Admission and enrollment

Admission requirements

The doctorate programme will be integrated into Doctorate School of the Universities of Vigo and Coruña (http://www.xunta.es/dog/Publicados/2013/20130626/AnuncioG0164-180613- 0002_es.html).It is specially oriented to those who have passed the following Bachelor's Degrees closely related to Experimental Sciences, Sanitary Sciences or Life Sciences: Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Pharmacology, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences, Chemical Engineering or Agronomic Engineering and completed a Master in related fields which can constitute a suitable basis to gain admittance to Doctorate studies in the field of Biotecnology. The Academic Comission of the Doctorate Programme could take into consideration new degrees, not considered in the RUCT but can be included in a near future, similar degrees to those previously described.

In this proposal, there are no access requirements apart from those derived from the maximum of students that can access every year to the Programme and those established for Doctorate Studies by the current legislation.

These are the admission requirements for the Doctorate Programme:

1.- As a general rule, to be admitted to the Doctorate Programme it is compulsory to have an Spanish Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent, and a Master degree.

2.- Likewise, could gain access to the Doctorate Programme those who meet one of these assumptions:

a) Have a Spanish Bachelor's Degree, or a Bachelor's Degree from the European Higher Education Area, which provide access to a Master Degree as stated in the article 16 of the R.D. 1393/2007 and have passed a mínimum of 300 ECTS, 60 ECTS of which should be of Master Degree.

b) Have an Spanish Bachelor's Degree whose duration is at least 300 ECTS as stated in common EU law. In this case, students should take Basic Academic Requirements mentioned below, except those whose Bachelor's Degree include research training equivalent to that included in the Master Studies.

c) Those who have a Bachelor's Degree and have gained a Sanitary specialized training position, and pass at least two years of a programme with good marks.

d) Have a Degree obtained in a foreign educational system, without the need for homologation, with prior verification by the university that the level is equivalent to that of Spanish Master Degree and give access to Doctoral Programmes in the country of origin.

e) Have an Spanish PhD obtained under previous regulations of the university.

3.- PhD students who have already begun a Doctorate Programme under previous regulations, could accede to Doctorate studies, prior admission. Anyway, they should meet the general requirements to accede to Doctorate studies.

4.- Those who have a Bachelor's Degree, the Architects and the Engineers who have the Advanced Studies Certificate obtained as established in the R.D. 778/1998, 30th April, or reach the research competence regulated by R.D. 185/1985, 23th January.

5.- Those who have a Bachelor's Degree, the Architects or Engineers who have a Master Degree according to R.D. 56/2005 or R.D. 1393/2007, modified by R.D. 861/2010 or have passed 60 ECTS of a Master Degree.

6.- Also those who have a Diploma, Technical Engineers or Technical Architects who have passed 300 ECTS, 60 ECTS of which should be of a Master Degree.

Pre-enrollment and enrollment

We recommend to the applicants to contact the Coordinator of the Doctorate programme before the pre-enrollment period to have advise during pre-enrollment and enrollment.

Universidad de Vigo
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Carmen Sieiro Vázquez

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Phone number: 0034 986 812 639

Universidad de A Coruña
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ma Carmen Veiga

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Phone number : 0034 981 167 000 (Ext. 2037)

Selection and admission of students will be held by the Doctorate Programme Academic Comission (DPAC), after having verified that the aplicants meet the prerequisites previously detailed.

Universidad de Vigo
Unidad administrativa
Dña. Benedicta Expósito
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Phone number: 986 812 557

Universidad de A Coruña
UADI Facultad de Ciencias
Dña. M. del Pilar Mahía Porto
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Phone number: 981 167000 (ext. 2098, 2245, 2095 e 2093)

Required documentation:

ID card
Bachelor's Degree Certificate
Máster's Degree Certificate
Curriculum vitae, according to selection criteria
Letter of declaration of interest, according to the selection criteria, preferably endorsed by the Director of the lines of research of interest for the applicant.
Reports/references from host institutions.

Online pre-enrollment and enrollment

Universidad de Vigo

http://www.uvigo.es/uvigo_gl/administracion/alumnado/matricula

Universidad de A Coruña

http://www.udc.gal/matricula

Selection Criteria

It is compulsory, as a prerequisite, to pass a test (equivalent or higher to B1 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), which will be evaluated by the DPAC, about scientific and technical English comprehension.

Applications will be evaluated based on the following information, which must be attached to the admission application:

1. Curriculum vitae of the applicant, including the Bachelor's Degree and prior education (85%).

2. Letter with a declaration of interest about the Doctorate programme which must include the motivations of the student to choose this programme and the lines of research of his/her interest in the event he/she is accepted. Reference reports from host institutions will be valued (15%).

3. Optionally, one (or several) face-to-face or e-mail interview(s) will be held. The interviews will help to value the applicants regarding their profiles, as well as the adaptation of their interests to the lines of research. The interviews will be necessary when the documentation provided by the applicants is not clear enough concerning their merits or in case of draw.

The special educational needs of students derived from disability will be considered.

Scale to be applied to the Curriculum vitae by the DPAC:

Academic Education: (65% of the CV)
Profiles of preferential access:

1. Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Pharmacology, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences, Chemical Engineering or Agronomic Engineering with Master's Degree related to Biotechnology (Mark: average mark x 1)

2. Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Pharmacology, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences, Chemical Engineering or Agronomic Engineering with Master's Degree not related to Biotechnology (Mark: average mark x 0.75)

3. Bachelor's Degree not included in 1. nor 2. and Master's Degree related to Biotechnology (Mark: average mark x 0.5)

4. Bachelor's Degree not included in 1. nor 2. and Master's Degree not related to Biotechnology (Mark: average mark x 0.25)

Work Experience: (15% of the CV)
Only that work experience directly related to Biotechnology will be considered. Aspects such as position, responsibilities or duration of the activity will be considered.

Research Experience: (15% of the CV)

Research Experience will be assessed through the scale annually stated by the Universities of Vigo and Coruña in their calls for research grants.

Other merits: (5% of the CV)

Other merits related to the Master will be considered (awards, training courses, attendance at conferences, scholarships...)