Admission criteria
Profile for admission
In cases where applicants have completed master's degrees other than those indicated, the Academic Commission shall have the power to consider their admission. In any case, these eligible doctoral students must submit (or prove) at least 6 ECTS of training in educational research to be offered by the programme.
A) Academic merits:* University degreesa) Master's degrees in the field of the ECD (referred to in paragraph 3.2 or approved by the Master's Academic Commission) (5 points)b) Other Master's degrees in Education (1 point)c) Master's degree (3 points) d) Other Bachelor's degrees in Science and Technology (0.5 points)* Academic record of the Master (if degrees a) (The calculation will be made according to the criteria that each university uses to scale any academic dossier, taking into account that the maximum score is 2) (up to 2 points) (if degrees b) (The calculation will be made according to the criteria that each university uses to scale any academic dossier, taking into account that the maximum score is 2) (up to 2 points)* Combined predoctoral contract (public call) (3 points/year) (up to 6 points)* Research start-up grants (0.5 points/year) (up to 1 point) B) Professional merits* Years of teaching in practice (1 point/year) (up to 5 points)* Practice tutors in DCE related qualifications (0.5 points/year) (up to 3 points)* Other professional merits (up to 2 points)C) Training merits Courses, seminars, conferences... delivered (up to 1 point) Courses, seminars... received (up to 1 point) Publications (articles, books...) (up to 1 point) Participation in working groups, innovation projects (up to 2 points)D) Other merits (up to 1 point)Clarity and precision in the explanation of the proposed doctoral dissertation to be carried out, endorsed by some professor-a of the doctoral program (up to 3 points) If necessary and considered by the committee, interviews with the applicants may be held. (up to 3 points)
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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.