This Doctoral Studies Programme in Ethics and Democracy is based on the general objective of training people in Moral and Political Philosophy and applied ethics, with an advanced knowledge of the currently opened academic and research lines: Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Moral and Political Philosophy Classics, Theories of Democracy, Theories of Citizenship, Applied Ethics, Civics, Bioethics, Economic and Corporative Ethics, Mass Media Ethics, Science and Technology. The doctoral studies shall, at minimum, guarantee the acquisition by the doctoral students of the basic competencies which are in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education, specifically: systematic understanding of a field of study of legal sciences, and mastery of its skills and methods of research; ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adapt a substantial process of research and creation; ability to make a critical and assessment analysis, and synthesis of new and complex ideas, as well as communication with the academic and scientific community and society in general about their fields of knowledge; and and ability to promote, within academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural advance in a knowledge-based society.