Admission criteria (PhD in Physical Activity and Sports Science)

Admission requirements

  1. The provisions of Article 6 of the second additional disposition of the Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, establish the requirements to access a doctoral programme: applicants must have an Official Spanish bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a master’s degree.
  2. Applicants who are in any of the following cases may also be admitted:
    1. Have an official Spanish university degree, or that of another country belonging to the European Higher Education Area, giving access to a master’s degree programme according to that stipulated in 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 containing, according to EU law, at least 300 ECTS. 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 degree includes credits in research training that are equivalent in training value to research credits in master's 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 qualification obtained in accordance with foreign education systems, it need not be officially recognised, the General Doctorate Committee will verify that this qualification accredits a training level equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's degree and gives 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 nor its recognition for purposes others than accessing doctoral education.
    5. Be in possession of another Spanish title of doctor obtained according to previous university regulations.

Applicant profile

Admission to the doctoral programme in Physical Activity and Sports Science of the UM does not require any one specific degree (or similar). However, the doctoral programme is especially addressed to prior training in the area of Physical Activity and Sport Science. Specifically, the recommended applicant would have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences.
  • Master’s degree related to Physical Activity and Sport Sciences.
  • Research experience in the field of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences.

Admission criteria

The Academic Committee of the doctoral programme will decide on which applicants meet the admission requirements and profile.

The Committee will use academic and research criteria for the admission process. The approximate weighting that each criterion has on the overall evaluation is as follows:

  • Academic record of the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, up to 4 points.
  • Postgraduate complementary training, up to 2 points.
  • Publications and participation in scientific meetings, up to 1 point.
  • Undergraduate dissertation (TFG), Master’s dissertation (TFM), or other papers relating to the research line, up to 2 points.
  • B1 level (or above) in English, 1 point.

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.

Number of available places: 15