Admission criteria (PhD in Law)

Access Requirements

Article 7 of Rector's Resolution 42/2012 of February 6, ordering the publication of the Doctorate Regulations of the University of Murcia, establishes the requirements to access a doctoral programme:

1. According to the regulations governing access to any official doctorate programme (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January), candidates must be in possession of an official bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a master’s degree.

2. 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 degree programme as per the provisions of 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, of January 28, unless the syllabus of the corresponding degree 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 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. To be in possession of another Spanish title of doctor obtained according to previous university regulations. 

Applicant profile

The Academic Committee distinguishes between two profiles:

Profile A: applicants who meet the following requirements:

  1. Hold a bachelor’s degree in Law, a dual bachelor’s degree (or degree) with Law or a bachelor’s degree (or degree) in Social Sciences of an equivalent level. In these cases, the student must have completed at least 50 % of credits in legal subjects which allow the student to take part in their chosen research line; and
  2. Hold a master’s degree.

Perfil B: students who meet the access requirements but have not completed a bachelor’s degree in Law, a dual bachelor’s degree (or degree) with Law or a bachelor’s degree (or degree) in Social Sciences of an equivalent level. In these cases, the student must have completed at least 50 % of credits in legal subjects which allow the student to take part in their chosen research line. In addition, those students should enrol on two training complements (18 ECTS) which will be offered annually by the university.

Criterios de admisión

In the event that the number of short-listed students does not exceed the number of places available on the programme, the Academic Committee will admit all the applicants.

f the number of short-listed students exceeds the number of places available on the programme, the Academic Committee will choose applications in accordance with these criteria:

  1. Academic record in graduate and postgraduate studies (up to 70 %).
  2. Assessment of merits that are significant to the PhD programme chosen (up to 20 %).
  3. Any other criteria or procedure which shall be explained that in the eyes of the Academic Committee makes the applicant suitable to undertake these studies (up to 10 %).

If there are students who wish to apply as part-time students, they will need the approval of the Academic Committee. Once they have been authorised, the Academic Committee will classify those students into their profiles, and they will be admitted or not by following the same criteria as those students who apply for full-time. In the event that the number of part-time students exceeds the number of places available, the Academic Committee will choose the students following the same criteria as for those students who apply for full-time.

If a student wants to change from full-time to part-time, they should notify the Academic Committee at the moment that they register on the PhD programme.

Finally, and with regard to students with special educational needs derived from a disability, support and counselling is available through the Support Unit for Students with Disabilities and/or Special Needs at the University of Murcia. This unit provides support to those university students with a physical, sensory or intellectual disability who request such assistance, in order to ensure equality in the access conditions and integration in all aspects at the University of Murcia Likewise, the unit orients on possible adaptations or alternatives for disabled students.

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 places available: 50