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Doctoral degree in Social Work

Develop your doctoral degree y the Social Work scope and receive advanced research training in areas such as social assistance and health, social services, community work, intervention with youth, social policy and social work, among others. This programme is inter-university in nature and provides at the same time the degree from University of Murcia, Rovira i Virgili and Public University of Navarre.

Academic information

Time scheme and continuity

  • Full-time: the degree will last for four years at most from the doctoral student’s registration date to the doctoral thesis’ defence date.
  • Part-time: the Academic Commission may authorise students to carry out the programme for seven years at most from the registration date.
  • People with a degree of disability greater than or equal to 33%:  the duration of doctoral degree will be six years at most full-time, and nine years part-time.
  • Other cases: people who are temporarily disabled, birth, adoption, guardianship with the purpose of adopting, risk during breastfeeding and gender-based violence or any other situation established in the regulations in force during the time period aforementioned will interrupt the time count for the duration limit of doctoral degrees.