Objectives and competences
Arts education is a growing field of research due to the role artistic practices play in ways of understanding reality and the construction of contemporary subjectivities. Research in this field addresses emerging topics in the audiovisual industry, cultural management, mediation and psychosocial well-being. It is conducted at educational institutions, museums, and cultural centres, by social groups and in virtual environments. The doctoral programme is unique in Spain and one of the few of its kind offered in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Basic information
| Type | Doctoral program |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty of Education |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Number of places available | 4 |
| Language(s) of instruction | Catalan, Spanish, English, Portuguese |
| Coordination | Eva Figueras Ferrer |
| efigueras@ub.edu | |
| Phone | 934034070 |
| EDUB details | Indicators |
| Interuniversity | Yes |
| Universitats | Universitat Barcelona ( Coordinadora ) Universitat Girona Universitat Granada Universitat Complutense de Madrid |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
2. To carry out the doctoral thesis on problems that relate, in an expanded way, to the arts and education.
3. To offer the possibility of forming part of a critical community that reflects, proposes and experiences ways of researching.
4. To make a meaningful contribution to the relationships between ontology, epistemology, methodology and research ethics.
5. To conduct research that rethinks and questions dualism.
6. To develop an inclusive ethic in the research process that does not reify the research other.
7. Approach research from a relationship with knowledge that considers it as situated.
8. Explore the role of the arts and artistic methods in research processes.
9. To be open to modes of research that dialogue with and question hegemonic modes of research.
Competences
a) Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and research methods related to this field.
b) Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial research or creative process.
c) Ability to contribute to extending the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
e) Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and society in general about their areas of knowledge in the ways and languages commonly used in the international scientific community.
f) Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress in a knowledge-based society.
g) Ability to promote Open Science and Citizen Science as a way to contribute to the consideration of scientific knowledge as a common good.
Admission pathways
Access
In general, to access an official doctorate program you must have an official Spanish bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and a university master's degree and have passed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in all university degree and master's studies. It can also be accessed by anyone who is in any of these cases:- Be in possession of official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish degrees, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in the set of these courses, accrediting level 3 of the Spanish Qualification Framework for Higher Education.
- Be in possession of a title obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EEES), without the need for it to be approved, which accredits a level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, provided that this title is valid for to access doctoral studies in the country of dispatch. This admission does not imply, in any case, the approval of the previous title that the interested party is in possession of or the recognition for other purposes than that of accessing doctoral studies.
- Be in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems outside the EEES, without the need for it to be approved, after verification by the University of Barcelona that this degree accredits a level of training equivalent to the official Spanish master's degree university and which, in the country of dispatch, entitles you to access doctoral studies. This admission does not imply, in any case, the approval of the previous title that the interested party is in possession of or the recognition for other purposes than that of accessing doctoral studies.
- Be in possession of another doctoral degree.
- Equally, university graduates who, after obtaining a place in training through the corresponding test for access to specialized health training places, have passed with a positive evaluation at least two years of training in a program to obtain the title, can access official of one of the specialties in health sciences.
- The graduates, architects or engineers who were in possession of the diploma of advanced studies obtained in accordance with what was established in Royal Decree 778/1998, of April 30, or who had reached the research sufficiency regulated in Royal Decree 185/ 1985, of January 23.
Admission requirements
The recommended qualification for access to this doctoral programme is a master's degree in an area of the arts,
Humanities and Social Sciences. Candidates with other qualifications will also be considered, provided that they meet the general academic requirements.
In addition to the general access requirements, the Academic Committee has established the following specific requirements and criteria:
1. Access from one of the following master's degrees:
Joint master's degree from the universities of Barcelona, Granada and Girona: Visual Arts and Education: a Constructionist Approach.
Master's degree in Arts Therapy and Arts Education for Social Inclusion from the Complutense University of Madrid, the
Autonomous University of Madrid, and the University of Valladolid.
Master's degree in Art Education in Social and Cultural Institutions, from the Complutense University of Madrid.
1. Access from related degrees, depending on the specific content and its compatibility with the research areas covered by the doctoral programme.
2. For international students, a level of Catalan or Spanish equivalent to the Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (Intermediate Level) or B1 (Catalan).
3. A level of comprehension equivalent to B1 in any of the languages commonly used in the field in question, particularly English and French.
The Academic Committee will select students on the basis of the following scoring system:
1. Qualification used for admission (0-2 points), assessed as follows:
a) One of the master's degrees mentioned in Point 1 of the specific requirements and criteria (2 points).
b) Related master's degrees, depending on the specific content and its compatibility with the research areas covered by the doctoral programme (0-2 points).
2. Academic record for the bachelor's degree or pre-EHEA degree used for admission (maximum 4 points, depending on the grade point average). The grade point average will be assessed on a scale of 0 to 4 divided by 2, or 0 to 10 divided by 5. Correction factors will be applied to qualifications issued outside Spain, as provided for in the regulations of the ANECA programme.
3. Academic record for the master's degree (maximum 4 points, depending on the grade point average). The grade point average will be assessed on a scale of 0 to 4 divided by 2, or 0 to 10 divided by 5. Correction factors will be applied to qualifications issued outside Spain, as provided for in the regulations of the ANECA programme
4. Responses to a brief survey on the candidate's interest in the course, which includes the research proposal (maximum 2 points).
5. Two letters of recommendation (maximum 2 points).
6. Curriculum vitae (maximum 4 points), assessed as follows:
a) Research experience in any of the fields covered by the theoretical and practical components of the doctoral programme (maximum 1 point).
b) Professional experience in any of the areas covered by the theoretical and practical content of the doctoral programme (maximum 1 point).
c) Publication record, attendance of conferences, and other activities related to the doctoral programme, such as participation in excavations, artistic activities, culture and heritage management, field work, etc. (maximum 1 point)
d) Master's degree grants awarded in competitive calls (maximum 1 point).
6. Previous award of a grant for doctoral study (3 points) or grant application pending resolution at the time of application(1 point). Spanish grants equivalent to FI (research training) or FPU (university lecturer training) will be taken into consideration, as will competitive grants awarded in other countries.
7. Other academic merits (international placements, knowledge of languages such as English, French, Portuguese, Italian and German (maximum 1 point).
Lines of research and teaching staff
Research lines
- 101108 - Arts education, museums and visual culture: cultural policies
- 101109 - The application of art for psychosocial improvement in therapeutic contexts
Research plan and progress reports
You can find all the information at the following links:
- Research Plan
- Activities document
- Annual monitoring report and evaluation and DADDAD
- Guide to good practice in doctoral thesis supervision and tutoring
- Code of good practices of the Doctoral School of the University of Barcelona
Training activities
Each university offers training activities (courses, seminars, workshops, talks and conferences open to students from all the programme's participating universities). For example, the following seminars were held in the academic year 2020‒2021.
University of Barcelona
'Historias globales desde el Sur, la colonialidad más allá de 1492' [Global stories from the South: coloniality beyond 1492]. Dr José Romero Losacco
'Estar ahí: conversaciones en torno a una investigación situada' [Being there: conversations on situated research]. Dr María Paz Aedo Zúñiga
'El giro afectivo desde la perspectiva del Sur' [The affective turn from the perspective of the South]. Dr M. Paz Aedo and Dr Fernando Hernández
First-year seminar: 'Planificación del plan de investigación' [Planning your research plan]. Dr Fernando Hernández-Hernández
University of Granada
'Técnicas e instrumentos de indagación en investigación educativa basada en artes' [Techniques and tools of inquiry in arts-based educational research]. Dr Ricardo Marín Viadel.
'Ca/r/tografía visual i social' [Visual and social ca/r/tography]. Dr Joaquín Roldán Ramírez.
The programme's current website (doctoradoartesyeducacion.ub.edu/?page_id=295) includes examples of training activities offered in recent academic years at each of the universities.
Training Activities
Doctoral thesis
Theses subject to data protection:
In the case of theses subject to data protection or transfer processes, only the encrypted copy will be published in the institutional or TDX repository. The doctoral student must duly notify the University of Barcelona when the protection or transfer process ends so that the encrypted copy can be replaced with the complete version. During the period in which the doctoral thesis is being prepared, the programme's academic committee will establish the confidentiality procedures to be followed in the monitoring and annual assessment of the research plan.
Programme thesis readings:
Thesis reading - Faculty of Fine Arts - University of Barcelona (ub.edu)
Thesis publication: TDX
Thesis