All PhD programmes
The UAB has over 65 PhD programmes regulated by Royal Decree 99/2011, on PhD studies, and these are categorised in 5 areas of interest: Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social and Juridical Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering. Furthermore, from 2014 the UAB holds the distinction "HR Excellence in Research", which reflects our commitment to guarantee a suportive research environment.
If you are interested in joining one of our PhD programmes or would like further information, please contact the relevant programme. Contact details, together with other general information, are on the first page of each programme's website.
Here you will find general information on the programme: career options, admissions procedure and calendar, lines of research, thesis supervisors, activities, monitoring, enrolment and quality.
Arts and Humanities
- Art History and Musicology
- Catalan Language and Literature and Theatre Studies
- Classical Archaeology
- Cognitive Science and Language
- Comparative, Political and Social History
- English Studies
- History of Science
- Literary Theory and Comparative Literature
- Philosophy
- Prehistoric Archaeology
- Psychology of Communication and Change
- Romance Languages and Cultures
- Spanish Studies
- Studies in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Translation and Intercultural Studies
Sciences
- Aquaculture
- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine
- Biodiversity
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Cellular Biology
- Chemistry
- Electrochemistry. Science and Technology
- Environmental Science and Technology
- Genetics
- Geology
- History of Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Plant Biology and Biotechnology
- Terrestrial Ecology
Social Sciences and Law
- Applied Economics
- Audiovisual Communication and Advertising
- Communication and Journalism
- Demography
- Economic Analysis
- Economics, Management and Organization (Business Economics)
- Education
- Educational Psychology
- Entrepreneurship and Management
- Gender Study: Cultures, Societies and Policies
- Geography
- Human Security and Global Law
- Law
- Media, Communication and Culture
- Person and Society in the Contemporary World
- Politics, Policies and International Relations
- Psychology of Communication and Change
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Sociology
- Sports Science
- Strategic Communication, Advertising and Public Relations
- Tourism
Health Sciences
- Advanced Immunology
- Animal Medicine and Health
- Animal Production
- Aquaculture
- Clinical and Health Psychology
- Food Science
- Health and Sports Psychology
- Medicine
- Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health
- Neurosciences
- Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Pharmacology
- Psychiatry
- Psychology of Communication and Change
- Sports Science
- Surgery and Morphological Sciences