A Doctorate School is a university centre in charge of regulating, managing and supervising doctoral programmes. All doctoral programmes at the Universitat de Barcelona fall under the Universitat de Barcelona Doctorate School.
See the “Entry” subheading in the section titled “Entry, Admission and Enrolment”.
You must have completed an official Master’s programme. While it is highly recommended that you have prior knowledge relating to primates, behaviour and evolution, it is worth noting that primatology and ethology are multidisciplinary sciences that incorporate fields such as physical anthropology, biology, psychology and veterinary medicine, among others. Students from these or other related fields who have completed an official Master’s programme can be considered as candidates for the Doctoral Programme.
It is the prerogative of the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme in Primatology and Ethology to grant or deny admission based on the candidate’s suitability.
“Entry” refers to the legal requirements candidates must meet to qualify for doctoral studies. “Admission” refers to the criteria established by the Academic Committee of each Doctoral Programme for choosing candidates. “Entry”, therefore, has to do with legal matters and “admission” with academic and scientific matters. Entry is governed by the decrees of the Ministry of Education and University regulations, while admission is governed by criteria established by the Academic Committee of each Doctoral Programme.
No. The Academic Committee does not have the authority to manage and offer scholarships for doctoral candidates. Scholarships are offered by public authorities (the Ministry of Education and the Government of Catalonia). Doctoral candidates interested in applying for a scholarship should directly contact the research groups participating in the Doctoral Programme.
Advisers guide doctoral candidates throughout the research training process, while supervisors oversee the research carried out in direct relation to the thesis project.
Yes. See the section titled “Doctoral Thesis”.
You must notify the Academic Committee to receive authorization for a temporary withdrawal from the Doctoral Programme. During this period, the doctoral candidate ceases to be a student of the Universitat de Barcelona, but at the end of the period, he or she is reinstated without needing to complete the entry and admission process, but by simply enrolling in the corresponding academic year.
In addition to theses written in one of its official languages, the Universitat de Barcelona permits theses to be written in any language commonly used in the field of science. However, it is the Academic Committee who may decide whether it is acceptable to present the thesis in another language, having heard the reasons put forth by the thesis supervisor and adviser.
Catalan is the language of Catalonia and the official language of
the Universitat de Barcelona. The Universitat de Barcelona uses Catalan
regularly at all its events and in administrative and academic
documents. Furthermore, Catalan is very commonly used in teaching and
research at the Universitat de Barcelona. It is therefore reasonable
for doctoral candidates to know it to take full advantage of their
academic and research training.
The Universitat de Barcelona offers introductory Catalan courses geared
specifically towards newly arrived students. The aim of these courses,
above and beyond providing minimal linguistic competence in Catalan, is
to integrate students into the university community and the greater
society in which they will live during their studies. It should be
added that academic personnel often know other languages (especially
English, which has become the lingua franca of science), and
this may facilitate integration of doctoral candidates, especially
during the first few months of their stay.