Perfil de ingreso y criterios de admisión Doctorado en Tecnología Educativa (Interuniversitario)

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:

  1. Applicants must hold an official Spanish bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a master’s degree.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. Be in possession of another Spanish title of doctor obtained according to previous university regulations.
  7. Degree graduates, architects or engineers who have the Diploma of Advanced Studies obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 778/1998, of 30 April, or who have achieved the research sufficiency regulated by Royal Decree 185 / 1985, of 23 January.

Admissions profile

The best admission profile is an applicant with a master’s degree in Educational Technology: E-learning and Knowledge Management (Inter-university programme of the University of Illes Balears, Rovira i Virgili, Lleida, and Murcia), or equivalent.

Students must have a good level of English. They should be able to read international publications, write international articles, and attend and participate in international conferences.

It is advisable that students know how to use technological tools for designing and developing research instruments and resources, as well as having the know-how to analyse and apply tools and instruments for the design of teaching materials for e-learning.

The Academic Committee will suggest some academic complements to those applicants who do not fully fit this profile.

Admission criteria

The Academic Committee of the doctorate programme will select the applicants. If the number of students is higher than the number of places available, then the Academic Committee will select the applicants using the following criteria:

  • Academic record of graduate and postgraduate studies (80%). The score obtained will be weighted depending on the number of credits in each subject, whether they are from undergraduate or postgraduate studies. The points system will be from 0 to 10, as it is a widely used system in most countries and is easily scalable to other systems.
  • Assessment of the letter of motivation reflecting the reasons why the student seeks to enrol in this doctoral programme (10%). Motivation, clarity of statement and the relationship between the student and the research lines of the PhD programme will be assessed.
  • Other merits (10%). In this section, the Academic Committee will evaluate other academic and scientific activities, such as specialisation courses, collaborations with research groups, publications, attendance to conferences and professional experience. 

Students who do not have an appropriate qualification must specify why. If considered appropriate, the Academic Committee will conduct an interview with the applicant and suggest adequate academic complements to be undertaken.

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 available places: 60 (10 at the University of Murcia)