Doctoral Program in Canon Law
The aim of the Doctoral Program in Canon Law is to produce qualified experts who combine a broad mastery of a certain subject area, together with the appropriate scientific methodology and the ability to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in this field with original research. It can be taken in any field of Canon Law.
What does this program consist of?
This Doctoral Program is articulated around the main lines of research that are developed in the Faculty of Canon Law on issues such as: canon law in the face of new ecclesiastical and social realities; marriage and canonical matrimonial causes; processes in the Church; comparative concordat law, or the legal framework of relations between the Catholic Church and the Spanish State.
The doctorate is the academic degree that qualifies, and is required, for the performance of certain ecclesiastical offices. Veritatis gaudium 50
In order to obtain a doctorate, it is necessary to carry out specific training activities foreseen in the doctoral program, which will be reviewed by the tutor and thesis supervisor, and evaluated each year by the program's academic committee, and to develop a research plan.
- CentersDerecho Canónico (Comillas CIHS)
- LanguagesSpanish
- CertificationDoctorates
- Duration3 years full time and 5 years part time
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Training Activities and Activity Log
The course can be studied on a full-time basis (3 years) or a part-time basis (5 years). Students will develop a set of research activities which will be spread between the years of study according to their Personalized Activity Log, agreed upon with their tutor and supervisor, with the final aim of completing the doctoral thesis.
Training activities:
The doctorate program includes research training activities which are allocated throughout the studies and which incorporate both transversal and specific training. They will be composed of courses, workshops, seminars, attendance at conferences, etc.
Activity Log:
Once enrolled on the program, a personalized doctoral activity log will be created for each student. All research interests and activities pursued during the program will be recorded in this log. The log will be checked regularly by the tutor and/or thesis supervisor and assessed by the Program's Academic Commission.
Research plan:
By the end of the first year (for full-time students) or by the end of the second year (for part-time students), the student will have created a research plan which must be approved by the tutor and thesis supervisor and favorably assessed by the department in which the program is taught.
In the first year of the course, and according to their previous training in research methods, students will take the complementary training modules deemed necessary by the Academic Commission during the admission process.
The following guide shows the detailed steps that students must follow to register the activities that they carry out during their Doctoral studies:
A) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE WHO ENROLL IN THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM ON A FULL-TIME BASIS FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR
Training Supplements (if necessary)
Compulsory Subjects
- Doctoral Thesis Writing
- Interdisciplinary Research Seminars of the “EID”, International Doctoral School ()
The activities marked with an (*) will be carried out preferably in the year indicated
The Interdisciplinary Research Seminars, marked with two (), are from the International Doctoral School (EID, in Spanish) and are organized throughout each year of studies. Students of the program will carry out the two courses that are organized each academic year, throughout the three years of studies
B) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE WHO ENROLL IN THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM ON A PART-TIME BASIS
Compulsory Subjects
- Doctoral Thesis Writing
The activities marked with an (*) will be carried out preferably in the year indicated
The Interdisciplinary Research Seminars, marked with two (), are from the International Doctoral School (EID, in Spanish) and are organized throughout each year of studies. Students of the program will carry out the two courses that are organized each academic year, throughout the first three years of studies
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This Doctoral Program is structured around the main lines of research being carried out in the Faculty of Canon Law:
THE JURIDICAL-CANONICAL SYSTEM AND NEW PASTORAL CHALLENGES
It is structured around the main lines of research carried out at the Faculty of Canon Law in areas such as: canon law in the face of new ecclesiastical and social realities; marriage and canonical matrimonial causes; church processes; comparative concordat law, and the legal framework of relations between the Catholic Church and the Spanish State.
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A maximum of three years, full-time, and five years, part-time, from admission to the program until the application for submission of the doctoral thesis is made.
No, you can defend your thesis at any time if it is admitted for defence, but you should note that the minimum tuition fees are three years full-time and five years part-time.
Initially, it is advisable to contact the program coordinator to assess the possible line of research and thesis supervisor. Afterwards, you will have to register in the admissions portal and upload the necessary documentation. Depending on the program, this documentation may vary, please read carefully the information note of the selected program where the required documents are detailed.
Contact
Doctoral Program Coordinator:
Samuel Sueiro Expósito
ssueiro@comillas.edu
Contact person:
Profª Dra. Carmen Peña García
cpgarcia@comillas.edu
Dean's Office of the Faculty of Canon Law
C/ Universidad Comillas, 3. 28049 Madrid
Tel.: 91 540 61 36
decateo@comillas.edu
