECTS) 5. Creating a Protocol and Development of a Research Project (3 ECTS)
Merit assessment criteria:- Holding a Master's degree in Public Health by Universities of the EHEA: 40 points. - Holding a related Master¿s degree: up to 20 points. Master¿s degrees in any of the specialities of health sciences will be considered as related. - CV of the future PhD student: up to 30 points. The research activity carried out will particularly be taken into account. - Personal interview with the director of the doctoral programme: up to 15 points. The main aspects to consider in the interview will be the professional orientation of candidates and the value derived from obtaining a doctoral degree in their professional development. To be eligible, a minimum score of 60 points must be obtained.
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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.