Doctoral Programme in Sciences of Religions
36 monthsProgramme duration
424 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The objective of the Doctoral Program in Sciences of Religions is to develop, at the highest levels of academic training, the scientific and secular analysis of the religious phenomenon as a determining fact of our societies, as well as those of the past. This scientific analysis of religions must start from an exhaustive study of the cultural contexts in which religious phenomena develop, so it can only be approached from multidisciplinary perspectives, which allow us to approach the complexity of some manifestations that, having a spiritual character, they are, above all, human, contextual and historical social constructions that respond to specific needs and collaborate to build specific societies. The development of these studies and the promotion of research in the field of religions with this scientific and multidisciplinary approach is all the more important at the present time when all societies are increasingly interrelated, increasingly multiracial and multicultural and it becomes more and more necessary to provide a scientific basis for the analysis that allows the understanding of one's own beliefs and the beliefs and traditions of others as a means of social integration.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The objective of the Doctoral Program in Sciences of Religions is to develop, at the highest levels of academic training, the scientific and secular analysis of the religious phenomenon as a determining fact of our societies, as well as those of the past. This scientific analysis of religions must start from an exhaustive study of the cultural contexts in which religious phenomena develop, so it can only be approached from multidisciplinary perspectives, which allow us to approach the complexity of some manifestations that, having a spiritual character, they are, above all, human, contextual and historical social constructions that respond to specific needs and collaborate to build specific societies. The development of these studies and the promotion of research in the field of religions with this scientific and multidisciplinary approach is all the more important at the present time when all societies are increasingly interrelated, increasingly multiracial and multicultural and it becomes more and more necessary to provide a scientific basis for the analysis that allows the understanding of one's own beliefs and the beliefs and traditions of others as a means of social integration.
Admission Requirements
If you are from an EU country, you will have access if you hold a bachelor's degree, or equivalent, from a Spanish university or from a university in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and a university Masters degree. You may also apply if you have a minimum number of 300 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 (one academic year) must be at Masters level. ECTS are credits recognised in the European Higher Education Area and are equivalent to 25-30 hours of work.
If you are a graduate from outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) you can access the university without the need to certify your degrees, once the UCM verified that the level of studies is equivalent to a Masters degree at a university in Spain. Access via this route does not in any case imply the official certification of your degree prior to starting your Masters course.
To complete your doctoral studies you will need to present a doctoral thesis consisting of an original work of research by the student in any field of knowledge.
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