Doctoral Program
in Astrophysics

Access and admission

Preliminary information systems

Pre-registration phase

Potentially interested individuals will be informed about the program's features, access and admission criteria, and the administrative procedure for admission and enrollment through the usual channels and within the doctoral program offerings: online channels, posters, media outlets, institutional social media, and other official channels.

The contact information for the ULL Doctoral Office is as follows:

Appointment: https://www.ull.es/citaprevia/
Opening hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Address: Anchieta Campus. Calabaza Building – AN.2D Box 456. 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

Telephones: 922317270 and 922317269
Email: doctorado@ull.es

The university also has an Information and Orientation Service (IOS), which is the office dedicated to providing information, advice, and guidance to prospective students on matters related to their education and university life, as well as directing them to the appropriate offices with any more specific requests. The IOS is located on the ground floor of the Central Building on the University of La Laguna's Central Campus, on Pedro Zerolo Street in La Laguna. Its website is: https://www.ull.es/servicios/servicio-de-informacion-y-orientacion-sio/

Welcome and orientation of new arrivals

The Doctoral School will offer a welcome day for new students, as well as information sessions on specific topics of interest. All students are also enrolled in a virtual classroom for notifications and a communication channel.
Students will also attend a program presentation session led by the coordinator of the University of La Laguna's academic committee and will be included in a virtual classroom for the program.
In the Doctoral School Website There are several links with information on all the necessary procedures for completing a doctoral thesis, as well as the related forms. Of particular importance for new students may be the page containing all the regulations for doctoral studies.

Internal Quality Assurance Service of the University of La Laguna

As a guarantee of the quality of teaching, its improvement, and the protection of the rights of students and faculty, the degree program is governed by specific regulations regarding dissemination mechanisms within the University of La Laguna's Internal Quality Assurance System.

Admission requirements

To access any of the ULL's doctoral programs, you must meet the requirements established in Article 5 of the Regulations for Official Doctoral Studies at the University of La Laguna.
The applicant must submit the endorsement of a researcher as a potential supervisor for the doctoral thesis, meeting the requirements of Article 10 of the ULL Doctoral Regulations. The endorsement must come from a person assigned to the program.Downloadable Guarantee Template

 
Additionally, this doctoral program requires proof of a B1 level or higher in English, as provided for in Article 6 of the ULL Doctoral Regulations.

Admission profile

The entry profile required to access this doctoral program is as follows:

A master's degree in astrophysics, physics, mathematics, engineering, or a related field is required. Candidates are expected to have a solid foundation in the fundamentals of physics and mathematics, as well as basic knowledge of computational methods and data analysis.

It is also recommended that the student be able to:

  • Read, understand, and make a critical judgment on scientific articles.
  • Undertake independent research under the supervision of the thesis director.
  • Find, with the guidance of the thesis director, novel solutions to problems in physics and/or astrophysics.
  • Prepare progress reports on your line of research.
  • Program in one of the scientific programming languages (such as Fortran, C, IDL, Matlab or Python)
  • Request, with the help of the director, the necessary resources to carry out their research work (observation time at international observatories, computing resources at large facilities, laboratory equipment, etc.).
  • Present papers at national and international conferences

Students with specific educational support needs

In compliance with Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, regulating official doctoral programs, a specific program is in place to assist students with specific educational support needs to promote their educational and social integration. More information here (hyperlink: https://www.ull.es/la-universidad/inclusion/#becas-PAED).

Admission criteria

As established in Article 6 of the ULL Doctoral Regulations, the academic committee may establish criteria for the selection and admission of students. In the case of this program, the following criteria will be applied to evaluate applications:
If there are more than 50 admission applications that meet the admission requirements, the following scale is established:

1) 5 points for academic record.
2) 3 points for a master's degree in Astrophysics or structure of matter.
3) 2 points for a master's degree in experimental or technical sciences.
4) Up to 2 points for other merits: scholarships, awards, courses taken, etc.

Body in charge of the admission process

The body responsible for the admissions process is the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program in Astrophysics at the University of La Laguna.

Training supplements

In order to admit students with master's degrees in experimental or technical sciences who have not completed a master's degree in astrophysics, an access module is available.

This access module is based on the credits awarded for the Master's degree in Astrophysics.

This module may include the requirement to take one or more subjects from the Master's Degree in Astrophysics, as determined by the academic committee, depending on the student's prior training and the subject of the doctoral studies to be pursued.

The content, learning outcomes, training activities, assessment systems, etc., of these complementary training courses will be those established in the official documentation of the Master's Degree in Astrophysics at the University of La Laguna.

These training supplements will be completed by the student if necessary and always after admission to the program.