Doctoral Programme in Sustainability and Peace in the Post-Globalisation Era
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS / ADMISSION CRITERIA:
As general entry requirement they should be contemplated in some of the presumptions of the article 6 of the RD 99/2011 or of the second additional provision of such Royal Decree.
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Recommended entry profile: having completed the master’s degree in “Human Rights, Peace and Sustainable Development”, with research orientation, or other equivalent national or foreign master’s degree which includes a methodological or introduction to research module. To have a good oral and written knowledge of Spanish (official certificate B1). It is recommended to have an upper-middle knowledge of any of the other
languages that can be used in the doctoral programme.
Preferential entry profile: Having completed the Master’s degree in “Human rights, Peace and Sustainable development” with professional orientation, or other national or foreign master’s degree which deals with issues related to the contents of this master’s (human rights, development cooperation, peace and non-violence, international justice, sustainable development) or any of the specific branches in the area of Social and Legal Sciences or Humanities.
To have a good oral and written knowledge of Spanish (official certificate B1). It is recommended to have an upper-middle knowledge of any of the other languages that can be used in the doctoral programme. If these master’s do not include a methodological module, students shall take the methodological bridging courses set for this purpose.
Other profiles: Having completed other national or international official master’s degrees, not equivalent or similar in content to the Master’s degree in Human rights, Peace and Sustainable Development which are validated by the Doctoral Programme Academic Committee. Holding the Diploma d'Estudis Avançats (DEA-a tertiary education degree)- obtained according to the Royal Decree 778/98– or the Research Proficiency- according to the regulations of the Royal Decree 185/85. In this case students must take specific bridging courses in Human Rights set for this purpose. And, if necessary, methodological
bridging courses.
The body responsible for verifying the fulfilment of requirements for the admission of applicants to the doctoral programme will be the Doctoral Programme Academic Committee, established in Article 12 of the Postgraduate Studies Regulations of the Universitat de València.
This Committee is composed of five doctors: the director of the doctoral programme and two doctors belonging to each of the two research lines.
This Committee will also be responsible for verifying, when appropriate, whether studies completed by the candidate may be considered equivalent to those required generally for access to the doctoral programme. It will be considered as “equivalent” to the Master’s degree in Human Rights, Peace and Sustainable Development those other master’s or studies of the same level that have been studied abroad or in other Spanish universities,
provided that they have been developed in a related field of human rights and have an equivalent number of credits.
