PhD in Human Cognition and Evolution (TCEH): 2016-17
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Title Description
Candidate profile and admission requirements
The PhD program in Cognition and Human Evolution at the University of the Balearic Islands admits students whose training is as follows:
- Ability to prepare a PhD thesis related to the field of human cognition research and development process, particularly in regard to: (i) the management of bibliographical sources (journals, databases) most used research in the field indicated, (ii) familiarity with the concepts, methods and general interpretative models specified research field.
- Background information relevant to services provided in the grade level, studies of Anthropology (Physical and / or Cultural), Biology (Human Genetics, especially), Psychology (Experimental Aesthetics and Neuropsychology, especially) or philosophy (Philosophy Mind, philosophical Anthropology). At the graduate level, more specialized knowledge about at least one of the following knowledge areas: (i) human evolution processes (ii) anthropological characterizations of current groups in the process of globalization (iii) relations between cognitive processes and brain structures. Knowledge of the research carried out related to neo-Darwinism, psychology of basic cognitive processes, analysis of mental disorders and neuroimaging will be especially appreciated.
Specialist and Cross-cutting Training Activities
First Term:
* To be established
Second Term:
* To be established
Tutorial Plan
Students who have completed the Master degree in Cognition and Human Evolution, the Academic Committee will seek research interest and preference for a particular director for his thesis. Regarding admitted students who have not attended this master, the Academic Committee will consider their interest and motivation to enroll in the program, proposing a tutor to contact depending on the area of research chosen by the student.
At the end of the first year, the student must present and defend their thesis project (the "live thesis"), before at least two teachers different to his/her director or directors.
The Academic Committee will resolve justifiably cases when a change of Director or tutor os requested.
The Code of Good Practice and the Charter of Thesis with the rights and duties of both the director and doctoral tutor, are the models of the University of the Balearic Islands to establish a good practice guide for management and monitoring of training activities and doctoral dissertation., the Regulation on the organization of university doctoral candidate at the University of the Balearic Islands specifies in more detail guidelines on the supervision of doctoral theses in Articles 9-13, through the development of the Royal Decree 99/2011.
The direction and supervision of training activities and the doctoral thesis conform the
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Procedures for doctorates of UIB (RD99/2011)
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The Code of Good Practice:
( http://edoctorat.uib.cat/digitalAssets/271/271552_Codigo_buenas_practicas_es.pdf ) -
and principles emanating from the Charter of Thesis - University of the Balearic Islands.:
- ( http://edoctorat.uib.cat/digitalAssets/293/293664_Thesis_Agreement_letter_en.pdf ) .
- (Abridged version to deliver duly completed and signed: http://edoctorat.uib.cat/digitalAssets/286/286053_Carta_de_tesi_per_signar_es.pdf )
Academic Committee Members
Coordinator | Enric Munar Roca |
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Secretary | Bernat Riutort Serra |
Member | Marcos Nadal Roberts |
General Objectives
The aim of the PhD program is the training and certification oriented towards research study:
- (i) the human perceptual and cognitive structure, in particular higher functions among which are the unique features in evolutionary terms (autapomorphies) of linguistic communication, moral behavior and conduct of aesthetic judgments (language, moral and aesthetic)
- (ii) grounded on individual circumstances, including changes due to emotional states, diseases and aging,
- (iii) and shaped by the social dynamics that have shaped through history, groups that are inserted in the behavior of individuals.
Research Areas
- Human Evolution
- Cognitive psychology
- Emotion and motivation
- Human Perception
- Experimental Psychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience of higher processes
- Neuroscience of cognitive aging
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Human apomorphies: Language, Aesthetics, Moral
- Human Culture
- Diversity and globalization of human groups
Administrative Procedures and Other Useful Information
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Pre-registration and registration
- Pre-registration tool: https://postgrau.uib.es/
- http://edoctorat.uib.cat/en/Alumnat/Admissio_Matricula/
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Contact information (administrative services of the Doctoral School of the UIB):
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Location and Contact
http://edoctorat.uib.cat/en/UbicacioIContacte/
Programme Suggestions Form
If you want to help us improve, or in case you have comments or suggestions to make, please let us know via our Contact Form - Doctoral School of the University of the Balearic Islands.
Quality Assurance System
- Normativa per la qual es creen les comissions de garantia de qualitat (CGQ)
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Les funcions de les CGQ dels títols oficials de la UIB són les següents:
- Vetllar per la qualitat del títol i del professorat.
- Verificar la implantació del SGIQ.
- Desplegar la política de qualitat de la institució en l'àmbit del títol, verificar-ne el compliment i retre'n comptes a la junta de centre o a l' Escola de Doctorat de la UIB .
- Realitzar el seguiment de l'eficàcia dels processos, analitzar els resultats i les informacions que rebin relatius a la satisfacció dels grups d'interès, la inserció laboral dels graduats, la valoració del progrés i els resultats d'aprenentatge, el desenvolupament de les pràctiques externes i dels programes de mobilitat i altres informacions, i fer propostes d'actuació amb la finalitat de millorar contínuament el títol.
- Revisar, analitzar i proposar accions de millora en relació amb la qualitat de l'ensenyament i del professorat.
- Elaborar la memòria anual de seguiment, avaluació i millora del títol i elevar-la a la junta de centre o a l' Escola de Doctorat de la UIB .
- Qualsevol altra que els assigni la junta de centre o la Escola de Doctorat de la UIB .
- Compromís del títol amb la qualitat
- Manual de qualitat de la UIB
- Procés de gestió i revisió d'incidències, reclamacions i suggeriments (PDF)
- El Sistema de Garantia de Qualitat d'aquest Programa de Màster es troba recollit i està basat en el Sistema de Garantia Intern de Qualitat de la UIB (SGIQ)
Comments and Suggestions
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