3.1 ACCESS TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
PRIOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR STUDENTS
– Information prior to enrolment (Doc 1) and Enrolment Information (Doc 2)
Document 1_Admission procedure
Document 2_Enrolment information
– Information for newly admitted students (Doc. 3)
Document 3_Information new admission
– Information about support and guidance for students once enrolled (Doc. 4)
Document 4_information_enrolled_students
– Recommended profile of admitted students:
Graduates in Business Administration and Management, Market Research and Techniques, Economics, Tourism or Higher Engineering, or other branches of knowledge, with a Master’s degree in areas connected to the objectives and lines of research of the doctoral programme, with knowledge of the English language and with motivation and interest to do research in the area of the programme proposed, and with a proactive attitude towards continuous learning.
Access requirements (Doc 5)
Document 5_Access requirements
3.2 ADMISSION TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
– General admission criteria:
This section is established in compliance with the criteria established in Articles 6 and 7 of Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, regulating official doctoral studies. Based on the new regulations governing doctoral studies, at a meeting of 13 July 2011, the Governing Board of the University of Seville established the means whereby students can access Doctoral programmes. Specifically, in terms of their prior qualifications, the requirements for access are as follows:
- Candidates with a degree qualification with 240 ECTS: they must have completed a university Master’s degree that includes at least six methodological research training credits and the Master’s thesis must be based on research.
- During the first year, candidates with a degree qualification with 240 ECTS who have not completed a Master’s degree with research training, but another type of official Master’s degree, must complete the additional training specified by the academic committee.
- During the first year, graduates whose qualifications include at least 300 ECTS credits must complete the additional training specified by the academic committee.
- Candidates who have obtained a Doctor’s degree in accordance with the above university ordinations or who are in possession of the DEA (R.D. 778/1998) or sufficient research achievements (RD 185/1985): the academic committee will decide whether to admit them directly or whether they must complete additional training.
Candidates holding a university Master’s degree from foreign education systems may be admitted to the Doctoral programme without needing to get official approval of their qualifications when the University of Seville has checked a level of training equivalent to Spanish university Master’s degrees, including the equivalent research training to that required by other students, and the degree issued in the country in question gives access to the doctoral studies. This admission will not imply, under any circumstances, official approval of the prior qualification held by the interested party for purposes other than studying for the Doctorate.
– Specific admission criteria:
In addition to the aforementioned criteria, the programme establishes the following specific conditions:
- Degrees in Business Administration and Management, Research and Market Techniques, Economy, Tourism or Higher Engineering, with a Master’s in areas similar to the objectives and lines of research of the Doctoral programme.
- Graduates in Business Administration and Management, Research and Market Techniques, Economy, Tourism, Finances and Accounting or Higher Engineering, with a Master’s degree in areas similar to the objectives and lines of research of the Doctoral programme.
- Degree holders and graduates in other branches of knowledge, with a Master’s degree in similar areas to the objectives and lines of research of the Doctoral programme.
- Sufficient knowledge of the English language to enable the student to follow the seminars, conferences and scientific discussions.
- Motivation and interest in research in the area of international business and strategic business management, and a proactive attitude towards continuous learning.
Candidates should submit their applications for admission to the corresponding administrative centre. This application must be accompanied by the following information:
- Full personal information. If appropriate, the information includes details of any special needs due to the candidate’s disability. The Academic Committee will also be asked for authorisation to study part time in accordance with the applicable law.
- Complete, up-to-date Curriculum Vitae with details of the candidate’s professional and research experience.
- Cover letter expressing the candidate’s interest in participating in the Doctoral programme and in carrying out the Doctoral thesis in the area of business management and international business.
- Copies of documents proving that the candidate meets all the requirements of the current regulations.
The academic committee of the doctoral programme is responsible for analysing student applications and deciding whether they are suitable to participate in the Doctoral programme.
– Part-time students:
– Students with special academic needs:
– Procedure for assigning the tutor and thesis supervisor:
For details of the assignment process, visit the Follow-up and Supervision section
3.3 ADDITIONAL TRAINING
All matters pertaining to additional training regarding its planning by the University of Seville and its characteristics are available at:
https://www.doctorado.us.es/impresos/verificacion/informacion_ctos_formacion.pdf
As established in the general admission criteria for this Doctoral programme, having received a request from the candidate to be included, and once the Academic Committee has reviewed all the documentation submitted, the Academic Committee may draft an additional training proposal. This additional training, for a maximum of 18 ECTS research credits, will be linked to certain materials and seminars associated with the Master’s degree in Strategic Management and International Business of the University of Seville, or following the courses offered in the context of the official Master’s degrees of the University of Seville. In general, and notwithstanding individual evaluations of the Academic Committee, students accessing the Doctoral programme through a Master’s degree without research content or through a Degree with at least 300 credits must complete additional training in the course on “Research Methodology” of the Master’s degree in Strategic Management and International Business of the University of Seville.
Students who access based on prior doctoral studies with sufficient research or with equivalent foreign studies in terms of training and content will be analysed individually by the Committee. In any case, when planning this proposal, the Academic Committee will consider whether the student is applying to study full time or part time in the Doctoral programme, or if the candidate has special academic needs.
Students who are required to complete specific training to be admitted to the Doctoral programme must obtain the qualifications required within one academic year. During that academic year, the student will be considered a doctoral candidate once provisionally admitted to the programme. When students complete the additional training, they will be permanently admitted to the Doctoral programme.
Enrolment of doctoral students in training within a university Master’s degree will be necessary for doctoral students who must complete additional training for the purpose of complying with the admission requirements established for the Doctoral programme. The body responsible for the university Master’s degree must give written authorisation for these students’ enrolment in the Master’s degree.
Students must enrol for the requisite additional training at the university of the Master’s degree and pay the public fees for the academic year that they are enrolling for, which may be simultaneous to enrolment for academic tutelage for the doctoral thesis.
Students who do not successfully complete the additional training will be rejected from the Doctoral programme and the enrolment for academic tutelage will be cancelled. In these cases, the time used is not included in the student’s continuity.
Additional training completed by students enrolling under this scheme will be specified on their official qualification certificates. However, at the end of the course, students will apply for an “academic certificate” from the University Secretariat specifying the qualification obtained to prove that the student has successfully completed the additional training established.
The additional training completed must be listed in the doctorate activities document.