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.
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.
5 places offered in academic year 2025/2026
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.
Persons who wish to enrol in this Doctoral Programme must submit their application in the manner determined by the admission and enrolment rules approved by the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme for each academic year, which in turn will comply with the provisions of the University of Vigo, the University of Santiago and the University of A Coruña. To this end, students must meet the established requirements for access and admission and attach the supporting documentation detailed below to carry out the selection.
• Academic record of the degrees that give access to doctoral studies. This heading is assessed on the basis of the average mark of each degree. This heading has a maximum score of 30 points.
• Curriculum vitae of the candidates, which will mention previous training studies and professional or research experience in the field of Cultural Heritage Protection. This heading has a maximum score of 20 points.
• Letter of endorsement from a PhD holder that includes 1) the express commitment to assume the supervision of the doctoral thesis in the event of admission of the candidate, 2) justification of compliance with the conditions established in article 10 of the UVigo Doctoral Studies Regulations, in article 26 of the USC Doctoral Studies Regulations and in article 12 of the University's Doctoral Studies Regulations of A Coruña, 3) justification of the framing of the proposed thesis in a line of research of the program. This heading has a maximum score of 50 points.
The Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme may establish new criteria compatible with the previous ones in order to specify the application of the principles and criteria set out.
To be admitted to the doctoral programme, a score of more than 50 points must be achieved.
• Admission conditional on the completion of specific complementary training
They are not considered complementary training, but yes, as will be described below, students are offered the possibility of attending certain optional training activities in order to reinforce knowledge depending on the line of research chosen and the student's research project.
The degree of knowledge of the English language required of students to receive teaching in English is the equivalent of level B1 of the European Framework of Reference.
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.
See information on how to register for UDC PhD courses.