Humanities
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Director
Prof. Eduardo González Calleja
About the program
The focus of this Ph.D. program on an interdisciplinary, creative, and innovative view of humanities as a set of closely related disciplines stands as its most distinctive feature since its inception.
Based on its aspiration, scope, and integration of the different research groups of the program, our institution offers a working space where old distinctions between humanistic and scientific cultures are surpassed, and comprehensive lines of research are established on common grounds: language and new media, visual studies, ideas in the realm of Social Sciences, etc., all within the framework defined by new technologies and knowledge society.
Our main objective is the training of leading researchers in practical abilities that enables them to pose innovative solutions within the different humanistic areas of academic, scientific, teaching, and professional fields.
The program is designed for students with previous training in any of the traditional humanistic areas (or akin to these) who are interested in the development of their research work beyond the borders of their discipline applying an accurate methodology from a broad perspective.
- Program regulated by RD 99/2011, January 28
- ACCESS
Admission profile
The academic qualifications of applicants must include graduate training in the field of Arts and Humanities, as well as research interests oriented to the challenges posed by contemporary culture: technological, regulatory, multicultural or interdisciplinary, all from a humanistic perspective.
The Ph.D. program in Humanities allows the following admission profiles. The Academic Committee may require up to 18 ECTS credits of complementary training according to the applicants' previous study. These credits will preferably be from Master's degrees such as Master in Cultural Heritage or Master in Cultural Theory and Criticism but will not be considered part of the Ph.D. program.
Admission Profile Complementary Training Students with a Master’s degree in the field of Arts and Humanities (60 ECTS credits minimum) Not required Students with a Master’s degree in the field of Social Sciences (minimum 60 ECTS credits) Up to 12 credits Students from other areas with at least 24 ECTS credits in graduate training in Arts and Humanities 12-18 credits Admission requirements
- According to art. 6 of the PhD studies regulation (RD 99/2011), in order to access the Program it is required to have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and a Master's degree (or equivalent), provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these two cycles as a whole, or the equivalent degree qualifies for level 3 of MECES (Marco Español de Cualificaciones para la Educación Superior, Spanish Framework for Higher Education Qualifications).
Likewise, access is available to candidates in possession of foreign degrees from countries integrated into the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) when the degree can be accredited as level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), as long as the aforementioned degree allows access to PhD level studies in the country of expedition; and candidates with a degree which is equivalent to a Spanish Master's degree, obtained in foreign education systems outside the EHEA, as long as the aforementioned degree allows access to PhD level studies in the country of expedition. - Non-native Spanish speakers must give proof of knowledge of Spanish writing and speaking skills by providing either a DELE certificate (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera), granted by Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the corresponding Ministry of Education in Spain, or the SIELE GLOBAL certificate, issued by the International Service of Evaluation of Spanish Language. The minimum level required for admission is C1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Spanish skills will not be required for students who have completed undergraduate studies in Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country, provided that they give proof of completion of said background.
Students with graduate or undergraduate studies in Spanish Philology, Hispanic Studies or analog degrees in a non-Spanish speaking country who do not have the DELE C1 certificate will have to do an assessment interview of their Spanish skills with the Academic Committee of the program before their possible admission.
Spanish skills will not be required to students whose doctoral thesis is to be done in English, provided that they give proof of C1 English level (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). This will not be required to students who have completed their studies in an English-speaking country. Students whose doctoral thesis is to be done in English who do not meet any of the previous two requirements will have to do an assessment interview of their Spanish skills with the Academic Committee of the program before their possible admission.
Admission criteria
The Academic Committee will consider the following aspects for admission:
- Academic background of the applicant (Undergraduate studies, Graduate studies, Other Undergraduate or Graduate studies; Other studies). Weight: 40%.
- Suitability of academic background (subjects, grades and language skills) for the lines of research of the Ph.D. program. Weight: 30%.
- Research experience will be favorably assessed (publications, presentations in conferences, etc.). Weight: 10%.
- Motivation, commitment to the program and research interests, as stated on a motivation letter by the applicant stating their interest in the Program and its lines of research. The applicant can additionally provide one or more letters of recommendation by a researcher from any university as proof of this commitment. Weight: 20%.
The Academic Committee can request a personal interview with the candidate for a better assessment of the application.
Seats available for the academic year: 30
- According to art. 6 of the PhD studies regulation (RD 99/2011), in order to access the Program it is required to have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and a Master's degree (or equivalent), provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these two cycles as a whole, or the equivalent degree qualifies for level 3 of MECES (Marco Español de Cualificaciones para la Educación Superior, Spanish Framework for Higher Education Qualifications).
- FACULTY
- Academic Committee
Prof. Eduardo González Calleja. Director del Programa
Department of Humanities: History, Geography and ArtProf. Rafael García Pérez
Department of Humanities: Philosophy, Language and LiteratureProf. Alicia García Ruiz
Department of Humanities: Philosophy, Language and LiteratureProf. Mª Luz Neira Jiménez
Department of Humanities: History, Geography and ArtProf. Daniel A. Verdú Schumann
Department of Humanities: History, Geography and Art - Faculty
Humanities: Philosophy, Language, Literature Theory Department
- Alonso Puelles, Andoni
- Almazán Gómez, Manuel Adrián
- Aventín Fontana, Alejandra María
- Broncano Rodríguez, Fernando
- Checa Puerta, Julio Enrique
- Conte Imbert, David
- Fusco, Virginia
- Gaitán Torres, Antonio
- Garcés Gómez, María Pilar
- García Pérez, Rafael
- Gómez Ramos, Antonio
- García Ruiz, Alicia
- González Marín, María Carmen Eva
- Morimoto, Yuko
- Murcia Carbonell, Alberto
- Pavón Lucero, María Victoria
- Pérez-Rasilla Bayo, Eduardo
- Querol Sanz, José Manuel
- Soria Tomás, Guadalupe
- Suárez Hernández, Ariana
- Thiebaut Luis-André, Carlos
Humanities: History, Geography and Art Department
- Alvar Ezquerra, Jaime
- Bermejo Tirado, Jesús
- Branciforte Mazzola, Laura Maria
- Camarero Gómez, María Gloria
- Castro Morales, Federico
- Curnis, Michele
- Galán Díez, Ilia
- Gamir Orueta, Agustín
- García Álvarez, Antonio Jacobo
- García Hernán, David
- Gasparini, Valentino
- González Calleja, Eduardo
- Heras Herrero, Beatriz (de las)
- Huguet Santos, Montserrat
- Manuel Valdés, Carlos
- Neira Jiménez, María Luz
- Povedano Marrugat, Elisa María
- Puente Lozano, Paloma
- Ribagorda Esteban, Álvaro
- Rodríguez López-Brea, Carlos María
- Romero Recio, María Mirella
- Ruiz Franco, María del Rosario
- Sánchez Pérez, Francisco
- Verdú Schumann, Daniel Andreas
- Academic Committee
- TRAINING
Specific training
- Themed seminars. Mandatory training. 30 hours during the doctoral training period.
Seminars taught by prestigious scholars collaborating with the Ph.D. program and by first-class international researchers. Given the renowned status of these researchers, the seminars can be occasionally hosted outside the University at other prestigious institutions of higher education.
The program and contents of the seminars are published every year so that students can plan their schedule ahead. Participation may occasionally be concentrated in intensive two or three-day activities. Seminars are taught in English or Spanish, depending on the speaker.
Students must participate in these seminars throughout the first two years of their Ph.D. Part-time students will have two additional years to participate.
The evaluation will consider the attendance and participation aspects, particularly the critical capacity and maturity of the students. Ph.D. advisors are responsible for the evaluation. To that effect, the coordinators of each activity will issue a certificate to be uploaded to the student’s Activities Document.
- Doctoral thesis seminar. Mandatory training. 5 hours during the doctoral training period.
Seminar hosted by the program on a six-monthly basis gathering Ph.D. students and advisors alike, in which the former present a preview of their research status for discussion. Advanced students may use chapters or articles submitted to journals or conferences in their presentations. This seminar, based on its nature and characteristics, varies every year. It is taught in Spanish or English.
Students must attend one edition of these seminars throughout their doctoral training period, and give a presentation of their research during one of the last two courses. This requirement also applies to part-time students, who have two additional years to participate.
The evaluation will consider attendance, quality of the presentations and active participation from the students in the form of questions and discussions. The coordinators of each activity are responsable for the evaluation. To that effect, they will issue a certificate to be uploaded to the student’s Activities Document.
- Mobility program. Optional training*. 300 hours during the doctoral training period.
Students can carry out at least three months of research visits at research centers in Spain or abroad of equal or higher quality than that of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The visits and activities proposal will be subjected to review and approval by the Academic Committee of the program. Students will preferably carry out their visit in research centers with an active scientific collaboration with the program, either formal (agreement) or informal (guest collaborations).
The duration of these activities may vary, but it will not be less than one month in any case. They will not be carried prior to the second year of the Ph.D. Part-time students will have additional years to participate.
Students must do a report of their visit upon completion, to be approved by the supervisor from the host center. This report, along with the report from the tutor or advisor, will become a part of the annual Ph.D. activity for the Academic Committee’s evaluation. To that effect, a certificate will be issued to be uploaded to the student’s Activities Document.
*The international mobility program is mandatory for “Doctorado Internacional” eligibility purposes, as provided in general regulations (RD 99/2011) and specific regulations of the Doctoral School, art. 33.
Further information:
Research skills training
Optional training. 6 credits during the doctoral training period.
Research skills training focuses on abilities common to all disciplines for the development of scientific and educational skills and the improvement of the professional career. This training consists of different activities (short courses, seminars, etc.). The Ph.D. advisor, in collaboration with the Academic Committee, will provide orientation to the students regarding the suitability of these activities.
Further information:
- RESEARCH
- Research Lines
- Linguistics: morphology, syntax, lexicology-lexicography, pragmatics and discourse analysis. Synchronic and diachronic perspectives
- Contemporary Hispanic theater and literature in its historical and cultural context
- Theories of culture and theories of history, literature and linguistic communication
- Philosophy and Cultural Criticism
- Cultural Studies
- Antiquity and Classical Legacy Studies
- State, society and politics in the medieval, modern and contemporary world.
- Tourism and Heritage Studies: Geography, Archaeology and Art
- Spatial Processes in Border and Metropolitan Areas
- Environmental Humanities
- Scientific results
This is a sample of relevant publications derived from doctoral thesis work over the last years:
- Thesis: Trayectoria artística de Josita Hernán: actriz, directora y profesora de teatro español (1914-1999)
Author: Alba Gómez García
Publication: “Un refugio cálido, sin censura: La Carbonera, el teatro ‘estudio’ de Piedad Salas (1952-1962)”. In: ALEC, Vol. 43.2, 87-110 (2018)
ICDS Dissemination Index: 11.0
Included in Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Scopus, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, DIALNET. - Thesis: Los mosaicos funerarios de Túnez, España e Italia. Siglos III-VII
Author: Luigi Quattrocchi
Publication: “Mosaici funerari Tardoantichi in Italia: repertorio e analisi”, Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing (2018) - Thesis: Biografía y obra creativa del pintor José Arencibia Gil
Author: Germán Jiménez Martel
Publication: “La Guerra Civil. José Arencibia Gil y otros artistas canarios”, Editorial Mercurio: Madrid (2018) - Thesis: Cuentos nuestros y cuentos de los otros: una metodología interpretativa del cuento como herramienta didáctica aplicada al análisis de Caperucita roja y sus cognados de Extremo Oriente
Author: Jaime Antonio Gómez Blaya
Publicationn: Cuentos nuestros y cuentos de los otros: una metodología didáctica aplicada al análisis de Caperucita Roja y sus cognados de Extremo Oriente. Madrid: FUNCAS. ISBN 978-84-17609-13-9 (2017) - Thesis: La autonomía como foco de detección de patologías sociales
Author: Martín Fleitas González
Publication: “¿Sólo hay realismo o constructivismo moral dentro del neokantismo contemporáneo? Notas para un fundamentación moral kantiana en base a la sola idea de libertad”, Ideas y Valores, vol. LXIV, n° 159, pp. 131-153 (2015)
Incluida en SCOPUS, Index H 3 - Thesis: The Experience of Cancer Illness: Spain and Beyond During the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Fanny Hernández Brotons
Publication: “De los hospicios de la caridad a la Organización Mundial de la Salud: un siglo y medio de cuidados paliativos para enfermos de cáncer (1842-1990)”. In: Ricardo Campos Marín, Ángel González de Pablo, Mª Isabel Porras Gallo y Luis Montiel (eds.) Medicina y poder político: actas del XVI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Historia de la Medicina, Madrid: SEHM y UCM, 433-437 (2014)
- Thesis: Trayectoria artística de Josita Hernán: actriz, directora y profesora de teatro español (1914-1999)
- Scientific publications
See below a list of relevant publications by the faculty of the PhD Program:
- Alvar, J., Alvar, A. and Woolf, G. Sensorivm: The Senses in Roman Polytheism 2. Leiden, E.J. Brill, 2021. ISBN: 978-90-04-45973-1. Book Citation Index, Scopus, SPI
- Branciforte, L. Donne in onda nel ventennio fascista tra modernità e tradizione (1924-1939) Soveria Manelli, Rubbettino editore, 2018. ISBN: 978-88-498-5525-8. SPI
- Broncano, F. Espacios de intimidad y cultura material. Madrid, Cátedra, 2020. ISBN: 978-84-376-4100-3.
- Camarero, M. G. y Cánovas, J. La realidad imaginada. La dirección artística de Félix Murcia en el cine español. Tres Cantos, Akal, 2018. ISBN: 978-84-460-4611-0. SPI
- Castro, F. and Díaz Zarco, V. Povedano 1918-2018. Visita dialogada entre profesores y alumnos. Sugerencias para dinámicas participativas. Getafe, Instituto Universitario Agustín Millares de Documentación y Gestión de la información (UC3M), 2019. ISBN: 978-84-16829-34-7
- Checa, J. “Angélica Liddell y su ‘A’ de artista: una revisión crítica de La letra escarlata" Journal of Iberian Women Writers, nº 7, diciembre 2019, pp. 153-186. ISSN: 2340-9029. SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS, MIAR, Latindex
- Conte, D. and Aventín, A. El bosque de los símbolos: corporeidad y analogía en la poesía hispánica contemporánea. Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva, 2018. ISBN: 978-84-17408-04-6.
- Heras, B. (de las) y Fraile, T. La música en la pantalla: intersecciones entre la historia y el sonido fílmico. Madrid, Síntesis, 2019. ISBN: 978-84-917-1367-8.
- Gaitán, A., Aguiar, F. y Viciana, H. Una introducción a la ética experimental: problemas, enfoques y método. Madrid, Cátedra, 2019. ISBN: 978-84-376-4144-7.
- Galán; I. Il sogno di circonda. Perugia, Bertoni, 2020. ISBN: 978-88-553-5117-1
- Garcés, M. P. Perspectivas teóricas y metodológicas en la elaboración de un diccionario histórico. Madrid, Iberoamericana. Editorial Vervuert, 2018. ISBN: 978-84-16922-89-5. SPI
- García Álvarez, J. and Puente, P. Beneath the Lines. Borders and Boundary-Making from the 18th to the 20th Century Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2022. ISBN: 978-3-030-96903-5. Book Citation Index, SCOPUS, SPI
- García Hernán, D. La guerra y la paz: una historia cultural. Madrid, Cátedra, 2019. ISBN: 978-84-376-4014-3.
- García Pérez, R. and Morimoto, Y. De la oración al discurso: Estudios en español y estudios contrastivos. Berlín, Peter Lang, 2018. ISBN: 978-3-631-81407-9. SPI
- Gómez Ramos, A. and Thiebaut, C. Las razones de la amargura: variaciones y tientos sobre el resentimiento, el perdón y la justicia. Barcelona, Herder, 2018. ISBN: 978-84-2544-190-5. SPI
- González Calleja, E. Política y violencia en la España contemporánea (I). Tres Cantos, Akal, 2020. ISBN: 978-84-9104-684-4. SPI
- Huguet, M. España en un dos caballos. Adolescentes y Transición. Madrid, Los Libros de la Catarata, 2021. ISBN: 978-84-1352-196-1. SPI
- Neira, M. L. Música y danza "a escena" en el mundo romano (S.I a.C.-VI d.C.). Convivia y espectáculos. Madrid, Sílex, 2021: ISBN: 978-84-1907-704-2.
- Pavón, M. V. and Morimoto, Y. “Posición de las subordinadas causales externas y partículas que las introducen: efectos interpretativos”. Revista Española de Lingüística, nº 49, noviembre 2019, pp. 49-70. ISSN: 0210-1874. FECYT Cuartil C4
- Ribagorda, A. “Flores de Lemus, Antonio (1876-1941)”. Derecho ex cathedra. 1847-1936. Diccionario de catedráticos españoles, Madrid, Dykinson, 2019, pp. 160-166. ISBN: 978-84-1324-398-6. SCOPUS, SPI
- Rodríguez López-Brea, C. M. y González Calleja, E. “José María Gil-Robles, el caudillo devenido en villano” Ludger Mees (ed.), Héroes y villanos de la patria, Madrid, Tecnos, 2020, pp. 291-324. ISBN: 978-84-309-7933-2. SPI
- Romero, M. M. El legado de los emperadores hispanos. Sevilla, Universidad de Sevilla, 2018. ISBN: 978-84-472-2838-6.
- Ruiz Franco, M. R. and Fuente, M. J. Mujeres peligrosas. Madrid, Dykinson, 2019. ISBN: 978-84-1324-063-3. SCOPUS, SPI
- Sánchez Pérez, F. “Milicias y voluntariado: de recrear su inexperiencia a recrear su experiencia” Ángel Bahamonde y Rosario Ruiz Franco (eds.), Los libros sobre la Guerra Civil, Madrid, Cátedra, 2021, pp. 51-83. ISBN: 978-84-376-4245-1.
- Verdú, D. A. and Schreckenber, S. (eds). Zwischen Aufbruch und Krise: Narrative Auseinandersetzungen mit der spanischen Transición und der deutschen ‘Wende‘, Heidelberg, Winter, 2022. ISBN: 978- 3-8253-4893-9. SPI
- Research Lines
- THESIS
Thesis defense
The doctoral thesis consists of an original research work developed by the Ph.D. candidate student in the field of knowledge of the program that enables the student for autonomous work in the field of R+D+ i.
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Doctoral School establishes the follow-up procedures to guarantee the quality of the doctorate's training and supervision. It also facilitates the procedures for the proper evaluation and defense of the doctoral thesis.
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Requirements for thesis defense
To proceed to the thesis defense, the student must meet the following requirements:
- Obtain approval of the thesis supervisor and the Academic Committee to proceed to the defense
- Complete the complementary training (if required upon admission to the program)
- Participate in the themed seminars hosted by the program
- Submit a contribution to one edition of the doctoral seminars
- Have at least one conference communication or a journal paper published (or accepted for publication). Both must be related to the thesis research topic.
Only for 'Doctorado Internacional' eligibility purposes: Carry out a research visit of at least three months at a research center in a foreign country.
- USEFUL INFORMATION
- Overview
Our Ph.D. programs focus on the acquisition of skills and abilities required to undertake high-quality research work within the strategic framework and lines of research of the university. Students will be expected to work independently under supervision and guidance of top experts in their fields in order to produce novel, groundbreaking research work in the form of a dissertation.
The Ph.D. thesis constitutes the expected outcome of the doctoral training, stating the specifics of the research work and results. The thesis must meet the high-quality standards required by the Ph.D. program and be subject to public defense and assessment by an independent thesis committee.
A favorable assessment of the thesis enables Ph.D. students to request their official Ph.D. degree certificate, issued by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte.
- If you are admitted to a Ph.D., please check our ORIENTATION GUIDE FOR NEW Ph.D. STUDENTS AT UC3M
- Visit our Useful Information site for Ph.D. students
Doctoral training calendar
Duration of the academic year: October 1st through September 30th
Process Period Admission According to the start semester of the PhD:
Second semester of the 24/25 academic year
Admission application deadline: September 1st 2024 through January 31st 2025 (23:59 h., CET)
PhD start date: March 30th 2025
First semester of the 25/26 academic year
Admission application deadline: February 1st through August 31st 2025 (23:59 h., CET)
PhD start date: November 15th 2025Enrollment According to the start semester of the PhD:
Enrollment period for new students
First semester: July 17th through 31st and September 1st through 30th (23:59 h., CET) of the current academic year
Second semester: March 1st through 30th (23:59 h., CET) of the current academic year
Enrollment period for continuing students
September 1st through 30th (23:59 h., CET) of the current academic yearAnnual Assessment June
All PhD candidates are subject to annual evaluation.
December
Only students whose June evaluation was unfavorable are subject to evaluation.
In both cases the evaluation is based on the progress of the thesis project (Reseach Plan) and the doctoral activities carried out during the academic year.
Thesis Defense Thesis defense can be carried out throughout the academic year.
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Glossary of terms
- Itinerary
- Regulations
- NEW! RD 99/2011. Rules and Regulations of doctoral studies in Spain.
Approved on July 4, 2023 - Royal Decree 99/2011. Rules and Regulations of Ph.D. studies in Spain.
- Establishment of the Doctoral School. Order 2091/2013.
- Rules and Regulations of the Doctoral School at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid approved by Governing Council on February 7, 2013; modified on November 28, 2013.
- Code of Good Practice of the Doctoral School
- Code of Good Practice for Managing Plagiarism of Ph.D. Theses
- Code of Good Practice for Managing Plagiarism of Ph.D. ThesesGuide for personal data treatment on the doctoral thesis process. Further information: Data protection
- Outstanding Thesis Awards Regulations
- Royal Decree 967/2014. Declaration of Ph.D. academic equivalency for foreign higher-education studies.
- Application procedure for Ph.D. academic equivalency for foreign higher-education studies, approved by Governing Council on January 28, 2016.
- NEW! RD 99/2011. Rules and Regulations of doctoral studies in Spain.
- Quality
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PH.D.
☛ Implementation Year: 2013-2014
QUALITY ASSURANCE
The Academic Committee of the Ph.D. complies with the SGIC-UC3M. It is responsible for the quality analysis of the program and produces the Degree Reports ("Memoria Académica de Titulación").
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