• Respond to an implicit and explicit demand for PhDs in different fields of the Humanities, as an indicator of the cultural level of society, as a response to professional needs and as positive elements in a transversal, multidisciplinary and systemic environment.
• Promote training in theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and competencies, related to philology in different languages ​​and its applied nature (translation, learning and teaching, editing...), with attention to their literary and thought discourses.
• Unite human and material resources from different departments and institutions, increasing their efficiency and enhancing their synergies, to advance in the most relevant technical and scientific aspects in these area.
• Take advantage of the experience of numerous groups of teachers and researchers in the training of PhDs to advance in the construction of the new European Spaces for Education and Research and, very particularly, in relation to third cycle training.
• Enable the establishment of collaborative relationships with the different postgraduate training initiatives inside and outside Spain, promoting networking and mobility, to generate a quality program, attractive to national and foreign doctoral students.
• Promote the integration of the training and research periods and the carrying out of research work leading to the completion of the doctoral thesis and improve the percentages of enrolled students and defended doctoral theses.

In the monography of the title you can consult the complete list of academic competences accredited by the PhD in Languages ​​and Cultures by the UJA, UHU, UNEX and UCO.

The ideal applicant profile is people like you, who are interested in developing research in literature, phylosopy, linguistic theory and literary theory and willing to take advantage of the opportunities offered in these fields. Applicants should be motivated for making new discoveries through research, and have the capacity for critical thinking, comprehension, interpretation and application of research results, as well as basic skills in computer tools and English language.

General access requirements for Doctoral Programmes at the University of Jaen

In general, access to an official doctoral programme is available to persons in possession of a Spanish official bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and a university master's degree.

Access is also available to persons who meet one of the following conditions:

1. Being in possession of an official Spanish university qualification, or one of another member country of the European Higher Education Area, which qualifies them for access to a master's degree in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, and having obtained a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in all official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at master's level.
2. Being in possession of an official Spanish degree whose duration, according to the rules of Community law, is at least 300 ECTS credits. These graduates must attend the mandatory bridging courses referred to in Article 7.2 of these regulations, unless the curriculum of said degree includes research training credits equivalent in educational value to the research credits obtained in master’s degree courses.
3. Being in possession of a university degree and, after obtaining a training place in the entrance test to specialized medical training, having obtained a positive evaluation in at least two years of training in a programme to obtain an official degree in one of the Health Science specialties.
4. Being in possession of a degree obtained under a foreign education system, without need for official recognition, after the University has verified that said degree accredits a level of education equivalent to the Spanish official master´s degree and allows admission to doctoral studies in the country issuing the qualification. In no case shall this admission imply the official recognition of the original qualification held by the individual or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies. Regardless of this, the doctoral degree obtained will be officially valid in Spain.
5. Being in possession of a Bachelor, Architect or Engineer degree and also having achieved the Diploma de Estudios Avanzados in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 778/1998, of April 30, or the research proficiency stipulated in the Royal Decree 185/1985, of January 23.
6. Being in possession of another Spanish doctoral degree obtained under earlier university regulations.

Specific access requirements for Doctoral Studies on Languages and Cultures

The recommended access profile is that of graduates and graduates in degrees in the area of Philology and Philosophy, but also in History, Art (Art and Humanities in general), Communication, Sociology and Education, without excluding candidates from other degrees related, if your specific profile is approved by the Academic Commission.

The applicants trained in the following master's degrees will have an ideal access profile: Master's degrees in Texts, Documents and Cultural Intervention, in English for professional qualification and in Specialized Translation (UCO), Master's Degree in Research in Art and Humanities (UNEX), Master's Degree in European Literature and Language Teaching (UHU) and Master's Degrees in Higher Studies in Philology and Classical Tradition, in Linguistics applied to the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language and Linguistics applied to Teaching English as a Foreign Language (UJA).

Training supplements

For applicants who have not completed a master's degree with a full research profile or in subjects that do not complete the necessary training in contents and skills for the preparation of the doctoral thesis, the Academic Commission may establish an individual training plan (in accordance with the regulations approved in the different Universities of the Program), determining the necessary additional training. In general, said supplements will be acquired by taking the established number of credits, among the subjects from the master's degrees offered by the Universities participating in the Programme, preferably at the University where the researcher is going to receive his/her degree. The planning and assessment of the activity will follow the provisions of the programme of the master's degree in question (or of the master's degrees, if applicable), as well as the scales or sets of standards established by the participating Universities.

Admission criteria

The Academic Commission will study the applications and will establish a priority, by line of research and location, of the candidates based on the following criteria: 1) academic record in Bachelor's and Master's degrees 2) other qualifications 3) complementary training 4) research and teaching merits 5) connection through scholarship or contract with one University participant in the Program 6) interest of the thesis topic 7) commitment of the student to the program, valuing the presentation of endorsement from a professor willing to assume his work plan. Each of these sections will be valued up to a total of 5 points. The Academic Commission will prepare, approve and make public a detailed scale (including the publicity procedure and claim deadlines), which will be applied to each application.

Applicants may access academic supervision in the established order, until completing the places offered in each call.

Students may enroll in doctoral studies at full dedication, or part-time if duly justified. The maximum period of permanence in PhD studies will be 3 years full-time or 5 years part-time. Students may ask for an ordinary extension for one year if enrolled full-time or two years if enrolled part-time. After this, all students may ask for an extraordinary extension period of one year. Applications for the extensions provided for in current legislation are to be duly reasoned and will be resolved by the Academic Committee for the PhD programme. Students may also apply for a temporary leave for a maximum period of one year, and extendible to one further year. Students may be excluded from the programme if they do not renew enrolments or if they obtain two negative overall assessments consecutively in the training and research activities in which they are enrolled for that year.

Students with special needs may visit the University Special Education Needs Service. You may get more information on general issues related to doctoral studies at the University Academic Service and the Doctoral School.

According to the rules for enrolment of the University of Jaen, application for doctoral studies is open during the complete year. Application and enrolment in doctoral studies can be done through the University Servicio de Gestión Académica.

There are four periods for application and registration during the year. Places not covered in one period will be added to next period´s offer.

School Year 2023/2024

• First cohort (application open until September 30, 2023; admission and registration during October, 2023)
  • Nº of places offered: 15
• Second cohort (application open until January 31, 2024; admission and registration during February, 2024)
  • Nº of places offered: 0
• Third cohort (application open until May 31, 2024; admission and registration during June, 2024)
  • Nº of places offered: 0

Send us your application, and you will receive a personalized response in due time.

Yearly demand for places

If you are willing to apply for grants, please check the University International Relations website.