Doctoral Programme in Classical Archaeology

Introduction

The advanced training continued in The Doctoral Programme in Classical Archaeology (URV- ICAC-UAB), coordinated for the URV and the UAB.

They promote a team of professors and researchers integrated in the research activity of each of the participating institutions and offer a great range of theoretical skills and unique practices in the ambit of the Catalan university teaching.

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: 15
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
Joaquín Ruiz de Arbulo (URV-ICAC), secretary
Ricardo Mar (URV)
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)

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.