Duration of the research period

4 academic years

Calendar

From September to June

Timetable

The training period is from September to July and the training activities take place, in preference, after 3pm

 
Languages

English

Places

15

Organització i contacte

Department of Political and Social Sciences  

Presentation

Excellence Group: Political Science

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Doctoral programme of the UPF Doctoral School, governed by Royal Decree 99/2011

The UPF Department of Political and Social Sciences is an academic community consisting of lecturers, assistants, scholarship holders, associates and doctoral students carrying out research and teaching in the disciplines of political science and Administration, sociology and social psychology. It is noted for its strong international dimension, the dynamism of its research, the interdisciplinary nature of its teaching, the quality of its third cycle and its support for mobility among its students. Its staff is heterogeneous, comprising a balanced mix of permanent lecturers, researchers with ICREA and Ramón y Cajal contracts, visiting professors from foreign universities and government professionals who contribute their experience as adjunct lecturers. The doctoral programme in Political Social and Sciences complies fully with the European Higher Education Area and adopts the Salzburg Principles.
 

Organized by

Management: Dr. Javier Arregui Moreno
Coordination: Dr. Luis Ortiz Gervasi

 

  • Comparative Politics
  • Government & Administration
  • Health Inequalities
  • Immigration & Cultural Diversity
  • Political Behaviour
  • Political Theory
  • Social & Political Psychology
  • Sociology and Demography
  • Survey Methodology & Public Opinion
  • Public Policy

 

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 in the field of Social Sciences  (equivalent to a Spanish Master Universitario/Oficial, Master's of Research.... ) which enables them to access a Phd programme in their home country. 

To access a PhD programme at UPF you must have an official university degree and a master's degree, and have passed at least 300 ECTS credits. 

You can also access the doctorate with: 

  • an official Spanish university degree or equivalent, as long as at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed and a level 3 of the MECES is accredited; 
  • a degree from the European Higher Education Area (non-Spanish) that accredits a level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, as long as this degree entitles to access a PhD in the issuing country; 
  • a foreign title (non-EHEA) of a training level equivalent to a Spanish university master's degree and that entitles to access a PhD programme in the issuing country; 
  • a doctoral degree.

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).
  • A photocopy of the official final undergraduate transcript. 
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 in the field of Social Sciences.
  • 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.

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. 

Students holding a Spanish DEA (Diploma de Estudios Avanzados) according to  RD 778/1998 / Suficiencia Investigadora according to RD185/1985 or an undergraduate degree of 300 ECTS credits (such as Medicine...) will not need to have completed a master's degree. 

All candidates must also present the following mandatory documents (please provide a photocopy):
In case you would like to be exempted from accrediting any language because you are a native speaker or you have studied in that language, it is necessary for you to upload a brief letter justifying the reasons why you request to be exempted from this requirement.
In order to optimise the treatment and security of the recommendation letters, the candidate will have to request those via the online application system, where he/she will need to indicate the e-mail adress of the person/the persons he/she wishes to be recommended by. That person will receive an e-mail indicating that the candidate wishes a recommenation letter from him/her. The letter will be uploaded by the referee in the online application system. Non-institutional addresses such as *yahoo, *gmail, *hotmail, etc... will not be accepted.
  • Motivation Letter, using this template 
  • Curriculum Vitae.
  • Identity Card or Passport.
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