Doctoral programme of the UPF Doctoral School, governed by Royal Decree 99/2011
Admission requirements to the Political and Social Sciences - PhD programme
In order to be admitted to Political and Social Sciences PhD Programme offered by UPF, candidates must provide accreditation that they have obtained an accredited undergraduate degree (Bachelor degree or recognised equivalent degree from an accredited Higher Education Institution).
Moreover, they have to proof that they have obtained or are in position to obtain an accredited graduate/master's degree (equivalent to a Spanish Master Universitario/Oficial, Master's of Research.... ) which enables them to access a Phd programme in their home country.
In order to access a doctoral programme at UPF, you need to have completed 300 ECTS credits, 60 of those have to correspond to an official graduate, research orientated master's programme.
Mandatory documents to be submitted
Optional supporting documents
Standardised tests organised by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) which measure verbal and quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing, might also be taken into consideration:
| Duration of the training period |
1 academic year |
| Duration of the research period | The doctoral thesis must be submitted within three academic years of admission, with the possibility of an extension for one additional year |
| Languages | English |
| Places available | 15 |
| Organized |
Department of Political and Social Sciences |
| Calendar and time schedule | The training period is from September to July and the training activities take place, in preference, after 3pm. |
| Location | Ciutadella campus |
| PhD programme's academic website |
http://www.upf.edu/dcpis/en/doctorado/ |
Admission requirements to the Political and Social Sciences - PhD programme
In order to be admitted to Political and Social Sciences PhD Programme offered by UPF, candidates must provide accreditation that they have obtained an accredited undergraduate degree (Bachelor degree or recognised equivalent degree from an accredited Higher Education Institution). Moreover, they have to proof that they have obtained or are in position to obtain an accredited graduate/master's degree (equivalent to a Spanish Master Universitario/Oficial, Master's of Research.... ) which enables them to access a Phd programme in their home country.
In order to access a doctoral programme at UPF, you need to have completed 300 ECTS credits, 60 of those have to correspond to an official graduate, research orientated master's programme.
Mandatory documents to be submitted
- A photocopy of the undergraduate degree/diploma or Certification/proof of degree completion (Bachelor degree or recognised equivalent degree from an accredited Higher Education Institution).
- (If the diploma or the academic transcript are not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish).
- (If the diploma or the academic transcript are not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish).
- A photocopy of the official final undergraduate transcript.
- (Those students who have taken official studies at the UPF do not need to submit their academic records).
- (If the diploma or the academic transcript are not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish).
- (Those students who have taken official studies at the UPF do not need to submit their academic records).
If you have finished your Master's degree when you formalise your application, you will need to send us the following documents:
- A photocopy of the graduate/master's degree/diploma or Certification/proof of degree completion.
- A photocopy of your official final graduate/master's transcript .
However, if you have not yet completed your graduate/master's studies when formalising application, you will need to provide us with the following documents:
- A signed declaration of obtaining your graduate/master's degree before the commencement of the master's programme
- A photocopy of the provisional graduate/master's transcript.
- (Those students who have taken official studies at the UPF do not need to submit their academic records).
- (If the diploma or the academic transcript are not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish).
- Proof of English language (level B2.2)
- Research project in any of the research lines of the Department.
- Two academic recommendation letters.
- Identity Card or Passport.
Optional supporting documents
Standardised tests organised by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) which measure verbal and quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing, might also be taken into consideration: - Test Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (in English). Please introduce the institutional UPF code (4977) so ETS can send us your scores.
- The Graduate Studies Admission Test (EXADEP) (in Spanish)