• admission
Requirements
  • General access requirement:

    Students must be in one of the situations listed in article 6 of RD 99/2011 or in the second additional provision of said Royal Decree. Further detailed information can be found in the Doctoral Schools webpages of each university.

  • Specific requirement:

    Students must provide a letter of acceptance from a research group participating in the doctoral programme to carry out the doctoral student's doctoral thesis within it.

Recommended entry profile
Students must have the Master's degree in Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology or any other Master's degree related to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Moreover, can access in the PhD program students with a bachelor and master studies in Chemistry, Physics and certain engineerings as soon as they demonstrate to have the recommended previous knowledge and capacities.
  • Previous knowledge and capacities

    It is recommended that the student have basic knowledge in the chemical, physical and biological aspects of nanoscience. Specifically, the student must know the chemical, physical and biological techniques most used in the preparation of nanomaterials and nanostructures, the study of these nanomaterials and nanostructures through microscopic techniques (electron and near-field microscopy, in particular) and spectroscopic techniques.

    Students should have the multidisciplinary training in Chemistry, Physics, Material Science, including biochemistry aspects, that qualify him to communicate with experts on those areas and to know the nanoscience language.

  • Language

    The student must demonstrate a B2 level knowledge of English, which guarantees that they will be able to make the presentations of their research work in English at local or international meetings and conferences.

Additional entry profile
In addition to students with the recommended entry profile, students who have studied a bachelor's or master's degree in scientific or technological areas that have an impact on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, such as Chemistry, Physics or certain engineering areas, but who have a lack of the required skills and prior knowledge, may also be admitted.

For those students, and depending on their academic profile, the Doctoral Studies Academic Committee (CAD) may establish some complementary courses which will be subjects from the Master in Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
Specifically, students will have to take a maximum of 20 credits of the following subjects:
  • M1. Introduction to the Master on Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Basic concepts (6 ECTS)v
  • M2. Fundamentals in nanoscience (4,5 ECTS)
  • M3. Physical characterisation techniques (4,5 ECTS)
  • M4. Physical nanofabrication techniques (3 ECTS)
  • M5. Basic concepts of supramolecular chemistry (3 ECTS)
  • M6. Molecular nanomaterials: preparation methods, properties and applications (6 ECTS)
  • M7. Use of supramolecular chemistry for the preparation of nanostructures and nanomaterials (3 ECTS)
  • M8. Molecular electronics (4,5 ECTS)
  • M9. Molecular nanomagnetism and spintronics (4,5 ECTS)
The teaching guides of these subjects will be available on the website of the Master's degree in Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Places and selection criteria
First year available places are:
  • Universitat de València: 25
  • Universidad de Alicante: 5
  • Universidad de La Laguna: 5
  • Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha: 5
The aspects and merits to be assessed will be:
  • The grades obtained by the candidate in the undergraduate degree and Master's degree they have completed (60%).
  • The results derived from the Master's thesis (publications and conference papers) (25%).
  • Knowledge of English beyond the required level (10%).
  • Other merits of the candidate's CV related to research training (5%).
How to apply
For submitting their admission application to the Doctoral Program, students should follow the procedures and deadlines established by the Doctoral School of the University where they want to apply.
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