Perfil de ingreso y criterios de admisión Doctorado en Salud, Discapacidad, Dependencia y Bienestar (Interuniversitario)

Access requirements

In accordance with Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, in order to access an official doctoral programme, the student will be required to be in possession of the official Spanish Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, or equivalent.

In addition, students who are in any of the following cases may also access:

  1. Have an official Spanish university degree, or of another country belonging to the European Higher Education Area, giving access to a Master’s programme in accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, and have passed a minimum of 300 ECTS of official university studies, of which, at least 60, must be at Master's degree level.
  2. Have an official Spanish Graduate Diploma consisting of at least 300 ECTS, as established by EU law. These graduates must compulsorily complete the training supplements referred to in article 7.2 of Royal Decree 99/2011, unless the syllabus of the corresponding qualification includes credits in research training that are equivalent in training value to research credits in master's degree programmes.
  3. University graduates who, after obtaining a training place in the corresponding test to access specialised health training, have successfully passed at least two years training in a programme to obtain the official title of one of the specialities in Health Sciences.
  4. Have a diploma obtained in accordance with foreign education systems; it need not have been officially homologated, after the university has verified that this certificate accredits a training level equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's degree and giving access to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. This admission does not imply, in any case, the official recognition of a student’s previous degrees or their recognition for purposes others than accessing doctoral education.
  5. Be in the possession of another Spanish title of doctor obtained according to previous university regulations.

Admission profile

Regarding the academic profile recommended for admission to this doctoral programme, the Master’s degree studies that will generally enable access to this doctoral programme without training complements are, among others, those directly related to the field of disability and dependency, i.e., the following:

  • Master's Degree in Disability and Dependency (University da Coruña)
  • Master's Degree in Healthy Aging and Quality of Life (University of León).
  • Master's Degree in Physiotherapy in the Neurological Approach of children and adults (University of Murcia)
  • Master's Degree in Intervention for People with Alzheimer's Disease (University of Salamanca)
  • Master's Degree in Neuroscience (University of Salamanca)
  • Master's Degree in Communication Disorders: Neuroscience of Hearing and Language (University of Salamanca)
  • Master's Degree in Support Treatment and Palliative Care in Cancer Patients (University of Salamanca)

Other profiles: students can also access the doctoral programme with a different type of profile than the previous ones, provided that it is considered appropriate by the Academic Committee, which will evaluate each case on an individual basis.

Additional training may be required (up to 15 ECTS).

The Academic Committee will assess the suitability of candidates who prove that they have passed at least 60 ECTS in other official master's degrees if, after admitting priority students, places are still available.

For other profiles of  applicants who have not completed a Master's degree, a training equivalent to that of 15 ECTS research credits will be required, equal to at least those of the master’s degree that gives direct access.

Interest in research in the field of any aspect of disability and dependency (psychosocial intervention, functional rehabilitation, etc.) is recommended.

Admission Criteria

In the event that student demand exceeds the number of places offered, the Academic Committee in Health, Disability, Dependence and Well-being will carry out a selection process in which the candidate's curriculum vitae will weigh up to 40% of the maximum score, while the academic record will represent 60% of the score.

Students with Special Educational Needs

Article 8 of the Doctorate Regulations of the University of Murcia states that in the event of students with special educational needs derived from a disability, the selection and admissions systems and procedures will include the relevant action to favour, as far as possible, equality in the access conditions and integration in all aspects. To do so, the Service of Attention to Diversity and Volunteers (ADV) will evaluate the need for possible syllabus adaptations.

Places on the Programme

Number of places offered: 40 (10 places at the University of Murcia)