PhD in Applied Physics

2025/2026

Access

Students who meet some of the criteria listed in Article 4 of the UDC PhD Policies and Regulations will be able to access to UDC PhD programmes.

Applications

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.

35 places offered in academic year 2025/2026

Recommended profile of admission

The programme receives applications for admission from various fields of training. In general terms, two different access paths with an almost identical weight can be distinguished. Firstly, those from basic sciences (Master's Programmes in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Marine Sciences, Environmental Sciences) or health sciences (Medicine, Pharmacy). On the other hand, there are those from engineering training (Industrial, Telecommunications, Mines, Energy, Materials, Roads). This educational diversity has been repeated since the first years of implementation of the Doctorate in Applied Physics, even before the current regulations, which means that the program has had and maintains a high degree of attraction for graduates from various scientific and technological fields, who find in the program the welcome and the material and scientific means to successfully start their research careers through the development of a doctoral thesis.

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.

Applications procedure for students whose foreign degree/diplome has not been officially recognised

See EIDUDC Application and registration.

General procedure by the CAPD

See EIDUDC Application and registration.

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 director or tutor if the necessary requirements are met.

The CAPD will assess the applications for admission to the doctoral programme that are accompanied as a precondition by the aforementioned letter of reference, based on the following criteria:

• Academic record (40% / 4 points). determined by the grades of bachelor's, master's, DEA or

research sufficiency.

• Previous research experience (30% / 3 points). Publications, contributions to

conferences, etc., and their suitability to the lines of research of the programme

• Professional experience (10% / 1 point). Professional experience (contracts, scholarships, etc.) will be valued.

related to the research lines of the program

• Knowledge of languages (10% / 1 point) Knowledge of foreign languages of the highest level of

B1 or higher, and knowledge of languages other than the mother tongue. Preference will be given to

competence in English as it is the language of greatest use and dissemination in the scientific field.

• Others (10% / 1 point)

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. To be admitted to the doctoral programme, a minimum percentage/score of 70% / 7 points must be achieved.

• Admission conditional on the completion of specific complementary training

In accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the Regulations of Doctoral Studies of the University of Vigo, in the event that the students lack the previous training required in the programme, admission may be conditional on passing the specific training complements for each student established by the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme (CAPD) and which may not exceed 15 ECTS credits.

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.

Predoctoral grants

See UDC predoctoral grants.

Rules and regulations

See UDC PhD Policies and Regulations.