Both a period of academic training and a period of organised research must be passed in order to obtain a PhD degree from the University of Barcelona. The doctoral program (in Catalan language “programa de Doctorat”) is the organized calendar of activities related to both academic training and organised research carried out to obtain a PhD degree, that ends with the presentation of the doctoral thesis.

The period of academic training involves the attendance to theoretical courses about basic and applied subjects on Analytical Chemistry. This period generally corresponds with one or more than one official master's degree.

The period of organised research involves the execution of research activities in the heart of one of the research groups at the Department of Analytical Chemistry or in another recognized research organization.

 Access to the doctoral programs. Period of formation

It is compulsory to hold an official graduate degree in order to join the period of academic training. This degree may be granted by any Spanish University or by any other institution member of the European Higher Education Area. This graduate degree must allow the holder to follow an official master’s degree.

Graduates from educational systems not members of the European Higher Education Area may also access to the doctoral studies without the previous recognition of their degrees as equivalent to the Spanish degrees. Besides, the University of Barcelona will check two important points: a) the foreign degree must accredit a level of formation equivalent to that corresponding to the Spanish degree; b) the foreign degree must allow its holder to follow a postgraduate program in the foreign country where it was granted. It must be stressed that this procedure does not implicate, in any case, the recognition of the foreign degree as equivalent to any Spanish degree.

 Access to the doctoral programs. Period of research

It is compulsory to hold an official master’s degree in order to join the period of organised research. This master’s degree can be granted by any Spanish University or by any other institution member of the European Higher Education Area.

Master’s graduates from educational systems not members of the European Higher Education Area may also access to the period of organised research without any previous recognition of their master's degrees. Besides, the University of Barcelona will check two points: a) the foreign master's degree must accredit a level of formation equivalent to that corresponding to the Spanish master's degree; b) the foreign master's degree must allow the holder to follow a PhD program in the foreign country where it was granted. It must be stressed that this procedure does not implicate, in any case, the recognition of the foreign master's degree as equivalent to any Spanish master's degree.

It will be also possible to access the period of organised research when at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

1.       When the student had studied at least 60 ECTS corresponding to one or more than one official master’s degree, according with those offered by the University.

2.        When the student holds a 300 ECTS graduate degree.

Important remarks

• The Department of Analytical Chemistry will not accept any student who does not hold any postgraduate grant. The student interested in our doctoral program must be responsible for all bureaucratic processes needed to get a financial support for his/her doctoral studies.

• The previous acceptance of a student as a candidate for the doctoral program offered by the Department of Analytical Chemistry does not imply any obligation or compromise by its side.

• The definitive acceptance will be subjected to the recognition of the foreign graduate degree by an official organism or by the Rector of the University of Barcelona.

• It is compulsory to have the authorization of the Rector of the University of Barcelona in order to do the registration process for the postgraduate (master and doctoral) programs. Also, it will be necessary to have the previous acceptance by the Department of Analytical Chemistry to have the authorization of the Rector. These are two consecutive processes which must be done in different bureaucratic offices.