The Doctorate in Spanish: Advanced Research in Language and Literature involves, as its title indicates, two research areas:
o Spanish language
o Spanish and Latin-American literature
The main purpose is to help students to develop the necessary research sufficiency to present and defend their doctoral dissertation and, upon completion, to be able to open their own lines of research. The first area is devoted to advanced training in Spanish language from synchronic and diachronic perspectives and from different theoretical approaches, following the research lines covered by the program. The second area is devoted to the training of Spanish and Latin-American literature experts whose expertise is certifiable at the highest level of national and foreign doctorates.
A more detailed description of the program is available on the webpage of the Departments of Spanish Language and Spanish and Latin-American Literature.
This degree is especially intended for national or foreign students with undergraduate and master’s degree studies in:
- Spanish Language
- General Linguistics
- Spanish and Latin-American Literature
- Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature
- Other degrees in language and literature
- Other degrees belonging to the field of humanities
Research areas and teams
The seven research groups that are part of this doctoral programme fit within the two knowledge areas that it comprises: Spanish language and Spanish and Spanish-American literature. These diverse research areas cover a wide spectrum of studies in Spanish language and general linguistics on the one hand, and Spanish and Spanish-American literature and literary theory on the other.
Research areas with faculty members
Language research areas
1. Theoretical linguistics and linguistic typology
2. Study of the constitutive elements of the Spanish language
* Phonetics and phonology
* Morphology and syntax
* Semantics and pragmatics
* Persuasive communication and discourse analysis
* Lexicology, lexicography and lexical availability
* Onomastics
3. History of Spanish
* Phonetics
* Lexis
* Grammar
* Documentary sources
* Varieties
4. Varieties of Spanish: Dialectology and sociolinguistics
5. Psycholinguistics
6. Linguistic historiography
7. Spanish didactics and language teaching
8. Spanish as a foreign language
9. Romance studies
Literature research areas
1. History of Spanish literature
* Of the Middle Ages
* Of the Renaissance and Baroque periods
* Contemporary Spanish literature
* Editing and handling of documentary sources
2. Literary genres
* Poetry
* Theatre
* Essay
3. Spanish-American literature
4. Literary theory and comparative literature
5. General and literary semiotics and iconology
6. Literature in its relations with music, cinema and the media
Access
To access official doctoral teaching, it is necessary to meet any of the following requirements:
Admission
From the student preregistrations submitted, the Academic Committee for each doctoral programme will apply the specific requirements and criteria for assessing merit established for admission to the corresponding programme.
Admission to doctoral programs may include the requirement of specific complementary training.
The Spanish: advanced research in language and literature doctoral programme is especially recommended for those who hold an undergraduate degree in Hispanic philology or in a comparable or related discipline, who have completed a master’s degree related to any aspect of the fields of Spanish and Spanish-American language and literature, and who have appropriate practical proficiency in the Spanish language (equivalent at least to C1 certificate level).
For those who wish to obtain the designation of “international doctorate,” a high level of English or a language other than Spanish is recommended.
Access to this doctoral programme is especially recommended for domestic or international students who have completed undergraduate or master’s studies in
- Spanish language
- General linguistics
- Spanish and Spanish-American literature
- Literary theory and comparative literature
- other philology degrees
- other humanities subjects
Preinscripción
Los estudiantes que, reuniendo los requisitos de acceso, quieran ingresar en las enseñanzas concretas de uno de los programas de Doctorado regulados por el R.D. 99/2011 que oferta la Universidad de Salamanca, deberán solicitarlo realizando el procedimiento de preinscripción.
La solicitud de preinscripción se enviará a través de un correo electrónico a la dirección escueladedoctorado@usal.es, donde se adjuntará una única carpeta en archivo, que llevará el nombre del interesado y del Programa de Doctorado donde realice la preinscripción, y que incluirá la siguiente documentación numerada:
01- Impreso de preinscripción/matrícula. No es necesario que el impreso se entregue firmado por el coordinador, puesto que desde la Administración de las Escuelas de Doctorado se remitirán todas las preinscripciones recabadas a la Comisión Académica del programa de doctorado, que será el órgano encargado de realizar la selección de los alumnos.
02- Copia del DNI o Pasaporte
03- Copia del título universitario que les faculta para el acceso.
04- Certificación de las asignaturas cursadas en el título universitario que les faculta para el acceso, con mención expresa de su denominación, duración y calificación, así como la nota media del expediente académico.
05- Copia del título universitario de Grado o Licenciatura, y, en su caso, para titulados extranjeros, copia de la resolución de acceso a los estudios de Máster en la Universidad de Salamanca.
06- Certificación de las asignaturas cursadas en el Grado o en la Licenciatura
07- Curriculum vitae.
08- Documentación específica requerida en cada programa de doctorado. Esta información se encuentra en el apartado "Información Adicional", correspondiente a cada programa de doctorado.
La preinscripción es un trámite independiente del trámite de acceso que deben realizar todos los alumnos con titulación extranjera ajena al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior y que debe haber sido informado favorablemente antes de la formalización de la matrícula
Plazo: Del 1 de mayo al 11 de septiembre de 2016
Matrícula
Los estudiantes DE NUEVO INGRESO admitidos en un programa de doctorado deberán formalizar su matrícula en el mismo.
Documentación a presentar:
Plazo: Del 5 al 14 de octubre de 2016
Lugar: Administración de las Escuelas de Doctorado de la Universidad de Salamanca (Edificio I+D-i, C/ Espejo nº 2, 37007 Salamanca)
LOS ALUMNOS DE SEGUNDO AÑO Y SUCESIVOS, NO NECESITARÁN FORMALIZAR PREINSCRIPCIÓN, CONSIDERÁNDOSE ADMITIDOS SI LA EVALUACIÓN ANUAL ES POSITIVA Y SON CALIFICADOS COMO APTOS, en cuyo caso formalizarán su matrícula en las siguientes fechas:
- del 20 al 27 de julio de 2016
- del 19 al 30 de septiembre de 2016
- Impreso de matrícula de segundo año y sucesivos
El plazo para realizar anulación de matrícula será hasta el 15 de diciembre de 2016
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Maria Nieves Sánchez González de Herrero
Prof. Dr. Julio Borrego Nieto
Prof. Dr. Emilio Prieto de los Mozos Prof. Dr. Carmen Ruiz Barrionuevo
Prof. Dr. Javier San José Lera
Prof. Dr. María Ascensión Rivas Hernández
María Nieves Sánchez González de Herrero: dimes@usal.es
Students who meet the access requirements and wish to enrol in one of the specific taught components of the doctoral programmes offered by the University of Salamanca and regulated by Royal Decree 99/2011 must apply through completing the preregistration procedure.
Preregistration applications is here . The archival file will include the following numbered documentation:
Preregistration is a separate procedure from the access procedure to be completed by all students with foreign qualifications from outside the European Higher Education Area. Individuals should have received a favourable outcome to the access procedure before completing the matriculation process
Time frame:
New students admitted to a doctoral programme must formalize their matriculation in it.
Documentation that must be submitted:
Time frame:
Location: Administration Office for the Doctoral Schools, University of Salamanca (Patio de Escuelas Menores, s/n, 37008 Salamanca)
STUDENTS IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OR LATER DO NOT NEED TO GO THROUGH THE FORMAL PREREGISTRATION PROCESS ON THE BASIS THAT THEY ARE ADMITTED IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A POSITIVE ANNUAL EVALUATION AND RECEIVED A RATING OF “SUFFICIENT.” Students in this category will complete matriculation on the following dates:
Doctoral studies enrolment form
The deadline for cancelling matriculation is
To be eligible for admission to official doctoral studies it is necessary to fulfil at least one of the following requirements:
Further information on admission can be found in the following chart
On the basis of the pre-enrolment forms submitted, the Academic Committee of each doctoral programme shall apply the specific requirements and merit assessment criteria established for admission to the corresponding programme.
Admission to doctoral programmes may require specific bridging courses.
Successfully completing the process of establishing the equivalence of previous studies is essential in order to access doctoral studies in the cases of students for whom any of the following circumstances are applicable. The process must be completed prior to and separately from the rest of the procedures, which are dependent on successfully establishing equivalence.
Who should complete this procedure?
a) Students with a bachelor’s university degree or equivalent and a master’s degree that were both obtained in accordance with the educational systems of countries that do not belong to the EHEA.
b) Students with a bachelor’s university degree or equivalent and a master’s degree that were both obtained in European countries prior to the implementation of the EHEA (that is, the studies are not structured based on ECTS credits).
c) Students with a master’s degree obtained at any Spanish university, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a country that does not belong to the EHEA.
d) Students with a master’s degree obtained at any Spanish university (including USAL), and a bachelor’s university degree or equivalent that was obtained in a European country prior to the implementation of the EHEA (that is, the studies are not structured based on ECTS credits).
e) Students with a master’s degree that was obtained in accordance with an educational system that belongs to the EHEA (that is, a degree structured based on ECTS credits), irrespective of the country where the student’s bachelor’s degree or equivalent was completed if that degree is not structured based on ECTS credits. Students with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from Spain are excluded from this circumstance.
f) Students with a diploma of advanced studies obtained from a Spanish university other than the University of Salamanca and with a foreign bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
What documentation needs to be provided?
The access application form must be accompanied by the following documentation:
1. A copy of the student’s national identity document or passport that has been properly legalized or authenticated by a public notary.
2. Documentation related to the student’s bachelor’s degree or equivalent:
a) A copy of the degree certificate that has been legalized or authenticated by a public notary.
b) An original official transcript or legalized copy of the courses studied, with express mention of their name, duration and qualification.
c) An original official transcript or legalized copy showing the total number of completed hours.
3. Documentation related to the student’s master’s degree (*):
a) Copy of the degree certificate, or a receipt showing that it has been applied for. The document should be legalized or authenticated by a public notary.
b) An original official transcript or legalized copy of the courses studied, with express mention of their name, duration and qualification.
c) An original official transcript or legalized copy showing the total number of completed hours.
d) Original proof that a master’s degree qualifies the holder for access to doctoral teaching in the issuing country.
(*) Students whose master’s degree is from USAL only have to submit a copy of the degree certificate or a receipt showing that it has been applied for. Students whose master’s degree is from a Spanish university only have to submit the documentation contained in points a) and d)
4. Proof of payment of the fee for this process, which, as set out in the Castilla-León Decree on Rates, is 210.97 euros.
Payment by bank transfer:
Banco Santander: ES 13 0049 1843 44 2110186331, SWIFT: BSCHESMM.
Payment by card:
Access the website: https://frontend.usal.es/gestionRecibos/inicio.jsp
The documents must be legalized through diplomatic channels or, where appropriate, through the Hague Apostille Convention. For the purposes of the provisions on providing certified copies, the legalization or apostille must appear on the original document prior to producing the copy that will be certified by the competent authority.
In no case will standard copies of the documents be accepted.
Students must also send an official translation into Spanish of all the documentation provided where necessary. (Translations are not required for the following languages: Portuguese, English, French and Italian.)
All the required documentation must be submitted. Processing of an application will not begin if the application is incomplete or does not fulfil the indicated legalization requirements. In such a case, the application will be deemed to have not been presented.
Documentation may be delivered by post, courier or in person to the Official Master’s and Doctoral Studies Section. No other means of submitting documents will be accepted.
In no case will the presentation and payment of the equivalence fee replace the process of presenting an application in accordance with the correct time and form.