Candidates matching one of the general entry requirements for PhD students will be assessed in accordance with the specific criteria and merits for each programme. Information relating to application procedures and requirements are included in the programme structure for each course.
The decision to offer a student a place on a UDC PhD programme is the result of an application-specific evaluation process, and does not affect the academic or professional status of the candidate’s existing qualifications.
See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 5: Applications.
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places offered in academic year 2025/2026
Recommended profile of admission
The entry profile establishes the previous training requirements of the students to be admitted to the program. In general, anyone in any of the following situations may be admitted to the programme:
- branch of knowledge: Engineering and Architecture
- field(s) of knowledge: Industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, automatic engineering, industrial organisation engineering and navigation engineering. Chemical engineering, materials engineering and engineering of the natural environment.
- Skills, abilities and prior knowledge: Previous training (bachelor's and/or master's degree) in engineering is required, preferably in naval engineering, industrial engineering, or in related fields such as naval structures, hydrodynamics, mechanics, characterization and processing of materials, industrial management and process optimization.
- Access qualifications: Master's degrees in the field of Industrial Engineering or Naval and Oceanic Engineering. Other master's degrees or equivalent degrees that, at the discretion of the academic committee, provide the candidate with a scientific and technical training that allows them to develop their research plan within the lines of the programme.
- Recommended language skills for carrying out these studies: C1 or C2 level in one of the languages of the programme: Spanish, Galician or English.
- not having completed a master's degree, having equivalent training in research credits or having completed at least 60 ECTS of research training directly related to the programme.
- have earned the DEA degree in programs similar to this doctoral program.
Cases that do not fit the admission profile will be studied by the CAPD, which may or may not proceed to admission, and establish specific training complements.
Application general procedure
Applications and registration for PhD programmes will be made using the online application system on the UDC website, accompanied by all necessary supporting documents. Applications and registration for external students will be made here.
If you need more information, you can check this sources the Application general procedure.
Specific access requirements of the CAPD
- Letter of reference from the teaching staff of the programme. It is a mandatory requirement for admission to the programme to submit a letter of reference from a lecturer of the programme that i) endorses the potential viability of the future thesis within the framework of a line of research of the programme to which it is linked, and that ii) can act as a supervisor if the necessary requirements are met.
- Knowledge of languages. Foreign students from countries outside the Galician and/or Spanish linguistic fields must prove a minimum knowledge of English that makes it possible to supervise and supervise the thesis.
Selection criteria. In the event that the number of candidates who meet the admission criteria is greater than the number of places offered, the selection of students and their weighting will be carried out according to the following criteria:
- Academic record (70%), determined by master's degree, DEA or research proficiency qualifications.
- Adequacy to the programme and the availability of the lines of research (20%), the Academic Committee of the programme will analyse the adequacy of the proposal made in the letter of reference of the lecturer of the programme to assess the suitability of the programme and the availability of material and human resources in the line of research that it intends to develop.
- Previous research experience and its results (5%). Publications, contributions to conferences, etc., and their suitability to the lines of research of the programme will be assessed.
- Professional experience (5%). Professional experience (contracts, scholarships, etc.) related to the lines of research of the programme will be valued.
In order to be assessed, merits must be documented and consistent with the lines of research of the programme. The same admission criteria will be applied to all students, both full-time and part-time.
Deadlines
The application for admission (or registration renewal) and enrollment in PhD studies will be carried out according to the terms approved by the Governing Council of the UDC.
Registration
See information on how to register for UDC PhD courses.