Overview

Key Features

The challenges facing education in the 21st century are closely linked to competent and rational use of Information and Communication Technologies as we know them, and the different forms that these technologies might take in the immediate future. This connection between education and ICT will not remain the same over time, rather it will become more complex, taking on new challenges that are hard to foresee at present.

The mutually influencing evolution of education and ICT requires professionals who are knowledgeable and curious about technological advances, while also being committed to the social ends inherent in all levels of education, clearly including non-formal forms of education. Likewise, study and analysis in the field of education requires interdisciplinary and intersectoral work that opens the door to companies that develop and apply knowledge in any of the different areas of learning.

It is open to any innovative research that involves the use of ICT in education. With this in mind, the Education and ICT (e-learning) doctoral programme from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) supports interdisciplinary work that covers fields as diverse as psychology, pedagogy, computer engineering, law, tourism, economics, mathematics or the humanities, among others.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

The period of study undertaken prior to the research phase takes place within the research pathway of the UOC university master's degree in Education and ICT (e-learning) or a similar master's degree that ensures the candidate is equipped to successfully conduct original research that advances knowledge in the field of e-learning.

During the period of research, students focus on acquiring the skills they will need to embark on their journey in the field of e-learning research.

This period also prepares them for the next stage: writing a doctoral research plan that will lead to them being awarded a doctoral degree and, therefore, to the recognition of their research capabilities.
It will include up to five types of blocs of training ot support the doctoral student's research project: Seminiars, bridging courses, research, transfer and entrepreneurship courses and workshops.

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Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-12 00:00:00

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Application period: From 1st of December to 12th of February

Language

English, Catalan, Spanish

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Education Computer Sciences Human Computer Interaction

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

As well as the general and additional requirements established by the University, the doctoral programme in Education and ICT (e-Learning) establishes the following specific requirements:

If you're not a citizen of an English-speaking country, you must provide proof of a level of English equal to or higher than B2 in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
If you have attended school or have completed a bachelor's or master's degree (or equivalent qualification with regards to enrolment in the doctorate programme) in English in a country where English is an official language, you will be deemed to have an equivalent level to the one required.
You may also demonstrate your linguistic competency in English by means of another official certificate that proves you have a level equivalent to or higher than the one required. You can consult this equivalency table to see examples of certificates that correspond to these levels.

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Tuition Fee

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International

702 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 702 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

702 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 702 EUR per year during 36 months.

Price per credit: 32,28 €/credit
Price per learning resources credit: 15,16 €/credit

Funding

UOC is awarding 12 predoctoral grants for doctoral Theses in the framework of the doctoral programmes. UOC's grant will consist of hiring trainee predoctoral researchers, specifically under predoctoral researcher training contracts. Predoctoral grant holders will have all those employment and other rights relating to social security deriving from the contract signed with the UOC. The potential beneficiaries of a UOC predoctoral grant for doctoral programmes include individuals who, at the time of applying, fulfill the access requirements for the organized research period on a doctoral programme at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. The specific requirements can be consulted on the UOC website.

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