PhD in Engineering and Materials Science. 48 months PHD Programme By Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Starting Month

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Programme overview

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The mission of the PhD program in Engineering and Materials Science is to train human resources researchers at the doctoral level in the field of Engineering and Materials Science by applying and strengthening knowledge in an integrated and autonomous manner in these fields, with the capacity to transfer research results to the academic and productive sectors, capable of creating, adapting, and innovating, and performing in the fields of knowledge associated with the areas of the Program. Its objective is to train competitive human resources capable of promoting, directing, and developing research work, autonomously and interdisciplinarily, participating in the construction, allowing to contribute to the generation of knowledge and producing results of high scientific and technological quality, to address and solve problems in the academic, scientific, and industrial fields.

Programme overview

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The mission of the PhD program in Engineering and Materials Science is to train human resources researchers at the doctoral level in the field of Engineering and Materials Science by applying and strengthening knowledge in an integrated and autonomous manner in these fields, with the capacity to transfer research results to the academic and productive sectors, capable of creating, adapting, and innovating, and performing in the fields of knowledge associated with the areas of the Program. Its objective is to train competitive human resources capable of promoting, directing, and developing research work, autonomously and interdisciplinarily, participating in the construction, allowing to contribute to the generation of knowledge and producing results of high scientific and technological quality, to address and solve problems in the academic, scientific, and industrial fields.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have the following documentation:

• Duly completed registration form. • Unique CV format (attaching certificates corresponding to academic recognitions, teaching, research and/or professional trajectory; presentations, and publications). • Photocopy of identification document. • Authenticated photocopy of the professional degree. • Photocopy of the Degree Certificate. • Undergraduate transcript with cumulative average issued by the respective university (original and copy). • Letter of acceptance from a research group with institutional recognition, indicating and ensuring the student's work plan. • Letter of availability and full-time dedication to the program signed by the applicant. • Letter informing the name of the doctoral thesis advisor who must be a full-time UPTC faculty member with a Doctorate degree, signed by the applicant and the advisor. • Doctoral thesis proposal endorsed by the supporting research group. • Two recent color photographs, size 3x4. Applicants to the Doctorate program who possess Master's degrees must additionally attach the following documents:

• Authenticated photocopy of the Master's degree (for degrees obtained abroad, attach validation from the Ministry of National Education). • Master's Degree Certificate. • Original certificate of grades from the Master's program. • Copy issued by the program authority indicating the programmatic content of the courses taken, the hourly intensity, and/or the corresponding academic credits. • Copy of the publications or presentations resulting from the master's thesis. • Submit the doctoral thesis proposal as an attachment to these requirements, endorsed by the supporting research group.

4 Years
Jan

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

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