PROCESS OF ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Places to start the doctorate in the 2024-25 academic year are already filled. Applications arriving from now on will be considered for the 2025-26 academic year.

The Program has three admission deadlines: February 28, May 15 and September 15. If the number of places (15) is covered in any call, admissions process will be closed for the following academic year (and the following calls will not be opened).

 The candidate that fulfills the above requirements will present the application de Admissions Office  in the portal MiUNAVfollowing the instructions on the website of the Doctoral School. For any questions you can contact Arancha Urdánoz (aurdanoz@unav.es), (+34)948425600 ext. 802452.

In addition to its data, it will include:

- Curriculum vitae.
- Motivation letter staff: here the candidate will express his/her preferences on the topics of research and the reasons that led him/her to choose this program (this will help to find a suitable director for the candidate).
- Evidence of proficiency in Spanish (in case it is not his/her language mother tongue), and optionally in English (certificate from a recognized institution, indicating the level of proficiency achieved by the candidate).
- Letter of acceptance from director thesis , in case there is already one or two professors who have agreed to direct the thesis .

 Before submitting the application, it is recommended that the candidate has received advice from the coordinator of the program. The purpose of this interview is to orient the candidate, to help him/her decide if he/she is interested in this PD, and to learn more about his/her interests in order to choose a suitable director . This interview is elective subject, and has no effect on admission to the program.

 In the administrative office Technical research will proceed to its registration and subsequent submission to the Academic Committee of doctoral program.

In the event that demand exceeds supply, the following criteria will be evaluated:

- transcript Degree academic : 50%.
- transcript academic Master's Degree: 30%.
- English proficiency: 20% (10 points if a C2 level is certified; 8 points for a C1 level; 6 points for a B2 level).

After obtaining the total score of all candidates, they will be ranked from highest to lowest score. The first 15 will be admitted to the PD. In case of a tie, the transcript of the Degree will be taken into account first, then that of the Master's Degree, and then the English proficiency. The Academic Committee will issue its report, will appoint one or two Directors of thesis and, if necessary, will establish the training complements appropriate to the profile of the student.

Special consideration will be given to students with special educational needs. The specific work plan and the additional measures necessary to guarantee adequate conditions for the training of student will be detailed.

It is hereby stated that the University of Navarra has actively assumed the provisions of Law 51/2003 on equal opportunities, non-discrimination and universal accessibility for people with disabilities. Therefore, it develops active policies aimed at students with special educational needs. students with special educational needs.  

The board Board of Directors of the Center will forward the application, with its approval, to the School of doctorate, which will verify the fulfillment of the requirements of access before its Admissions Office.

The School of doctorate will communicate to candidate if you have been admitted to doctoral program within 6 weeks.