ENTRY PROFILE AND ADMISION CRITERIA

The recommended admission profile for the PhD programme is as follows: graduates of the Master's in Educational Technology: e-Learning and Knowledge Management (Interuniversity Master's taught by the Universities of the Balearic Islands, Rovira i Virgili, Lleida and Murcia) or equivalent qualifications.

Candidates must have a minimum level of English enabling them to read international publications, write international articles and attend and participate in international conferences.

Candidates are recommended to already possess skills in the use of technology tools to design and develop instruments and resources for research, as well as already know how to analyse and apply tools and instruments for designing and developing didactic material for e-learning.

The academic committee for the PhD programme shall propose any corresponding supplementary training to candidates who do not fully match the recommended admission profile.

Candidates who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on undergraduate and postgraduate studies may apply to the PhD programme in Educational Technology. At least 60 of these credits should be from official postgraduate programmes, preferably in line with the recommended admission profile. In turn, candidates who have been awarded the Spanish Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) may also apply, preferably where they have worked on topics related to the recommended admission profile.

The academic committee for the PhD programme shall oversee candidate admissions. Where the number of pre-registrations exceeds available places, the following criteria shall be applied (weighting):

• The academic record and transcript from prior undergraduate and postgraduate training (80%). The mark for each subject shall be weighted based on the number of credits for each subject, regardless of whether they are undergraduate or postgraduate subjects. A marking scale of 0 to 10 shall be used since this type of grading is widespread in most countries and can easily be scaled to other systems.
• An assessment of the statement where candidate doctorands set out their reasons for registering on the PhD programme (10%). The level of motivation, clarity of expression and link to the research areas on the programme shall be assessed.
• Other merits (10 %). Academic and scientific merits beyond the scope of the academic record/transcript shall be assessed, such as specialised courses, a background in collaborating with research groups, publications, conference attendance and professional experience.

Candidates who do not possess a suitable qualification for the recommended admission profile shall have to explain the reasons for this in their statement, which shall be assessed by the academic committee for the PhD programme; where appropriate, the latter may request a personal interview with the candidate to approve her/his admission to the programme.

Indexing of theses articles by compendium of the Interunivesity PhD Programme in Educational Technology

Articles published or accepted for publication in scientific journals of "group A" or "group of excellence" according to the CIRC classification, or in journals of the Journal Citation Reports, Scopus, or ERIH.

A letter must be submitted by the thesis supervisor stating the status of each of the articles (published or accepted) and the impact index of each of the articles that form part of the thesis.

• PSelf-formles anual tracking
• Thesis cover:
  • Català
  • Español
  • English