Doctoral Program in Engineering and Technology

Encompasses projects that require advanced study of how the parts of an arrangement of components, material or conceptual, relate to each other and how this interaction leads to producing a desired or undesired result.

Encompasses projects based on the advanced study of facilities and systems that are fundamental to the functioning of a society or community, with a focus on maintaining functionality over time, both in typical conditions for the system and in the face of extreme events.

Encompasses projects based on the advanced study of the techniques, methods, and skills necessary to meet an objective rooted in the availability, quality and meaning of information about a system and/or process.

1. Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Sciences or related disciplines. The degree must have been awarded by recognized universities in Chile or abroad. In case of having academic degrees of foreign origin, these must be equivalent to those mentioned above.
2. Applicants must have sufficient understanding of the English language to read articles, books, and access international documents and databases. Applicants who do not have a certificate of English language proficiency as stated in the regulations of the UC Doctoral program must take a diagnostic test at the university to assess their language level and enroll in the courses indicated to achieve the required competencies.

• To have fulfilled the requirements for graduation.
• To have spent a minimum of four semesters in the Program.
• To have passed the doctoral thesis and the degree exam.
• To have completed a research internship abroad.
• To have passed the Ethics Workshop and two other transversal skills workshops.
• To demonstrate proficiency in English.
• To deposit the final version of the thesis in the UC Repository.
• To have no debts of any kind with the University.