Program access information

Specifically, the following requirements and criteria are established for access to the Doctoral Program in Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Project Management.

Qualification

They are considered undergraduate studies related to the Doctoral Program:

• Degree in Product Design and Development Engineering.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Degree in Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Master’s studies related to the Doctoral Program are considered:

• Master’s Degree in Project Management.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Aided Design, Integrated Manufacturing.
• Master’s Degree in Design Engineering.
• Master’s Degree in Sensors for Industrial Applications.
• Master’s Degree in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Previous knowledge and skills

Students admitted to the program are required to have the basic knowledge and skills to develop their activities in the program. Students who have completed these degrees are considered to have basic knowledge of the scientific and technological fundamentals of the industrial branch. Given the wide range of profiles, it is difficult to specify all the skills. For each of the degrees and masters indicated.

There is a list of the competencies and knowledge that are acquired in each of them and that are recommended for access to the program.

A good level of English, B2 or higher, spoken and written, is required and knowledge of Spanish is a plus.

Weighting of admission criteria

The CAP will evaluate the academic record, complementary training and experience of the applicant, as reflected in his/her curriculum vitae, for his/her admission and completion of the PhD in one of the lines of research of the Program. The committee will adjust to the available places, weighing the merits provided by the student in the following way:

• The undergraduate academic record will be valued up to 20%.
• Master’s degree transcript up to 50% of the academic record
• Other merits: professional experience, publications, accredited levels of English higher than B2, other languages, training courses, will be valued up to 30%.

Up to 10% of the places offered are reserved for students with specific educational needs arising from a disability. All the accessibility services available at the UPV will be made available to these students through the UPV’s Service for Students with Disabilities (CEDAT Foundation): Counseling, Accompaniment in the classroom and in the study, Loan of technical aids for study, transportation and communication, etc. Also, if necessary, the committee will evaluate the need for possible curricular adaptations.

Program-specific documentary requirements

Applicants for admission to the doctoral program attach a thesis plan document with tutor/director endorsement according to the following template:

For admission to the program, and depending on the number of places available for the PhD in one of the lines of research of the Program, the CAP will evaluate the academic record, complementary training and experience of the applicant, as reflected in his/her Curriculum Vitae. Those students who accredit a minimum of 60 credits of a Master’s degree related to the program will not require complementary training. Otherwise, at the proposal of the thesis director/tutor and with the approval of the CAP, the student will be proposed a reinforcement in his or her training consisting of:

• Those students who have taken a related Master’s degree but do not reach 60 credits, must complete the minimum of 60 credits.
• Those students who have taken a non-related Master’s degree, with at least 50% of subjects related to the Program, will have a training complement of up to 30 credits, as proposed by the director/tutor and approved by the CAP.
• Those students who have taken a non-related Master’s Degree, with less than 50% of subjects related to the Program, will have a 60-credit training complement, as proposed by the director/tutor and approved by the CAP.

The training complements will be selected among the subjects of the 4 Masters related to the Program, which are listed below:

Basics

• Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods related to that field.
• Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
• Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
• Ability to critically analyze, evaluate and synthesize new and complex ideas.
• Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
• Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.

Personal skills and abilities

• To develop in contexts where there is little specific information.
• Find the key questions to be answered to solve a complex problem.
• Design, create, develop and undertake novel and innovative projects in their field of knowledge.
• Work both in a team and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
• Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgments with limited information.
• Intellectual criticism and defense of solutions.