• Construct a space for highly and academically rigorous critical reflection and dialogue between theories and methodologies from different disciplines about issues of substantive relevance to contemporary societies.
• Institutionalize practices that encourage and support students in the process of developing an original research topic, objectives, and methodology, and assuming a critical perspective with respect to practices and institutions of contemporary societies.
• Facilitate spaces for collective reflection for students to develop and apply a creative approach to the most recent theoretical and methodological debates in the Humanities and Social Sciences that is geared towards the development of their own synthesis of disciplines, theories, methods, research areas and themes that make up the TECSA doctoral program.
• Provide opportunities to develop the skills and tools to communicate cutting-edge work in a clear, objective, and precise manner, while considering the different registers of their audiences and respecting ethical norms of their area of study, and in particular via articles of a publishable standard, both nationally and internationally, that enrich our understanding of contemporary societies.

Graduates of the Critical Theory and Contemporary Society Doctoral Program at Andrés Bello University are researchers who, from a starting point of a problematization of the accumulated and cutting-edge knowledge in the Humanities and Social Sciences, at a theoretical, methodological and practical level, are capable of critically problematizing and analyzing key phenomena of contemporary society from the relevant disciplines to generate original knowledge in their fields of study, which fall within one or more of the following research areas: Politics of the Body; Social and Political Processes; Culture, Image, and Representation; y Contemporary Critical Theory.

In addition, graduates have the skills to work autonomously, ethically, responsibly, and at a high level of academic excellence, in social contexts -such as universities, NGOs, and international organizations- where they can carry out research characterized by a critical perspective that is concerned with fundamental issues of contemporary society and is framed by a complex approach to these issues.

On completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

• Integrate knowledge from the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences when examining key problems in contemporary society.
• Generate original knowledge in the areas of the Humanities and Social Sciences that results from research carried out in an autonomous manner according to the scientific community’s ethical norms and based on theories and methods specific to the following research areas: Politics of the Body; Social and Political Processes; Culture, Image, and Representation; and Contemporary Critical Theory.
• Communicate the results of research to both specialists in the field and general audiences, both verbally and in written form, and respecting the academic registers of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

To begin the application process, you must send a completed digital copy of the Application Form to the program’s office, along with the following documents:

• A letter describing your interests and the reasons why you wish to apply to the program.
• Notarized photocopies of your academic degrees.
• An academic transcript from the last degree you were awarded.
• A graduate ranking from your undergraduate degree.
• A birth certificate.
• A curriculum vitae.
• Two letters of recommendation in PDF format, sent by the people giving the recommendation to the program director, Mauro Basaure (phd.tecsa@unab.cl).
• Examples of written work that have been published or accepted to be published (optional).
• A certificate of English competency (reading comprehension). Certification of overall English level (desirable)
• A preliminary proposal for the doctoral thesis (maximum 6,000 characters).
• Two photos with your ID number included.
• A photocopy of your ID or passport.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a personal interview with the Admissions Committee.

The evaluation criteria for applications are listed in the document “Current Regulations” in articles 14, 15 and 16. The document is available in the Decree and Regulations section.

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The application process will be online. Documents must be sent to the following email address: 

Dr. Mauro Basaure

Director of the Critical Theory and Current Society doctoral program

phd.tecsa@unab.cl