PhD programme · «Studii Salamantini» Doctoral School
Formación en la Sociedad del Conocimiento
Shaped within the IUCE, the programme was born with the vocation of presenting teaching–learning processes as true driving forces of the Knowledge Society, in symbiosis with the most cutting-edge technological advances. A fully interdisciplinary approach that brings together researchers from almost every branch of knowledge.
Admission profile
Bachelor's degree in related fields
Education, Psychology, Health Sciences, Engineering, Information and Documentation, Communication, Sociology and related Social Sciences.
Master's degree
An official master's degree or equivalent that qualifies the holder for admission to a doctoral programme.
Research vocation
An interest in scientific output: each doctoral candidate joins one of the programme's research groups.
Coordination
Francisco José García Peñalvo
Programme coordinator · IUCE Deputy Director
Doctoral Week
Every autumn the programme holds its Doctoral Week: seminars, presentations of research progress and a meeting point for doctoral candidates and research groups.
Research lines
Broad descriptors of the programme, covered by USAL researchers and a large national and international teaching staff.
Educational assessment and guidance
Interaction and eLearning
Research and innovation in educational technology
Communication and Education
Medicine and Education
Artificial intelligence and robotics in education
Engineering and Education
Education, libraries and scientific culture
Research groups
USAL Recognised Research Groups that support the programme.
CaUSAL↗
Academic Culture, Heritage and Social Memory
DIDEROT↗
Digital Didactics of Musical Expression and the Performing Arts
EduDIG↗
Research Group on Digital Innovation and Education
GRIAL↗
Research Group in InterAction and eLearning
GROUSAL↗
Robotics and Society Group
INDIE↗
Interdisciplinary Research Group on Digital Intelligence in Educational Processes
MOVERE↗
Research Group on Physical Activity, Movement and Education
OCA↗
Audiovisual Content Observatory
VisualMed↗
Research Group on Advanced Medical Visualisation Systems