Doctoral degree in Health Sciences

Access requirements

In order to access an official doctoral degree students must hold a Spanish official Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and University Master's degree, or equivalent, provided they have passed at least 300 ECTS credits counting both of them.

Specific criteria of the programme

The Academic Commission of the Doctoral degree in Health Sciences will examine the applications and decide on admissions taking the following aspects into account:

• Academic record and CV of the candidate (up to 60% of the final valuation). To this end, the following will be considered:.
  • Bachelor's and master's degree academic records (40%).
  • Publications related to the doctoral programme topic (7%).
  • Communications in conferences related to the doctoral programme topic (7%).
  • Training courses related to the doctoral programme lines (3%).
  • Other merits such as previous experience in research, awards received, advanced analysis techniques management, grants obtained in competitive calls, or any other proven merit (3%).

• Adequacy of the degree of access related to the thesis research line (40%). In this section the doctoral student’s coherence and knowledge level in the specific field they are interested in, will be valued.

It will be necessary to obtain at least 60% of the total valuation to access the programme.

A candidate of the Doctoral degree in Health Sciences has access after studying some of the following UPNA's official Master’s Degrees (current and disappeared): 

• University Master’s degree in Health Sciences Research 
• University Master’s degree in Public Health 
• Master's degree in General Health Psychology 
• Master’s degree in Secondary Education Teaching 
• University Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering 
• University Master's degree in Social Intervention with Families, Individuals and Groups 
• University Master’s Degree in Synthetic and Industrial Chemistry 
• Master’s Degree in Agrifood Industry Technology and Sustainability 
• University Master’s degree in Mathematical Modelisation and Research, Statistics and Computing 
• University Master's degree in Nursing Care Management (disappeared) 
• University Master’s degree in Health Promotion and Social Development (disappeared) 
• University Master's degree in Agrobiotechnology (disappeared) 
• University Master's degree in Initiation to Mathematics Research (disappeared) 
• Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety (disappeared) 

And, from other universities, both Spanish and foreign, those Master’s degrees related to Health Sciences in any of its specialities.

Line 1. Biomechanics, Molecular Biology and Human Movement Physiology. Students who have studied a Master´s degree in one of the Health Sciences branches or a Master's degree in Physical Activity and Sport Science. Likewise, it is advisable to have English skills - a B2 level, at least in reading English), as well as basic knowledge of statistics and how to use databases, and search for bibliographic sources.

Line 2. Public Health, Nursing and Medicine. Students who have studied a Master’s degree in one of the Health Sciences branches. Likewise, it is advisable to have English skills - a B2 level, at least in reading English), as well as knowledge of statistics and statistical packages which allow for the analysis of databases and search for bibliographic sources.

Line 3. Research in Psychology and Psychiatry. Graduates in Psychology, Medicine, Psycho-pedagogy or Education Sciences interested in both basic and applied research within the field of psychology and mental health. Likewise, it is advisable to have English skills - a B2 level, at least in reading English), as well as basic knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics, and statistical packages which allow for the analysis of research data.

• Check the theses defended within the Doctoral degree in Health SciencesAgrobiología Ambiental
• Access UPNA’s institutional archive
• Check scientific contributions derived from the thesis

• Grants call for EDONA doctoral students’ mobility
• Grants for Campus Iberus doctoral students’ mobility
• Erasmus grant+ for practical training periods
• International pre-doctoral mobility grants of the Government of Navarre