Food and Nutrition - HDK01 - Studies portal

Basic information

Type	Doctoral program
Faculty or school	Faculty of Geography and History Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science SED of Medicine and Health Sciences (Clínic)
Branch of knowledge	Sciences Humanities Health Sciences Life Sciences
Number of places available	20
Coordination	Andreu Farran Codina
E-mail	afarran@ub.edu
Phone	934031986
EDUB details	Indicators

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:

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 any branch of knowledge encompassed by Food and Nutrition. 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 and criteria:

1. Access from one of the following UB master's degrees: Nutrition and Metabolism (inter-university degree offered in conjunction with Rovira i Virgili University), Food Design and Innovation, and Food Safety.
2. Access from related degrees, depending on the specific content and its compatibility with the research areas covered by the doctoral programme.
3. English language proficiency at level B1 (CEFR), or an accepted equivalent.

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) Admission from one of the following UB master's degrees (2 points): Nutrition and Metabolism (inter-university degree offered in conjunction with
Rovira i Virgili University), Food Design and Innovation, and Food Safety.

b) Master's degrees in related disciplines, depending on the specific content and its compatibility with the research areas covered by the doctoral programme.

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) Competitive grants or general public grants awarded for master's degree study (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).