Doctoral Programme in Optometry and Vision Sciences
In general, to access an official doctoral program, it will be necessary to be in possession of official Spanish Bachelor's degrees, or equivalent, and a Master's degree, or equivalent, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in the set of these two courses.
Likewise, those who are in any of the following situations may access:
a) 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 and accredit a level 3 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b) Be in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), without the need for homologation, which accredits level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework provided that said degree enables access to doctoral studies in the country in which it was issued. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for any purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
c) Being in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems outside the EHEA, without the need for its homologation, after verification by the university that it accredits a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's degree and that it qualifies in the country of issue of the degree for access to doctoral studies. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for any purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
d) Being in possession of another Doctorate degree.
e) University graduates who, after obtaining a training place in the corresponding access test for specialized health training places, have successfully completed at least two years of training in a program to obtain the official degree in one of the specialties in Health Sciences, may also be able to access.
As a specific criterion/requirement:
a) They must have completed a Master's Degree or other studies of the same level and branch of knowledge. In the case of being in possession of the Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) obtained in accordance with the provisions of RD 778/98 or having achieved Research Sufficiency as regulated by RD 185/85, they must have completed it in Doctorate programs related to the doctorate program in Optometry and Vision Sciences.
b) Or have a degree equivalent to the previous one outside the EHEA, after verification by the University of Valencia.
c) Or have passed 60 credits in one or several university master's degrees in areas of knowledge in Optometry and Vision Sciences.
d) Be in possession of a Graduate degree in the area of Optics and Optometry of at least 300 credits.
Admission to the doctorate program includes the requirement of specific training complements. These training supplements must be completed during the initial period of development of the thesis, within a maximum period of one academic year, and will be considered, for the purposes of public prices and the granting of scholarships and study grants, as training at the doctoral level.
