Tourism (UMA, UA, UCA, UCM,UEX,ULL, Nebrija, UOC, URJC, USC, US, UVIGO)

The criteria for access to the Doctorate program are detailed in the following section, and are those established by law for this purpose. Therefore, any candidate meeting these criteria would have legal access to the program.

• The recommended academic profile for students who want to access this Doctorate Program is that of Graduates in studies related to knowledge of Tourism, from the fields of economics, business, sociology and geography. In particular, it is aimed at the Bachelor's Degrees in Tourism, Economics, Business Administration and Management, Geography and Sociology, and degrees with competences related to those listed. Regarding the Official Master's degree studies, the Program is aimed especially at graduates in the Official Master's Degree in Tourism Management and Planning, or its equivalent, taught by the universities that make up REDINTUR.
• Students who do not meet the access profile, who come from master's degrees in the branches of Social and Legal Sciences and Arts and Humanities, are not specialized in tourism training, must necessarily take specific educational complements defined in the section Educational Complements.
• For those students who have taken master's degrees in the branch of Engineering and Architecture, the academic committee of the doctorate will rule on the educational complements that will be necessary to take from among those indicated in the corresponding section.

In terms of abilities, the recommended entry profile refers to students with the ability to understand and solve problems in the field of companies, organizations and tourist destinations, as well as the ability to assess the behavior of economic agents in this sector of activity. Likewise, knowledge of data analysis and planning tools and techniques will be very useful to carry out the program.

In relation to the languages appropriate to the entry profile, they will be those that are official in the universities that make up this Doctoral Program in Tourism, and in which the student is enrolled.

Pursuant to Royal Decree 576/2023, dated July 4, amending Article 6 of Royal Decree 99/2011, issued on January 28, which governs official doctoral studies, candidates are generally required to possess an official Spanish Bachelor's Degree, or its equivalent, and a Master’s Degree to gain admission to an official doctoral program. Additionally, admission is granted to individuals who meet any of the specified exceptional criteria:

• a) Candidates must either hold an official Spanish university degree, or an equivalent degree, having earned at least 300 ECTS credits and attained Level 3 of the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education.
• b) Individuals with degrees from foreign educational systems within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), without the need for official approval, and that accredit a Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree allows for doctoral study in the country of issuance. It should be noted that admission under this criterion does not equate to homologation of the applicant’s prior degree, nor its acknowledgment for any purposes beyond entry into doctoral education.
• c) Candidates with a degree from foreign educational systems outside of the EHEA can also be considered for admission without the need for formal approval. The university will verify that the degree certifies a level of education equivalent to an official Spanish university Master’s degree and allows for doctoral studies in the country where the degree was issued. Admission in this category does not constitute homologation or recognition of the prior degree for any purposes beyond doctoral education.
• d) Individuals with an additional Doctorate degree.
• e) Additionally, university graduates who have secured a position in specialized health training and have successfully completed at least two years in a program to obtain an official degree in any of the Health Sciences specialties are considered eligible for doctoral studies.

The following scale is established for access to the doctoral program:

• (30%) Academic record of the degree that grants access to the program.
• (40%) Academic record of the master's degree that grants access to the program.
• (5%) Letters of presentation by university professors or other research institutions, who have direct knowledge of the applicant's ability and competence.
• (20%) Research experience or other merits related to research.
• (5%) Accredited knowledge of a foreign language commonly used in the scientific community to which the doctoral program belongs.
• In accordance with the European Framework of Reference for Languages, the required minimum level of English will be B2.

Likewise, the 12 Universities participating in the program offer information, accessible through web portals, in which information is provided regarding the specific requirements for admission or access to the doctorate.

The academic commission of the degree is responsible for the admission procedure.

• Completed and signed application
• Updated Curriculum Vitae.
• Certified copy of the bachelor's degree (or undergraduate degree)*.
• Certified copy of the official Master's degree*.
• Certified copy of the curriculum of the Master's studies (or similar).
• Copia compulsada del certificado académico del Grado*
• Copia compulsada del certificado de la universidad de origen que acredite la posibilidad de acceso a estudios de doctorado en su país desde la titulación obtenida (en caso de estudios extranjeros).
• Photocopy of ID (Spanish) or passport (foreigners).
• A photo (passport-size).
• A PDF copy of Master's Thesis or DEA (Diploma of Advanced Studies) (if applicable).
• A letter of recommendation (from Master's Thesis director, or anyone who may refer research experience).
• Proof of work activity (in case of requesting admission part-time).
• An outline of the thesis project containing Objectives (and/or Research Questions) / Methodology / Expected Results

* In the case of non-European diplomas: "apostille" in documents issued in countries that have signed the Hague Convention or legalization through diplomatic channels, in other cases.
**If the documentation has not been issued in Spanish, it must be accompanied by the corresponding official sworn translation.

Send the application with all the documentation by e-mail to escueladoctorado@nebrija.es

Provisional resolution admission

• September 1 - October 15
  Please email your completed and signed admission application, along with the required program documentation. Refer to the "Application" section on our website for more details.
• October 21
  You will receive an email notification about the provisional decision regarding the admission to the doctorate program.
• October 22 – 24
  A three-day period will be provided, starting from the date of the provisional admission notification, for you to submit any claims via email.
• Until October 25
  All claims will be resolved.
  An email notification will be sent out with the final list of admitted applicants.
• October 21 – November 8
  If you are admitted, please mail the completed and signed application, along with the previously sent documentation, to the following address:
  
  Universidad Nebrija – Escuela de Doctorado
  Campus de La Berzosa
  28240 Hoyo de Manzanares (Madrid).

Please note, if the required documentation is not provided within the specified period, the Doctoral School will cancel your enrollment application..

• October 21 – November 22
  You can self-enroll through the Universitas XXI application. Please email the proof of payment for the registration fees and annual tuition fees for the doctorate program to admincp@nebrija.es and escueladoctorado@nebrija.es. Students who are admitted but fail to enroll within the period specified by the Doctoral School will forfeit their place in the program.

Students who access the doctoral program in Tourism from the master's degrees that give direct access will not need to do any type of educational complements, unless they want to take them on a voluntary basis.

In the event that students lack the complete prior training required in the program, after admission and enrollment, they will need to take specific educational supplements. Thus, the Academic Committee of the program must decide which educational supplements are appropriate for each student, for which he/she may use subjects from the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism and/or the Official Master's Degrees (up to a maximum of 18 ECTS credits) that grant direct access to this PhD Program. In any case, these supplements will be mandatory for those students who access the program with only a graduate degree of 300 ECTS credits or more, which does not include research credits in their curriculum.

Students from master's degrees in the branches of Social and Legal Sciences and Arts and Humanities, not specialized in training in tourism, must necessarily take specific educational complements defined in the following section:

• Planning and management of tourist destinations.
• Tourism and local society.
• Economic analysis of the tourism sector.
• Management and innovation in tourism organizations.
• Tourism heritage.
• Intelligence in the tourism field.

For those students who have studied master's degrees in the branch of Engineering and Architecture, the academic committee of the doctorate will rule on the educational complements that will be necessary to take from those indicated above.

The completion of these supplements will be simultaneous to enrollment in academic tutelage in the program. In this case, students must enroll in these supplements and, in addition, formalize the enrollment of academic supervision in the program. However, the educational supplements must be completed within a maximum period of an academic year.

The educational activities can be multidisciplinary or specific, and do not necessarily require their structuring in ECTS credits.

The universities that are members of the program will carry out an offer of specific activities aimed at training students and will consist of research seminars, conferences, participation in conferences and promoting mobility and internationalization of research.

This Program contemplates the mobility of students between the 12 participating universities in order to be able to carry out the educational activities.

• Procedures and assignment of tutor and thesis director
• Commitment

In each academic year, until the reading of the thesis, the student must renew the registration within the established period.

• In the first year the PhD student must pay the registration fee and the annual supervision fee:
  • Full-time: €450 registration fee and €1100 annual supervision fee.
  • Part-time: €980 registration fee and €570 annual supervision fee.
• From the second year until the end of the thesis, you will have to pay the annual supervision fee, full time €1,100 or part time €570.
• In order to be able to defend the thesis, the PhD student must pay the thesis deposit: €1,600.
• Issuing of the doctoral degree: €311.

The Doctoral Commission can also be asked annually for partial exemptions from the doctoral fees for doctoral students who actively collaborate in Nebrija research groups, among others.