Inter-university doctoral studies in Heritage (UJA-UCO-UEX-UHU)

Presentation

Get ready to develop cutting-edge research in the field of cultural and natural heritage under the supervision of world-wide acknowledged scientists

This is an inter-university programme of the universities of Córdoba, Extremadura, Jaén and Huelva that focuses on the study of Cultural and Natural Heritage with the aim of increasing heritage through research, increasing the assets that comprise it and putting them at the service of society.

Its purpose is to contribute both to the advancement of knowledge and management, since heritage research is one of the fundamental actions of its protection. It allows the valuation of heritage assets and determines their protection, as well as their adequate conservation, restoration and dissemination, making possible their enhancement as a social and economic resource.

Also take advantage of the transversal and unique complementary training of the University of Jaén and all the activities aimed at improving your personal and professional projection that the UJA provides associated with this degree.

For more information, you can consult the doctoral program web pages:

Information on the DOCTORAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM to be held in May 2024.

Train yourself to carry out quality research in the field of cultural and natural heritage

You can consult the complete list of academic competencies and personal abilities and skills accredited by the Interuniversity Doctorate in Heritage from the University of Jaén.

The ideal applicant profile is people like you, who are interested in developing research in natural and cultural heritage and willing to take advantage of the opportunities offered in this field. Applicants should be motivated for making new discoveries through research, and have the capacity for critical thinking, comprehension, interpretation and application of research results, as well as basic skills in computer tools and English language.

General access requirements for Doctoral Programmes at the University of Jaen

In general, access to an official doctoral programme is available to persons in possession of a Spanish official bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and a university master's degree.

Access is also available to persons who meet one of the following conditions:

  1. Being in possession of an official Spanish university qualification, or one of another member country of the European Higher Education Area, which qualifies them for access to a master's degree in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, and having obtained a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in all official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at master's level.
  2. Being in possession of an official Spanish degree whose duration, according to the rules of Community law, is at least 300 ECTS credits. These graduates must attend the mandatory bridging courses referred to in Article 7.2 of these regulations, unless the curriculum of said degree includes research training credits equivalent in educational value to the research credits obtained in master’s degree courses.
  3. Being in possession of a university degree and, after obtaining a training place in the entrance test to specialized medical training, having obtained a positive evaluation in at least two years of training in a programme to obtain an official degree in one of the Health Science specialties.
  4. Being in possession of a degree obtained under a foreign education system, without need for official recognition, after the University has verified that said degree accredits a level of education equivalent to the Spanish official master´s degree and allows admission to doctoral studies in the country issuing the qualification. In no case shall this admission imply the official recognition of the original qualification held by the individual or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies. Regardless of this, the doctoral degree obtained will be officially valid in Spain.
  5. Being in possession of a Bachelor, Architect or Engineer degree and also having achieved the Diploma de Estudios Avanzados in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 778/1998, of April 30, or the research proficiency stipulated in the Royal Decree 185/1985, of January 23.
  6. Being in possession of another Spanish doctoral degree obtained under earlier university regulations.

Specific access requirements for the Heritage Doctoral Programme

The recommended entry profile is that of graduates in Art and Humanities, Communication and Tourism, without excluding candidates from other related degrees, if their specific profile is approved by the CAPD.

The ideal admission profile is marked by the research master's degrees that make up the training period that gives access to the previous Doctoral Programs at the participating Universities, which are included in the application.

Among them: the master's degree in Research in Art and Humanities (UEX), the master's degree in Historical and Natural Heritage and the Ibero-American master's degree in Comparative History (UHU), the master's degree in Tourism, Archeology and Nature and the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Management Cultural Assets: History, Art and Territory (UJA), the master's degree in Texts and Documents and Cultural Intervention, the master's degree in Cinematography and the master's degree in Heritage Management from the Municipality (UCO).

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Admission criteria

For admission to the Programme, the academic record will be taken into account (40%), the adaptation to the preferred admission profile (10%), the curriculum vitae, valuing previous experience in research and teaching (20%), link through scholarships or contracts with the University, especially those participating in the Program (20%), and commitment of the student to the Programme, valuing the presentation of endorsement of a professor willing to assume his work plan (10%).

The CAPD will evaluate each application and the applicants will be able to access the academic supervision in the established order, until the places offered in each call are completed.

Students may enroll in doctoral studies at full dedication, or part-time if duly justified. The maximum period of permanence in PhD studies will be 4 years full-time or 7 years part-time. Students may ask for an ordinary extension for one year if enrolled full-time or two years if enrolled part-time. After this, all students may ask for an extraordinary extension period of one year. Applications for the extensions provided for in current legislation are to be duly reasoned and will be resolved by the Academic Committee for the PhD programme. Students may also apply for a temporary leave for a maximum period of one year, and extendible to one further year. Students may be excluded from the programme if they do not renew enrolments or if they obtain two negative overall assessments consecutively in the training and research activities in which they are enrolled for that year.

Students with special needs may visit the University Special Education Needs Service. You may get more information on general issues related to doctoral studies at the University Academic Service and the Doctoral School.

Application for doctoral studies for the school year 2024-25 can be done through the Distrito Único Andaluz. All the information and links

are available through the University of Jaén Acceso y Matrícula.

There are two periods for application and registration during the year. Places not covered in one period wil be added to next period´s offer.

School Year 2024/2025

  • Ordinary application period (application open from days 2 to 30 of September 2024; admission and registration from October 1 to November 15, 2024)
  • Extraordinary application period (application open from days 7 to 21 of January 2025; admission and registration from January 22 to February 24, 2025)

The number of places offered is available though Oferta de Plazas.

Yearly demand for places

If you are willing to apply for grants, please check the University International Relations website.

Academic Information

This doctoral programme is based on research lines carried out by teaching and research staff that will be in charge of supervising your research work. The mentor (who may also be your supervisor or a different member of the PhD programme) will guide you through the training activities of the programme.

While the mentor must belong to the university´s permanent staff that participates in the doctoral programme, the thesis supervision can be assigned to any person participating in the programme who is in possession of a PhD degree and has a qualified research experience, either from inside or from outside of the university.

The research lines of the program are supported by the research teams and research projects that make up the program. The teams have sufficient materials and support available. The University of Jaén offers you a wide range of University Services related to Teaching and Research, Academic Management, and other Support services for the University Community. Specific agreements can be established between the University of Jaén and other institutions for the mobility of teaching staff and doctoral students.

Research topics (UJA)

  1. Times, spaces, forms and cultures of the Mediterranean world.

Research topic: Times, spaces, forms and cultures of the Mediterranean world.

Name ORCID code Affiliation
Cruz Artacho Salvador 0000-0003-4700-8571 UJA
Vico Prieto, Antonio Félix 0000-0002-3357-9317 UJA
Horno López, Antonio 0000-0002-5397-0516 UJA
Delgado Barrado, José Miguel 0000-0003-4340-3144 UJA
Solana Ruiz, José Luís 0000-0002-6475-7534 UJA
Castillo Maldonado, Pedro 0000-0002-9836-7091 UJA
Cueva Ramírez, María Lorena 0000-0002-8857-0416 UJA
Garrido González, Luis 0000-0002-3238-1755 UJA
Matés Barco, Juan Manuel 0000-0002-9302-4209 UJA
Moya García, Gracia 0000-0002-4147-3408 UJA
Jiménez Serrano, Alejandro 0000-0002-8700-114X UJA
Galera Andreu, Pedro 0000-0002-4969-1901 UJA
León Coloma, Miguel Ángel 0000-0002-5150-5784 UJA
Fornell Muñoz, Alejandro 0000-0002-0157-2954 UJA
Anta Félez, José Luis 0000-0001-7063-5288 UJA
Almansa Moreno, Jose Manuel 0000-0003-3806-9559 UJA
López Peláez Casellas, María Paz 0000-0002-9991-7876 UJA
Luque Rodrigo, Laura 0000-0003-2651-6948 UJA
Tirado de la Chica, Ana 0000-0001-5761-7288 UJA
Gómez Fernández, Ana Belén 0000-0002-8601-5945 UJA
Moya García, Egidio 0000-0003-1900-8224 UJA
Moreno Montoro, María Isabel 0000-0002-9743-3595 UJA
Marín López, Javier 0000-0003-3337-5565 UJA
Quirosa García, Victoria 0000-0001-7512-5754 UJA
Serrano Estrella, Felipe 0000-0003-0994-5396 UJA
Sánchez Martínez, José Domingo 0000-0002-4428-4186 UJA
Castro Valdivia, Mariano 0000-0002-9331-9955 UJA
Parrilla González, Juan Antonio 0000-0003-3849-8775 UJA
Palomares Alarcón, Sheila 0000-0001-5451-8225 UJA
Simal López, Mercedes 0000-0002-6128-8373 UJA
Teaching staff of the research line Times, spaces, forms and cultures of the Mediterranean world.
  1. Historical and Heritage Research.
  2. Cultural Heritage and Territory.
  3. Historical Heritage.
  4. Artistic Heritage, Society and Landscape.
  5. Times, spaces, forms and cultures of the Mediterranean world.
  6. Historical and Cultural Heritage.
  7. Latin American Comparative History and Territory.

Research topic: Historical and Heritage Research

Teaching staff of the research line Historical and Heritage Research

Name CORCID code Affiliation
Chaves Palacios, Julián 0000-0001-6569-4750 EXTERNO
Melón Jiménez, Miguel Ángel 0000-0002-5988-4504 EXTERNO
Rodríguez Grajera, Alfonso EXTERNO
Sánchez Rubio, Rocío 0000-0002-2116-2098 EXTERNO
Sánchez Marroyo, Fernando EXTERNO
Díaz Barrado, Mario Pedro EXTERNO
Moradiellos García, Enrique 0000-0001-8480-5292 EXTERNO
Cerrillo Martín de Cáceres, Enrique EXTERNO
García Fitz, Francisco 0000-0003-0759-369X EXTERNO
Clemente Ramos, Julián 0000-0001-8900-9754 EXTERNO
Rodríguez Cancho, Miguel EXTERNO
Blanco Carrasco, José Pablo EXTERNO
Testón Núñez, Isabel 0000-0002-5161-3996 EXTERNO
Sánchez González, Juan EXTERNO
Rojas Gabriel, Manuel EXTERNO
Velasco de Castro, Rocío 0000-0003-0377-4100 EXTERNO
Pinilla García, Alfonso EXTERNO

Research topic: Cultural Heritage and Territory

Teaching staff of the research line Cultural Heritage and Territory

Name ORCID code Affiliation
Collado Giraldo, Hipólito 0000-0003-4501-5671 EXTERNO
Cura, Sara EXTERNO
Garriguet Mata, José Antonio 0000-0001-8363-7274 EXTERNO
González Ramos, Roberto 0000-0003-3500-0425 EXTERNO
Jordano Barbudo, María Ángeles 0000-0002-7682-7384 EXTERNO
Moreno Cuadro, Fernando 0000-0002-5161-004X EXTERNO
León Muñoz, Alberto 0000-0002-4516-0804 EXTERNO
Melendo Cruz, Ana EXTERNO
Mulero Mendigorri, Alfonso 0000-0001-6814-0630 EXTERNO
Naranjo Ramírez, José 0000-0002-5898-4191 EXTERNO
Oosterbeek, Luiz 0000-0003-3303-5958 EXTERNO
Pérez Lozano, Manuel 0000-0002-2925-8860 EXTERNO
Poyato Sánchez, Pedro 0000-0003-2511-5392 EXTERNO
Rivera Mateos, Manuel 0000-0003-2780-380X EXTERNO
Rosina, Perluigui EXTERNO
Torres Marquez, Martín 0000-0002-9201-0032 EXTERNO
Vaquerizo Gil, Desiderio 0000-0002-8604-958X EXTERNO

Research topic: Historical Heritage

Teaching staff of the research line Historical Heritage

Name ORCID code Affiliation
Acosta Ramírez, Francisco 0000-0002-1155-8785 EXTERNO
Cabrera Sánchez, Margarita EXTERNO
Caro Gómez, José Antonio 0000-0001-7670-0810 EXTERNO
Córdoba de la Llave, Ricardo 0000-0003-0186-7290 EXTERNO
García-Abasolo González, Antonio Fco. 0000-0002-5112-9563 EXTERNO
Gómez Navarro, Maria Soledad 0000-0002-1962-0950 EXTERNO
López Mora, Fernando 0000-0003-0836-002X EXTERNO
Manchado López, Marta María 0000-0001-7926-038X EXTERNO
Márquez Moreno, Carlos 0000-0003-3610-3207 EXTERNO
Martín de la Cruz, José Clemente EXTERNO
Melchor Gil, Enrique 0000-0002-6956-2840 EXTERNO
Monterroso Checa, Antonio Javier 0000-0002-3039-7745 EXTERNO
Peña Díaz, Manuel 0000-0002-7218-6137 EXTERNO
Ramos Rovi, María José 0000-0001-5723-5431 EXTERNO
Salas Almela, Luis 0000-0003-2164-2267 EXTERNO
Ventura Villanueva, Ángel 0000-0003-0739-6231 EXTERNO
Soria Mesa, Enrique 0000-0003-4030-6170 EXTERNO
Sanchidrián Torti, José Luis 0000-0003-0435-8336 EXTERNO

Research topic: Artistic Heritage, Society and Landscape

Teaching staff of the research line Artistic Heritage, Society and Landscape

Name ORCID code Affiliation
Lozano Bartolozzi, Mª del Mar EXTERNO
Pizarro Gómez, Francisco Javier EXTERNO
Mogollón Cano y Cortés, Pilar EXTERNO
Bazán de Huerta, Moisés 0000-0002-9641-3314 EXTERNO
Cruz Villalón, María EXTERNO
Méndez Hernán, Vicente 0000-0002-5060-6057 EXTERNO
García Arranz, José Julio 0000-0002-7052-8754 EXTERNO
de Ortueta Hilberath, Elena 0000-0003-2309-6466 EXTERNO
Gómez Galán, José EXTERNO
Leco Berrocal, Felipe 0000-0002-3372-4748 EXTERNO
Pérez Díaz, Antonio 0000-0002-9114-8689 EXTERNO
García Mogollón, Florencio Javier EXTERNO
Fraile Prieto, María Teresa 0000-0002-9562-1656 EXTERNO

Research topic: Historical and Cultural Heritage

Teaching staff of the research line Historical and Cultural Heritage

Name ORCID code Affiliation
Nocete Calvo, Francisco 0000-0002-5989-2694 EXTERNO
Campos Carrasco, Juan Manuel 0000-0002-4930-2515 EXTERNO
Jiménez de Madariaga, Celeste 0000-0001-8389-0464 EXTERNO
Carloni Franca, Alida 0000-0003-0824-4619 EXTERNO
Morillas Alcázar, José María 0000-0002-2717-7696 EXTERNO
Vera Rodríguez, Juan Carlos 0000-0002-5989-2694 EXTERNO
Gavilán Ceballos, Beatriz 0000-0001-7515-1186 EXTERNO
Pérez Macías, Juan Aurelio 0000-0002-0330-9578 EXTERNO
Díaz Zamorano, Asunción 0000-0002-4955-3904 EXTERNO

Research topic: Latin American Comparative History and Territory

Teaching staff of the research line Latin American Comparative History and Territory

Name ORCID code Affiliation
Márquez Domínguez, Juan Antonio 0000-0002-0533-9260 EXTERNO
Lemus López, Encarnación 0000-0003-2059-3619 EXTERNO
Peña Guerrero, María Antonia 0000-0003-3707-4137 EXTERNO
Candau Chacón, María Luisa 0000-0002-6492-1189 EXTERNO
Márquez Macías, Rosario 0000-0002-0354-3970 EXTERNO
de Lara Ródenas, Manuel José 0000-0001-7668-0688 EXTERNO
Borja Barrera, Francisco 0000-0002-9594-0593 EXTERNO
González Cruz, David 0000-0002-5989-2694 EXTERNO
Rodríguez Díaz, Elena E. 0000-0001-7508-7524 EXTERNO
García Martínez, Antonio Claret 0000-0002-4631-895X EXTERNO
Arenas Frutos, Isabel 0000-0001-8539-4405 EXTERNO
García Sanjuán, Alejandro 0000-0002-1400-7508 EXTERNO
Carriazo Rubio, Juan Luis 0000-0002-4946-9796 EXTERNO
Sánchez González, Antonio 0000-0001-5025-455X EXTERNO

During the course of your PhD thesis, you will be asked to take a set of training activities aimed at achieving the main competences that every PhD from the University of Jaen must develop by the end of doctoral studies:

Compulsory training activities

  • General: Framework of doctoral studies.
  • General: Framework of scientific research. Research policies.
  • General: Design and follow-up of research projects.
  • General: Knowledge transfer.
  • General: Dissemination of research results.
  • General: Employment and researcher career.
  • Specific: Relevant contribution from the PhD thesis.

In addition, the student may also get enrolled in other training activities (most of which are programme-specific), aimed at acquisition of specific competences of this doctoral programme.

Optional training activities:

  • General: Doctoral seminars.
  • Specific: Active participation in seminars, conferences, symposia, courses and workshops.
  • Specific: Short-term visit (minimum three months) to a foreign research institution (compulsory for students willing to achieve the International mention in their PhD degree).

You may check the calendar of training activities.

You can get more detailed information on the procedures for registration for the different activities and available grants.

Doctoral students must pass the annual evaluation by developing two types of training activities, mandatory activities and optional activities. Once enrolled, you will receive access to the platform to complete your PhD Activities Document and Research Plan. On this page you can find information regarding the PhD Activities Document and the Research Plan. You can also consult the procedure for controlling the registration of activities and the certification of data in the doctoral student's activities document.

Research staff in training will annually certify the completion of a minimum of two specific training activities, although the academic committee may favorably inform the activities document with a specific annual activity as long as it is adequately justified.

The program ends with the defense of the doctoral thesis. The thesis will have a minimum of two reports issued by doctoral experts in the subject, external to the University, who will be able to propose aspects for improvement. These experts may be part of the tribunal that evaluates the thesis. Depending on the content of said reports, the Academic Committee will give the doctoral student a period of time to respond and, where appropriate, include the pertinent modifications in the doctoral thesis before its deposit.

After completion of the Research Plan and Training activities, students may proceed to the public defense of their PhD thesis once the thesis has received initial approval from the PhD thesis supervisor(s) and the Academic Committee of the PhD programme as well as final approval from the Steering Committee of the Doctoral School. In order to receive this approval, the thesis must have achieved a relevant contribution signed by the PhD student as first author. The adequacy of the contribution will be determined according to the criteria established by the Comisión Nacional Evaluadora de la Actividad Investigadora (CNEAI) for the main areas of research and knowledge.

The doctoral theses will be written in the languages ​​agreed upon by the resolution of the Doctoral Committee. Consult the procedures related to the procedures of your doctoral thesis as well as access to the RAPI platform. Consult the rules for the defense of your thesis that appear in the Regulations for Doctoral Studies of the University of Jaén.

Broadening your experience in other universities now becomes essential in a scenario where information, enterprise and society are globalized. Short-term visits (of at least 3 months) to a foreing institution allow doctoral students to achieve the International mention in their diploma. In addition, the option of JointSupervision allows you to achieve a PhD degree issued simultaneously by University of Jaen and by a foreign university. Under this modality of study, you will be assigned a thesis supervisor in each of the participating universities under the conditions laid down in the corresponding cotutele agreement.

PhD students may also spend part or most of their training period in a company. The mention of Industrial Doctorate can be obtained provided that the topic of the thesis is embedded in the research strategy of a company to which the doctoral student is bound by a contractual agreement.

There are different sources of mobility aid for doctoral studies aimed at carrying out short stays: FPU, FPI, PAIDI, Operational Plan to Support Research of the University of Jaén, Doctoral School, Erasmus Program, and the Campuses of International Excellence.

Career Guidance

Internship Training in Companies

Consult the information from the Results Transfer Office (OTRI) and its calls in which you will find a multitude of opportunities to facilitate your incorporation into the world of work.

You can also find very helpful information on the Employment, Internship and Entrepreneurship Portal of the University of Jaén.

Career Prospects

  • Those that are linked to the valuation, conservation, management and qualified use of the Natural and Cultural Heritage as a motor of development in the socio-economic environment.

  • Those directly linked to the generation, dissemination and transfer of knowledge in the field of Natural and Cultural Heritage, both scientifically and in the productive fabric.

Coordination and Quality

The academic coordination commission is the collegiate body in charge of direction and academic management of the title. It interacts directly with the students and is in charge of programming the academic activities offered to the students, preparing the calendar, as well as other academic aspects necessary for an optimal development of the title. It will also be in charge of introducing the modifications included in the improvement process proposed by the title´s Quality Assurance System.

Composition

  • Coordinator: Salvador Cruz Artacho (UJA)
  • Coordinator UCO: Fernando Moreno Cuadro (UCO)
  • Fernando Morreno Cuadro (UCO)
  • Enrique Soria Mesa (UCO)
  • Salvador Cruz Artacho (UJA)
  • Celeste Jiménez de Madariaga (UHU),
  • Rosario Márquez Macías (UHU),
  • Enrique Moradiellos García (UEX),
  • María del Mar Lozano Bartolozzi (UEX)
  • Salvador Cruz Artacho (UJA)
  • Juan Manuel Matés Barco (UJA)
  • Miguel Angel León Coloma (UJA)
  • Isabel Moreno Montoro (UJA)

The Internal Quality Assurance Commission of the Doctoral programme performs the function of promoting and facilitating the continued improvement of the different activities (teaching, research, transfer of results, administrative issues) concerning the title. It also analyses the academic results and the level of satisfaction the title and prepares the improvement plan that the Academic commission will then put in practice.

Composition

  • Martín Torres Márquez (UCO) (Coordinator)
  • Martín Torres Márquez (UCO).
  • Florencio J. García Mogollón (UEX).
  • Antonio Sánchez González ( UHU).
  • Isabel Moreno Montoro (UJA).
  • Manuel Pérez Lozano (UCO) (Suplente)
  • Marina Bellido (UCO) (Doctorando)
  • Francisco M. Espejo Jiménez (UCO) (Doctorando Suplente)
  • Lourdes Morillo-Velarde Serrano (UCO) (PAS)

The quality assurance system of Jaen University has a two-tiered structure of responsibility. On one side, the corresponding Vice-Rectorate coordinates the quality evaluation process for the different titles, departments and university services and, on the other, the Academic Centre in charge of the title, which applies its Quality Assurance System. You may check the Internal Quality Assurance System of this doctoral programme at the website of the coordinating institution.

All official degrees from the University of Jaén are subject to different evaluation processes carried out by the Agency for Scientific and University Quality of Andalusia (ACCUA). To access the evaluation reports for this degree related to the verification, modification, monitoring and renewal of accreditation, select it in the ACCUA degree evaluation reports application.

Visit for the renewal of the degree accreditation (February 12, 2025)

In the “Students” and “Stakeholder satisfaction” sections of the University of Jaén statistical yearbook you can find relevant information for your degree, such as the number of new students, academic results or the degree of student satisfaction with your degree.

You may also be interested in consulting the dropout reports in the University of Jaén degrees.

Employability is one of the most important elements of the quality of the title. You can take a look at the report on employability for the different titles at Jaen University (studies on the labor insertion of graduates) where you will find the most common professional careers of people who took this doctorate before you.