• DURATION: If you are a full-time student, the duration of your doctoral studies will be a maximum of three years (from acceptance to the programme until the submission of your thesis). If you are a part-time student, your studies will last a maximum of five years (from acceptance to the programme until the submission of your thesis).
• DEGREE: Upon successful completion of the doctoral programme, you will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Humanities: History, Philosophy and Aesthetics by Francisco de Vitoria University.
• UNIVERSITY:  Francisco de Vitoria University
• SCHOOL:  International Doctoral School at Francisco de Vitoria University
• IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE:  The PhD in Humanities: History, Philosophy and Aesthetics was implemented in the academic year 2017/18, according to RD 99/2011
• PLACES OFFERED:  20
• METHODOLOGY: 

The doctoral programme is essentially a research period, during which your primary task is the preparation of your PhD thesis. To support you with this endeavour, a specific study plan is established for this period, which includes tutorials, seminars, courses, training activities and short stays at other universities, both in Spain and abroad. All of this is carried out under the guidance, direction and criteria of your Tutor or Thesis Supervisor.Each of the three research areas (History, Philosophy, Aesthetics) will have its own course on research methodology, notwithstanding that the programme management may also offer some courses shared by the three areas. You will be assigned to courses according to the research that you intend to conduct, and the courses will be taken in the first academic year of registration in the PhD.The specific content of these courses on methodology will be defined in detail each academic year, based not only on the three research areas of the PhD, but also on the specific ongoing projects, research and needs of your thesis.

Overall, the structure of these courses will take into account the following elements: