The structure of the Doctorate is multidisciplinary in terms of the academic offer and interdisciplinary in terms of the type of research that is sought to be promoted as a priority.
There are two training complements established in general: a) To take a subject within an official Master's Degree, giving preference to courses aimed at learning to do research such as a Doctoral Thesis; and b) participate in at least one Congress, a Symposium or a Conference that has a clear research component.
This means that there are two aspects once enrolled in the Doctoral Programme: (i) To take a subject of an official Master's Degree, so that the training received is completed, to learn the procedures for preparing research such as the Doctoral Thesis, and (ii) to attend a Congress, Symposium or Conference that is related to the thematic scope of the Programme and research nature.
The idea is that both have a clear research component, since priority is given to training for research, which includes the methodological component. In the case of attending a Congress, Symposium or Conference #en particular, activities such as the Conference on Philosophy and Current Methodology of Science at the UDC# is fully in line with the provisions of the new Royal Decree on Doctoral Studies (576/2023), in article 3, number 1.
In addition, subjects from other degrees that may be taught in the future and that the CAPD considers can provide the necessary complementary training may be incorporated into this list of complementary training programs.
CB11 - Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods related to that field. ("field" is replaced by "scope" as of the application of R.D. 576/2023, of 4 July)
CB12 - Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
CB13 - Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
CB14 - Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
CB15 - Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
CB16 - Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.
CB17 - Ability to promote Open Science and Citizen Science, in accordance with Article 12 of Organic Law 2/2023, of 22 March, as a way of contributing to the consideration of scientific knowledge as a common good, through the evaluation of cross-cutting activities carried out by the doctoral student related to different dimensions of Open Science and Citizen Science, as well as the training acquired in both disciplines in micro-credential format or similar. (From the application of R.D. 576/2023, of 4 July)
CA01 - Function in contexts in which there is little specific information.
CA02 - Find the key questions that need to be answered to solve a complex problem.
CA03 - Design, create, develop and undertake novel and innovative projects in their field of knowledge.
CA04 - Work both in a team and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
CA05 - Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgments with limited information.
CA06 - The critique and intellectual defense of solutions.
CT1 - Capacity for the development of new research skills. These skills must be adapted to each of the areas of knowledge that participate in the Programme.
TC2 - Ability to develop new lines of basic and applied research, so as to enhance scientific creativity
CT3 - Be able to apply new research guidelines to address structural and dynamic complexity in the cases of Documentation Sciences, Communication Sciences and Humanities
CT4 - Have the ability to develop new documentary products aimed at information retrieval
CT5 - Ability to reinforce the role of research as a support for university teaching
TC6 - Ability to promote research synergies in multidisciplinary environments, so that they lead to the development of new methodological formulas
CT7 - Ability to discover new applications of Technologies in the fields of Information Sciences, Communication Sciences and Humanities.
CT8 - Ability to apply the conceptual analysis of Philosophy and Methodology of Science to the contents of Artificial Sciences
CT9 - Ability to develop conceptual frameworks to deepen the study of the historical and social environment of Galicia.
CT10 - Ability to innovate in the design and development of new technological instruments at the service of the Humanities and Communication
CT11 - Ability to promote a critical analysis of Technology in open societies.
CT12 - Capacity for the development of new tasks of Technology in today's society, based on knowledge, so that technological innovation leads to the achievement of new contents.
TC13 - Ability to weigh the value of information in today's knowledge-based society.
CT14 - Promote the design and dynamization of research processes to obtain impact results in an R+D+i context.
TC15 - Capacity to enhance the research dynamics in the current working groups through the incorporation of new technological means, which must be oriented to the search, analysis, exchange, use and communication of information
TC16 - Ability to establish new routes to achieve excellence in design, processes and research results.
TC17 - Ability to promote the respect and safeguarding of intellectual property rights. The creation of a code of ethics for researchers will be promoted and published on the University's websites.
CB11 - Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods related to that field. ("field" is replaced by "scope" as of the application of R.D. 576/2023, of 4 July)
CB12 - Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
CB13 - Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
CB14 - Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
CB15 - Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
CB16 - Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.
CB17 - Ability to promote Open Science and Citizen Science, in accordance with Article 12 of Organic Law 2/2023, of 22 March, as a way of contributing to the consideration of scientific knowledge as a common good, through the evaluation of cross-cutting activities carried out by the doctoral student related to different dimensions of Open Science and Citizen Science, as well as the training acquired in both disciplines in micro-credential format or similar. (From the application of R.D. 576/2023, of 4 July)
Each of the three major thematic areas of the Doctoral Program—Documentation, Communication and Humanities—has its own professional and academic opportunities along with the possibility of jobs where a combination of two of them is requested.
(I) Within the academic field, integration into research groups and projects, both national and international, is possible in the different areas of the specialty.
(II) You can also opt for the development of academic teaching and research activity in Higher Education centers.
(III) Specific tasks for Documentation are professionals from archives, libraries and documentation centers along with companies from various sectors of the cultural. industry.
(IV) Professional opportunities in Communication are found in the conventional and digital media of the press, radio, television, etc., along with transmedia platforms and other areas such as video games.
(V) In the field of Humanities, highly qualified professionals with great capacity to adapt to various jobs are offered, from the business sector of human resources to cultural, scientific and technological management, as well as scientific communication.
Each of the three major thematic areas of the Doctoral Program—Documentation, Communication and Humanities—has its own professional and academic opportunities along with the possibility of jobs where a combination of two of them is requested.
(I) Within the academic field, integration into research groups and projects, both national and international, is possible in the different areas of the specialty.
(II) You can also opt for the development of academic teaching and research activity in Higher Education centers.
(III) Specific tasks for Documentation are professionals from archives, libraries and documentation centers along with companies from various sectors of the cultural. industry.
(IV) Professional opportunities in Communication are found in the conventional and digital media of the press, radio, television, etc., along with transmedia platforms and other areas such as video games.
(V) In the field of Humanities, highly qualified professionals with great capacity to adapt to various jobs are offered, from the business sector of human resources to cultural, scientific and technological management, as well as scientific communication.
This are the main research lines for current study.
Candidates who do not meet all the necessary prior learning conditions for the programme may be required to complete additional courses in the form of subjects and modules from UDC Master’s and undergraduate programmes. The number of credits from additional subject teaching will not exceed 15 ECTS credits, which students may choose to complete before or after enrolment in the PhD programme.
Students who do not opt to complete additional coursework prior to enrolment should register for their extra subjects or modules at the same time as the PhD. Failure to complete additional coursework within a period of three consecutive terms will result in the termination of the student’s registration.
See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 5: Applications.
| complements | credits |
|---|---|
| Research and Innovation in Musical Education | 3 |
| Methodology in Educational Research | 3 |
| Research and Innovation in the Didactics of Social Sciences | 3 |
| Research Methodology | 3 |
| - | 3 |
When the applicant for admission to the Doctoral Program lacks the previous training provided, his admission to the Program will be accompanied by the requirement of passing specific training complements. The complements assigned to the same candidate may not exceed 15 ECTS credits.
In this case, at the time of formalizing the registration for academic supervision in the Program, each admitted applicant must enroll in at least the first training complement of the Doctoral Program.
According to current regulations, the training supplements must be completed within a maximum period of three consecutive semesters. Failure to do so will result in students being dropped from the Program.
As stated in the Verifica Report, each candidate for the Doctoral Program must complete the training complements, of which there are two:
a) Take a subject within an official Master's Degree, giving preference to courses aimed at how to learn to do Doctoral Thesis-type research;
b) participate in at least one Congress, a Symposium or a Conference that has a clear research component.
This means that there are two aspects once enrolled in the Doctoral Program:
(i) Take a subject from an official Master's Degree, so that the training received is completed, to learn the procedures to prepare a research such as the Doctoral Thesis, and
(ii) attend a Congress, Symposium or Conference that is related to the thematic scope of the Program.
The idea is that both have a clear research component, since priority is given to research training.
The options for the first complementary training at the University of A Coruña in the 2023-2024 academic year are the following official Master's courses:
Research and Innovation in Musical Education 3 ECTS
Educational Research Methodology 3 ECTS
Research and Innovation in Didactics of the CCSS 3 ECTS
The PhD supervision agreement defines the academic relationship between the candidate and the University, the rights and responsibilities of each (including any intellectual and/or industrial property rights resulting from the candidate’s research), the procedures in place in relation to conflict resolution, and the duration of the agreement. It also specifies the duties of the PhD tutor and supervisor.
The supervision agreement must be signed by the candidate, tutor and designated university representative (or representatives) within a maximum period of one month as from the date of registration. The supervisor’s signature may be added subsequently, once a supervisor has been appointed.
When the document has been signed by all the relevant parties, the agreement is then added to the candidate’s record of activities.
See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 13: Supervision agreement.
The candidate must prepare a research plan within six months of registration, with information regarding methodology, objectives, resources and milestones. The research plan is submitted together with the report of the supervisor and/or tutor for approval by the Academic Committee for PhD Programmes (CAPD). Improvements to the plan may be introduced with the approval of the supervisor and/or tutor based on the annual review of the student’s research progress.
Research plans are subject to annual review by the CAPD, including the report(s) of the supervisor and/or tutor and the candidate’s record of activities. Students will be permitted to continue with their studies if the outcome of the review is satisfactory. If the outcome is negative, the student will be required to submit a new plan within a period of six months. If the committee is still not satisfied, the candidate will be removed from the programme.
See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 15: Research plan.
UDC holds student mobility agreements with universities and other third-level institutions across four continents. Students are offered several opportunities each year to apply to study abroad in one of these centres (for a single term or for a whole year), with the guarantee that all credits obtained will be duly recognised in their academic record upon their return.
For each round of applications, the University publishes the list of exchange options available to students and, where relevant, the specific conditions associated with each. Students may also apply to the University for funding for international work experience placements and internships.
Work experience placements are accredited in the student's academic record and the European diploma supplement. Students are free to decide in which host company or academic institution within the EHEA they wish to carry out their placement. To assist them in their search, the University has created an online noticeboard with jobs postings and other news.
Work-study placements in A Coruña are arranged by the International Relations Office (ORI) of the UDC in collaboration with the international relations coordinators in the student’s home university. The general entry criteria, rights and obligations of students, and admission and acceptance procedures for the programme, are regulated by the UDC Mobility Policy.