Doctoral program in Society and Culture: History, Anthropology, Art and Heritage

Objectives and competences

Objectives and competences

Objectives

The more specific objectives of the programme can be summarised as follows:
Configuration of a broad doctoral programme that can compete at national and international level.
Quality offer in the lines of research, linked to the different projects of the programme's lecturers.
Internationalisation of the proposal, so that the programme, based on its broad offer and its aspiration to become a quality programme, thanks to the large number of researchers it brings together, can be attractive to students from other countries and to students with scholarships.
Excellence in the lines of research, selecting and bringing together the best researchers who at the same time become thesis supervisors.
Competitiveness.
Collaboration with other foreign universities, so that some lines of the programme can enter into international collaboration agreements.
Institutional collaboration with entities and companies related to the arts, historical communication, heritage management and culture.

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.
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 academic profile 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 admission requirements, the Academic Committee has set the following specific requirements:

1. Access from one of the following UB master's degrees: Archaeology; Anthropology and Ethnography; Advanced Studies in Art History; Women, Gender and Citizenship; History Studies; Latin American Studies; Management of Cultural Heritage (and Museology); Contemporary History and Today's World; the History and Culture of Food; Music as an Interdisciplinary Art; and Territorial Planning and Environmental Management.

2. Access from related degrees, depending on the specific content and its compatibility with the research areas covered by the doctoral programme.

3. For international students, a level of Catalan or Spanish equivalent to the Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE, intermediate level) or B1 (Catalan).

4. 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 selects students on the basis of the following scoring system:
1. Qualification used for admission (0-2 points), assessed as follows:

a) Admission from one of the following UB master's degrees (2 points): Archaeology; Anthropology and Ethnography; Advanced Studies in Art History; Women, Gender and Citizenship; History Studies; Latin American Studies; Management of Cultural Heritage (and Museology); Contemporary History and Today's World; the History and Culture of Food; Music as an Interdisciplinary Art; and Territorial Planning and Environmental Management.

b) Master's degrees in related disciplines, 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. Statement of interest, research proposal or letters of recommendation (maximum 2 points).

5. Curriculum vitae (maximum 4 points), assessed as follows:

a) Research experience in any of the areas covered by the theoretical and practical content 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, excluding mobility or generalgrants (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).

Enrolment

You can find all the information and enrolment prices at the Doctoral School

Lines of research and teaching staff

Research lines

• 101324 - Social and cultural anthropology
  
• 101313 - Archaeology
  
• 101323 - Performing arts
  
• 101322 - Aesthetics and theory of art
  
• 101325 - Cultural and heritage management
  
• 101315 - Ancient history
  
• 101318 - Contemporary history
  
• 101319 - History of America and Africa
  
• 101320 - History of ancient and medieval art
  
• 101321 - History of modern and contemporary art
  
• 101316 - Medieval history
  
• 101317 - Modern history
  
• 101314 - Prehistory
  

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

Training Activities
 

Doctoral thesis

Schedule of thesis readings: 

Thesis readings: Faculty of Geography and History, University of Barcelona (ub.edu) 

 

Thesis publications: TDX 

Digital repository of the University of Barcelona: Doctoral Thesis - Faculty - Geography and History (ub.edu) 

Thesis

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

SORTIDES PROFESSIONALS ANG
Historical research and teaching at universities and secondary schools.
Work in documentation centres, archives and libraries specialising in history.
Work in communication and dissemination of history, especially in the publishing and multimedia world.
Analysis and advice in relation to historical processes in the political and trade union sphere, and in heritage, museum and cultural projects.
Dissemination of visual arts and historical and artistic heritage.
Art criticism and documentation.
Management of museums and cultural institutions: curators and museum assistants, exhibition coordinators.
Cultural management at private and public level.
Design of cultural activities and programmes (art seminars, film and video cycles, conferences, etc.).
Curating exhibitions and cultural events.
Specialised editorial management: catalogues, art books, magazines, website content managers.
Heritage protection and conservation (cataloguing of movable and immovable cultural assets).
Urban development and planning (incorporation in multidisciplinary teams for urban analysis, cataloguing of properties, protection plans, etc.).
Local and community development: consultancies, public administrations, cooperation agencies and NGOs, international organisations, etc.
Advice to companies and institutions in areas related to multiculturalism and diversity management.
Technical consultancy, design, evaluation, implementation and intervention of social and cultural policies for public administration in areas such as exit, immigration, education, urban space, minorities, social groups, among others.

Contact us

PhD coordination: gccattini@ub.edu

Phone: 934 037 820