Security and Risk and Conflict Analysis

The criteria to access the PhD program have been detailed in the previous section, and are those established by the law for this purpose. Therefore, any candidate who meets these criteria would have legal access to the program.

However, for people who meet these general access requirements set forth in current legislation for doctoral studies in Spain, the recommended priority profile for entering this PhD program is a graduate of a degree in the area of Security and Defense, Law, International Relations and Political Science and Administration and other graduates with postgraduate training in degrees related to these, who has also completed a master's degree whose structure contains at least 16 ECTS credits in matters related to research, including the Final Research Project. In relation to master's degrees, particular preference will be given to those who have completed the Master's degree in Security and Defense in our or another university; the Master's Degree in International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Operational Law; the Master's degree in Conflict Risk Management; the Master's degree in International Relations and the Master's degree in Cybercrime.

A second admissible profile will be that of people who, complying with the general access requirements set forth in the current legislation for doctoral studies in Spain and having carried out the studies indicated in the previous paragraph or similar to them but without having completed a master's degree whose structure contains at least 16 ECTS credits in subjects related to research, including the Final Research Project, is willing to carry out the appropriate training supplements. In this case, if admitted, the candidate would have to complete the necessary training supplements in accordance with what is established by the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program. To this end, the candidate will be offered training supplements in research methodology in Security and Analysis of Risk and Conflict Management according to their lack of training assessed by the Academic Committee of the Doctorate program.

Likewise, in order to access the program, it is required that students accredit the equivalent to a B2 level of the common European framework of reference of languages (MCERL). And a B2 level also in Spanish in the case of international PhD students.

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 these doctoral programs:

• (60%) Candidate's curriculum vitae and pre-doctoral training. The CV, the Master's curriculum, the academic transcript obtained in the completed program and the Master's Final Research Project (or equivalent research work) will be particularly evaluated.
• (20%) Personal interview with the doctoral program coordinator, who will produce an assessment report. The interview will focus on pre-doctoral academic training, training in research methodology, research and professional experience in the lines of the doctoral program, the candidate's research interests, the level of English and /or Spanish proficiency (see Access Requirements). This interview may be conducted by telematic means in case the candidate resides abroad.
• (20%) Adaptation of the candidate's profile to some line of research of the SEGERICO group, assessing the candidate's pre-doctoral training and research interests.

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

• Completed and signed application
• An updated Curriculum Vitae
• Certified copy of the bachelor's (or undergraduate) degree*
• Certified copy of the official Master's degree*
• Certified copy of the curriculum for 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 your Final Research Project or Diploma of Advanced Studies (if applicable)
• A letter of recommendation (from your Final Research Project director or from anyone who can refer research experience)
• Proof of work activity (if applying for part-time admission)
• A thesis project outline containing Objectives (and/or Research Questions) / Methodology / Expected Results
• Accredit the equivalent to B2 of English of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
• Accredit the equivalent to the B2 of Spanish of the CEFR, in case of non-Spanish speakers

* 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

Definitive resolution admission 2024-2025

• 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.

Those candidates admitted to the program but who do not have sufficient specific training in research methodology in Security and Risk and Conflict Analysis must carry out additional training actions to their previous training.

Specifically, they will have to take a minimum of 6 ECTS credits, depending on the assessment of the candidate's education by the Academic Committee of the Doctoral program. Given their complementary nature, these credits must be taken by students during the first year of the doctorate program.

The criteria and procedures that will be applied to assess whether or not candidates have sufficient specific training in Research Methodology will be:

• a) Analysis of your Curriculum Vitae and the Curriculum with which you have completed your Level 7 studies (Master’s degree or Diploma of Advanced Studies).
• b) Analysis and evaluation of the research methodology with which the candidate carried out his/her supervised Master's or Diploma of Advanced Studies research work.

The subject proposed as a complement to training is as follows:

• Research methodology (6 ECTS credits)

Below is a brief description of the contents, competences, training activities and evaluation systems of the subjects.

• Procedures and assignment of thesis tutor and 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.