The main requirement is a Spanish qualification at bachelor's degree level or equivalent and at master's degree level or equivalent that enables the student to benefit from and complete the research training provided in the Marine Sciences doctoral programme.
Consequently, the following will be considered in particular:
' Academic qualifications and course plan for the master's degree, or equivalent qualification, used for the purpose of application.
' Academic qualifications and course plan for the bachelor's degree, or equivalent qualification, used for the purpose of application.
' Other merits for which the candidate has official certification, such as placements in research centres related to marine sciences, publications, or previous professional experience.
Using these criteria to assess the individual merit and academic excellence of candidates, the Academic Committee for the doctoral programme in Marine Sciences will publish an admissions list every year. The Academic Committee may require candidates to take specific bridging courses, depending on their academic profile. Research credits are awarded for bridging courses, which are compulsory for students who have taken a bachelor's degree of three hundred credits or more that does not include credits for research.
Students who have recognized Research Proficiency may be admitted to the programme directly, depending on the subject area and level of training, or may have to take the bridging courses that are recommended by their tutor.
In practical terms, the admission process involves the following steps:
1. All the candidates' qualifications shall be assessed to ensure that they meet admission requirements. Candidates who hold degrees that are fully compatible with the doctoral programme will be provisionally accepted. These are:
' Marine Sciences and Oceanography
' Civil and Marine Engineering
' Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Sciences and Mathematics
For other qualifications, the Academic Committee will assess the curriculum of the applicant's degree course, and submit a proposal to the university at which the student should enrol.
In all cases, the secretary for the doctoral programme in Marine Sciences will carry out an official check, and ensure that the curriculum included the subjects that are most closely related to the four basic branches of Marine Sciences. These checks will reveal whether or not a student should take bridging courses. This will then be confirmed in a personal interview.
2. All of the provisionally accepted students will be ranked, using the weightings given in brackets and according to the following criteria:
a) Grades for previous studies (55%).
b) Introductory research projects (for example in master's degrees), publications and contributions to meetings and scientific conferences that are mentioned in the curriculum (30%).
c) Grants and financial aid (10%).
d) Other merits (5%).
This process will lead to a list of provisionally accepted students. Then, the Academic Committee will issue an acceptance letter. The student's position on the list of accepted candidates will be referred to in relation to the number of places offered on the programme. Therefore, the relevant administrative bodies, including those in charge of completing the enrolment process, must be given this list. |
