Doctoral program in Engineering and Applied Sciences

Objectives and competences

Objectives and competences

Objectives

Competences

Doctoral studies guarantee, as a minimum, the acquisition by the doctoral candidate of the following basic competences as well as those others that appear in the Spanish Higher Education Qualifications Framework:
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.

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:
a) 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.
b) 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.
c) 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.
d) Be in possession of another doctoral degree.
e) 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.
f) 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 Academic Committee has set the following specific admission requirements for the standard admission pathways:

Candidates must hold one of the following qualifications:

1. Official university master's degree at the University of Barcelona in:

¿ Environmental Engineering
¿ Biomedical Engineering
¿ Photonic Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics
¿ Chemical Engineering
¿ Artificial Intelligence
¿ Applied Materials Chemistry
¿ Advanced Physics
¿ Renewable Energy and Energy Sustainability
¿ Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
¿ Electrochemistry Science and Technology

2. A master's degree issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area, of the same academic level and offering equivalent research training to the master's degrees indicated above, at the discretion of the Academic Committee.

3.A qualification issued by an education system outside the European Higher Education Area, which shows that the holder has a level of education equivalent to the master's degrees mentioned in the first section.

4. Knowledge of English. Applicants must have certified English language skills at a level equivalent to B2. If this is not possible, a representative designed by the Academic Committee will assess the candidate's English language skills in a personal interview.

Candidate evaluation criteria

The Committee will also consider the following aspects, which are prioritized according to the weighting shown:

1. The academic record and other academic merits. The Committee will focus particularly on whether the candidate has sufficient training to begin the preparation of a doctoral thesis in the requested area. In particular, it will assess whether the bachelor's degree and master's degree training is compatible with the requested research area (60%).

2. Curriculum vitae. Other training and professional aspects of the candidate's curriculum vitae will be taken into account (20%).

3. English language proficiency. Certified English language skills will be taken into consideration (15%).

4. Letters of recommendation. These may be written by former lecturers or people who have had a professional or academic relationship with the candidate. Letters of recommendation must make reference to the candidate's previous training, analytical skills, and general motivation for learning (5%).

Enrolment

You can find all the information and registration prices at the following link: https://www.ub.edu/escoladoctorat/en/taking-doctoral-degree
Enrolment

Lines of research and teaching staff

Research lines

101246 - Materials science and technology
101242 - Computer sciences
101241 - Photovoltaics
101244 - Ingeniería biomédica
101243 - Electronic engineering
101245 - Chemical engineering
101247 - Interfaces and colloids

Research plan and progress reports

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You can find all the information at the following link: https://www.ub.edu/escoladoctorat/en/taking-doctoral-degree/working-your-thesis
Working on your thesis

Training activities

Doctoral thesis

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

A doctor trained in the Engineering and Applied Sciences programme will be able to develop his/her professional career both at an academic level and in technological and research centres and in industry, as on many occasions the application of the research developed in the doctoral thesis will have an almost direct application in an industrial field.

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