Overview

The doctoral students will learn to carry out high-quality research by acquiring and developing broad and deep competencies in the various analytical and methodological techniques. They will also acquire the necessary skills to participate successfully in the various forums at which they have to present their research results. This training is geared towards the research lines of the groups linked primarily to the Faculty of Arts, in collaboration with groups and departments of other national and international universities.

The Humanistic Studies programme from Rovira i Virgili University include the preparation and presentation of the doctoral thesis, which is an original research work in the field of human sciences.

It is also aimed to select the best scientific, creative, innovative and entrepreneurial talent in order to train students with the critical skills and competencies necessary for their future as researchers.

Career opportunities

Students who successfully complete the doctoral programme will be able to work in the following fields:

History

Professional work in the fields of history, sociology, political and legal sciences, humanities and art history; teaching; cultural management; and archives and heritage.

Professional work and research aimed at detecting and analysing the sociocultural, political, economic and historical factors (both external and internal) involved in the processes of development of African societies in Africa and Europe.

Conservation and restoration in public and private institutions responsible for conserving and restoring cultural heritage.

Management of information, documentation and dissemination in companies and institutions working in the conservation and restoration of heritage.

Professional work in musical culture, management in the recording industry, concert halls, theatres and other cultural venues; musical criticism and media dissemination; study and recovery of musical heritage; coordination of music publishing; music museology; and organisation of multidisciplinary artistic events.

University research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applied Linguistics

Art history

Art theory and criticism

Conflicts, Wars and Peace

Contemporary history

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-04 00:00:00

Language

English, Spanish, Catalan

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Liberal Arts View 4 other PhDs in Liberal Arts in Spain

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.

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Other requirements

General requirements

In addition to the general entrance requirements for doctoral studies, applicants must meet the following specific requirements:

A master's degree in one of the fields related to this programme (humanities, arts and literature): philosophy, history, art history, philology, theory of literature and comparative literature, linguistics, and translation and interpretation; or one of the URV's official master's degrees directly related to the doctoral programme.

To present the support of a researcher of the Doctoral Programme in Humanistic Studies as a possible supervisor of the doctoral thesis and a research line proposal.

To present a research pre-project that corresponds to one of the research lines of the doctorate.

Tuition Fee

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International

766 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 766 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

548 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 548 EUR per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Tarragona

580 - 960 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

One of the aims of the university is to facilitate access to higher education and to prevent exclusion for financial reasons. Every year, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili offers three kind of scholarships: URV Master’s Grants, URV Master’s AUIP Grants and Grants for initiation in teaching and research URV -BIDI. Application period opens in April and closes in June.