Doctoral Programme in Classical Archaeology

Introduction

The Doctoral Programme in Classical Archaeology offers wide-ranging instruction in the Mediterranean cultures from protohistory to late antiquity. It is taught by a team of professors and researchers involved in the research activities of each of the participating institutions (URV, ICAC and UAB) and imparts a wide range of theoretical and practical abilities unique to Catalan university education.

The teams and the lines of research are diverse in terms of their interdisciplinarity and transversality. This can be seen in the eight research teams that make up the MIRMED (2014SGR 1197) consolidated research group coordinated by the ICAC, which is the scientific basis of the doctorate programme.

The programme places specialist laboratories at the disposal of the students and also offers the possibility of working at some of the main archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. Its objective is to train new generations of researchers able to associate education in the humanities with in-depth experience in classical archaeology, heritage analysis and research specialisation.

ICAC researchers, in addition to supervising theses as part of the doctorate as mentioned above programmes, also direct the theses of other doctorate programmes outside the Institute.

The URV, the ICAC and the UAB launched this doctoral programme in the 2013-2014 academic year, coordinated by the URV, as established in RD 99/2011, through URV Doctoral School, which coordinates all the doctoral programmes in which ICAC participates, as established in RD 56/2005, RD1393/2007 and RD 778/1998.

Institutions

Rovira i Virgili University (URV), the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

General objectives

The main objective of the Doctorate in Classical Archaeology is to train students in high-quality advanced research. The general objectives are as follows:

To incorporate the doctoral candidate into a research group
To increase their abilities to acquire an intensive specialisation in the different orientations contributed by the lines of research defined in the programme
To strengthen their initiative for the development of research projects with the methodology and scientific principles of the line in which they carry out their research
To foster the acquisition of general skills related to the ability to work alone and as part of a group, participation in research projects, management of bibliographic databases, etc.
Preparation of the doctoral thesis.

Programme Structure

The doctorate programme training period is linked to the University Master’s Degree in Applied Classical Archaeology. Research and Transfer. The doctoral programme also includes the organisation of specialised training seminars and workshops on the diverse lines of research included in the programme.

Lines of research and thesis supervision

Research lines and supervisors (URV-ICAC)

Lines of research and thesis supervision (UAB)

Admission

New entry vacancies: 10
Admission and selection criteria: to access the doctoral programme in its research period it is necessary to comply with the conditions established as entrance requirements in Article 19 and the additional fourth provision of Royal Decree 1393/2007.

Academic Commission

Eva Subías (URV), program coordinator and president of the Commission
Ricardo Mar (URV), secretary
Maria Carme Belarte (ICAC-ICREA)
Cèsar Carreras (UAB)
Agustí Costa (URV)
Diana Gorostidi Pi (URV-ICAC)
Roger Mirallers (URV)
Josep Maria Palet (ICAC)
Joaquim Pera (UAB)
Joaquín Ruiz de Arbulo (URV-ICAC)

Responsible for the doctoral program at the ICAC

Josep Maria Palet
Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology

Administrative Support

Ana Gallego
Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology
agallego@icac.cat

Grants

ICAC can access the Joan Oró call for grants to public and private universities of the Catalan university system, research centres, hospital foundations and Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS) to recruit predoctoral research staff in training.

These grants’ doctoral theses must necessarily align with one of the Horizon Europe programme’s thematic areas. To this end, applicants must indicate in their form the thematic area that best fits their thesis proposal.