Pre-registration information.
The University of La Laguna will inform potential students about the characteristics of the Doctoral Program, the access and admission criteria, and the enrollment process through the usual channels and within the official postgraduate program offerings: virtual channel, posters, and media. The link to the information on the characteristics of the Doctoral Programs currently running at the University of La Laguna, including the Education Program (D016), is the address where the information corresponding to this proposal will be posted once it has been verified, in order to accurately reflect the final structure of this Program.
The University of La Laguna, responsible for registration, custody of student records, and issuance of degrees, has a comprehensive website dedicated to its doctoral programs, where any student, both national and international, can find all the information they need to plan their studies.
Regarding enrollment more specifically, the ULL publicizes the opening of the doctoral enrollment period through various means: its own website and media outlets (print, radio, and television).
Likewise, on the page of the ULL Postgraduate Studies Office, information concerning pre-registration and registration is published: online registration period, processing, location of the Office, administrative information that can be expanded, in its academic aspect, with more detailed information regarding the Doctoral Program in Education on the page Website of the Faculty.
Students enrolled in the Doctoral Program will receive, before and during their studies, all the information and guidance necessary to achieve the objectives set forth in the development of their Doctoral Thesis through the Graduate Studies Office.
This doctoral program establishes the common pre-registration period for the entire university.
All applications may be submitted digitally and also in person to the Postgraduate Commission, or to the Doctoral School once it is authorized, with a prior appointment at the following address: link, or by post to the following address: Doctoral Office. University of La Laguna. Central Campus. Ground floor. C/Pedro Zerolo, s/n 38200. La Laguna.
The candidate must prove that their previous studies grant access to a doctoral program in accordance with current regulations. Therefore, they must provide the same mandatory documentation requested when applying for a doctoral program. access and admission.
The link also provides information on all the doctoral access routes permitted by current regulations, as well as the documentation required.
Based on the pre-registrations submitted, the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program of the Faculty of Education at the ULL will apply the specific requirements and established merit assessment criteria.
The Academic Commission will publish the list of admitted students within the established deadlines through the ULL website and that of the Faculty of Education, the responsible academic body, until the authorization of the Doctoral School of the ULL. Page where you will find, among other documents of interest: the Regulations of Official Doctoral Teachings of the University of La Laguna (Resolution of January 17, 2013), Royal Decree 534/2013, of July 12, modifying Doctoral Regulations, dates of application for access to the Doctorate, current programs, the Decree of Fees for the corresponding course, the Doctoral Enrollment Instructions for the Academic Year, the Electronic Form for Admission to the Thesis Phase in Doctorate, etc.
The optimal entry profile for people interested in enrolling in the Doctoral Program in Education is: having completed a master's degree related to the educational field and, at least, a Bachelor's degree preferably in Primary Education Teaching, Early Childhood Education Teaching, Pedagogy, Psychopedagogy, Social Education and subsidiarily all those that give access to the different areas or specialties of the Master's Degree in Teacher Training (Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, Philosophy, Language and Literature, Biology and Geology, Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Architecture, Environmental Sciences, Physics, Politics, Economics, Fine Arts, etc.).
Other graduates and official postgraduate degrees in other fields who can demonstrate a professional career related to the development, evaluation, and organization of educational processes and entities in various fields (teachers, educational technicians in local and/or regional governments, educators, and facilitators in formal and non-formal education settings) may also apply. This professional career will be assessed by the doctoral program's academic committee.
Furthermore, potential doctoral candidates must be interested in scientific production, as they will be involved in or will be part of a research group. Doctoral candidates require a strong vocational component, which is required to complete their doctoral studies in this highly topical area of scientific and professional interest, which currently generates highly specialized jobs. To qualify for this doctoral program, national and international students applying should preferably possess skills developed in a university master's degree related to the research lines of this doctoral program, Research and Innovation in Education and Teaching and Learning in Specific Areas of Knowledge, such as:
-Master in Psychopedagogical Intervention in Formal and Non-Formal Contexts.
-Master's Degree in Teacher Training in Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching.
-All master's degrees approved by ANECA for future delivery at the Faculty of Education at ULL (Master's in Education and ICT: Training and Learning in Digital Environments, Master's in Advanced Pedagogical Studies, Master's in Human Development and Sustainability, Master's in Innovation in Early Childhood and Primary Education, etc.).
-Any official and accredited national or international Master's degree or Diploma of Advanced Studies that offers core competencies in the research areas of this Doctorate in Education.
Considering that this university requires proof of a B1 language level, preferably in English, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), candidates are required to have this level as an admission requirement.
This Doctoral Program will also be disseminated and advertised in all interuniversity web communication spaces and academic networks with the aim of attracting students from other countries, especially those from Latin American universities, as well as from European universities with which we have established collaboration agreements.
Access requirements and admission criteria.
The entry requirements for the doctoral program will be published, including the entry profile. Candidates must meet one of the requirements listed in Articles 6 and 7 of Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28:
a. In general, to access an official doctoral program, it will be necessary to hold the official Spanish Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and a Master's degree.
b. Hold an official Spanish university degree, or one from another country belonging to the European Higher Education Area, which qualifies for access to a Master's degree in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, and have passed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in the set of official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at Master's level.
c. Hold an official Spanish Graduate degree, the duration of which, in accordance with EU law, is at least 300 ECTS credits, if the curriculum of the corresponding degree includes research training credits equivalent in training value to the research credits from Master's studies.
d. Hold a degree obtained under foreign educational systems, without the need for its recognition, after the university has verified that it accredits a level of education equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's degree and that it qualifies for access to doctoral studies in the country issuing the degree. This admission will not, under any circumstances, imply the recognition of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
e. Be in possession of another Spanish Doctorate degree.
f. In addition, all those who hold an official Spanish degree or equivalent, and have obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 778/1998, of April 30, or have achieved the research proficiency regulated by Royal Decree 185/1985, of January 23.
Regarding admission to the Doctoral Program, the specific requirements, depending on the origin of the application, will be those detailed in the admission criteria.
Admission criteria
Candidates wishing to enter the Doctoral Program in Education must apply for access and admission in accordance with the procedures established by the University of La Laguna's Postgraduate Commission, temporarily pending authorization for the creation of the Doctoral School by the Autonomous Community. This process was agreed to be initiated by the ULL Governing Council at its meeting held on September 26, 2013.
The Academic Committee of the program will be responsible for applying the admission criteria to applicants after verifying that they meet the general access requirements established by Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, and the Regulations of Official Teachings of the ULL that implement it, as established in its article 15, which sets out the functions of the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programs.
The Academic Committee will be composed of 7 professors, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of the Regulations for Official Doctoral Studies at the University of La Laguna, in its sections 1 and 2:
1. The academic committee of the official doctoral program will be composed of a maximum of seven participating professors and/or researchers, including the academic coordinator, who will act as its chair. The academic committee must include at least one member from each line of research that makes up the doctoral program, respecting the previous limit. If there are more than seven lines of research, at the end of each term, the academic committee will be renewed, incorporating professors and/or researchers from those lines that did not have representatives in the previous term as members. Where appropriate, a rotating system for appointing members will be established for each line of research, so that each line of research does not have a representative on the academic committee for more than two consecutive terms.
2. Members of the academic committee who are professors or researchers must meet the same requirements established to be a thesis director in the corresponding doctoral program.
In the Doctoral Program in Education, the members will be 7, as indicated and will be:
The Academic Coordinator of the Doctoral Program
3 Representatives of Research Line 1: Research and Innovation in Education3 Representatives of Research Line 2: Teaching and learning in specific areas of knowledge
In the event that the number of registered applicants exceeds the new access places offered, the allocation of places will be made, in accordance with article 7 of the Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, according to the following criteria for the evaluation of selection merits:
- Academic record of the Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification that accredits the candidate (25%)- Academic record of a university Master's degree related to the research lines of this doctoral program: Research and Innovation in Education and Teaching and Learning in Specific Areas of Knowledge (35%).-Professional experience linked to teaching (10%).-Research experience (participation in conferences, publications, membership in research projects (10%).-Obtaining research grants and scholarships (10%).- Accredited knowledge of languages B2, or higher, (preferably in English) (10%).
The ULL's Program to Assist Students with Disabilities, in compliance with Royal Decree 99/2011, will assist students with specific educational needs arising from disabilities by assessing and addressing potential adaptation needs for the educational and social integration of those enrolled in the doctoral program who require it.
Upon admission, the academic committee of the doctoral program will assign the candidate an academic advisor, who will be a professor with a doctorate from the ULL with accredited research experience and who belongs to the doctoral program to which they have been admitted (Article 9 of the Regulations for Official Doctoral Studies at the ULL).
The academic tutor has the following obligations and dedication:
-Ensure coherence between the tasks of the PhD student and the director and his/her research group.-Ensure the interaction of the doctoral student with the academic committee of the doctoral program.-Ensure that doctoral student training and research activity are aligned with the principles of the program and the Doctoral School.-Sign the PhD student's commitment and activity documents.-Review and sign the PhD student's research plan.-Prepare the mandatory reports for the monitoring committee.
The academic committee of the doctoral program may establish, in all cases, that the academic advisor be the thesis director, unless the director is not a professor at the ULL.
The appointment of an academic advisor may be changed at any time during the doctoral program: first, after consulting the doctoral candidate and provided there are justified reasons. Second, a thesis advisor may also withdraw from the thesis supervision if there are also justified reasons. In this case, the academic committee of the doctoral program must propose a new advisor to the doctoral candidate.
The regime of dedication of students to the Doctoral Program, according to the provisions of article 7.2 of the Regulations for Official Doctoral Studies at the ULL, pursuant to Article 2.2 of the regulations on progress and permanence in official degrees at the ULL, will be full-time by definition, and a maximum of three years will elapse from admission to the program until the submission of the application for deposit of the doctoral thesis. After this period, the Academic Committee of the Program may authorize, at the request of the doctoral student, informed by their thesis supervisor, an extension of this period for one more year, which may be extended in all cases, and exceptionally, to an additional year.
According to Article 7.3 of the Regulations, the doctoral candidate may be part-time upon application for a doctorate and express authorization from the Academic Committee of the doctoral program. In this case, the deadline for submitting the application for deposit of the doctoral thesis will be a maximum of five years, extendable for two more years upon authorization from the Academic Committee at the request of the doctoral candidate, informed by their thesis supervisor. This extension may, in all cases and exceptionally, be extended for another additional year.
Students wishing to pursue part-time doctoral studies must apply when submitting their application for admission to the program or, once admitted, when any of the circumstances listed below apply and enable recognition as part-time students, as provided for in Article 7.3 of the Regulations for Official Doctoral Studies at the ULL.
To be considered a part-time doctoral student, the corresponding application must be submitted in the form and within the established deadlines, justifying the impossibility of carrying out these studies on a full-time basis due to work-related activities, special educational needs, family care needs, high-performance or high-level athletes, as well as any other reasons contemplated in the ULL's permanence regulations or, where applicable, in the regulations that implement them.
These applications will be resolved before the period established for enrolment in doctoral studies by the academic committee of the corresponding doctoral programme. An appeal against this decision may be submitted to the Rector within one month of its notification.
Each doctoral program will establish the maximum percentage of students who may pursue their doctorate part-time. This information can be obtained by consulting the program's academic guide and will be established before the start of each academic year.Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the development of the Doctoral Program, changes in the dedication modality may be requested, provided that the following circumstances occur:
– Part-time doctoral students who, during the Doctoral Program, lose the status under which they were admitted and recognized as such will automatically become full-time students in the Doctoral Program. From that moment on, they will have three years to submit their doctoral thesis deposit application, provided they have not spent more than two years as part-time students.
– Doctoral students who have begun their doctoral studies full-time and need to apply for part-time student status and meet any of the requirements stated above will have a maximum period of time, from the date of granting said status until the submission of the application for deposit of their doctoral thesis, which, combined with the time already elapsed, will not exceed 5 years.
For doctoral students who have changed their dedication regime during the course of their studies (article 7.4 of the regulations governing doctoral studies at the ULL), a factor of 5/3 is established for the change from full-time to part-time dedication and 3/5 for changes from partial to full dedication, for the purposes of the time calculation established in sections one and three of this article.
Likewise, the recruitment of students from other countries will be encouraged, with particular emphasis on those from European and Latin American countries.
Since there is only one entry profile, no additional training is planned.