University Education Statistic Annual series UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 3rd CYCLE - Doctoral thesis passed by type of presentation, Area and academic year. Units: Thesis approved 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 Absolute values TOTAL GENERAL 5,880 6,140 5,931 5,984 6,408 6,380 6,936 7,467 8,176 6,902 7,159 EXPERIMENTAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES AREA 3,158 3,334 3,118 3,045 3,092 2,976 3,251 3,384 3,754 3,085 3,358 Sciences 101 35 28 22 24 9 12 6 9 48 52 Biology sciences 568 671 614 583 643 581 657 644 737 603 688 Physical sciences 278 299 291 263 267 268 304 286 300 247 315 Geological sciences 59 51 60 45 52 53 43 66 52 57 47 Ocean sciences 10 20 20 12 19 17 45 22 25 18 28 Mathematical sciences 154 149 153 184 154 179 187 209 170 141 154 Chemical sciences 437 522 487 468 479 576 531 556 552 541 583 Pharmacy 247 250 231 332 277 263 295 246 312 239 247 Medical 1,174 1,177 1,060 899 969 846 877 892 1,095 753 814 Odontology 19 31 25 46 34 34 39 56 80 53 49 Medicine and Dentistry . . . . . . 14 . . . 6 Veterinary medicine 104 108 116 111 92 65 112 146 136 102 110 Biochemistry 3 2 17 39 37 54 86 105 123 129 153 Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Food Sciences and Technology 3 11 13 26 19 20 24 23 12 36 20 Statistical sciences and techniques . . . 7 5 2 4 14 6 8 8 Environmental sciences 1 3 3 8 14 8 4 15 25 34 33 Enology . . . . 1 1 . . 2 . . Non distributable . 5 . . 6 . 17 98 118 72 49 AREA OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 580 550 687 670 821 741 804 886 1,009 954 851 Architecture 52 39 50 38 48 44 49 79 117 103 56 Aeronautical engineering 2 2 3 . 22 1 1 10 9 11 7 Agronomous engineering 87 85 112 115 72 106 127 152 158 136 115 Roads, canals and ports engineering 35 43 31 27 73 49 49 67 58 70 34 Industrial engineering 153 142 226 163 185 185 204 188 214 199 163 Mine engineering 23 11 15 20 29 12 16 11 13 11 15 Mountain engineering 15 11 17 29 48 17 14 26 28 35 28 Naval Eng. 5 5 6 . 3 . 4 6 8 5 9 Chemical engineering 20 14 19 29 18 38 28 17 32 26 52 Communications engineering 68 83 92 69 61 84 67 73 98 91 98 Information technology 89 93 100 132 142 147 193 206 209 167 174 Civil Navy (1) 10 8 9 9 13 9 8 5 9 9 7 Electronic engineering 1 5 7 11 15 11 22 20 14 27 25 Geodetics and Cartography . . . 2 36 7 4 4 11 5 4 Industrial Automation and Electronics . . . 18 15 6 8 7 8 9 16 Industrial Organisation . . . 4 31 10 5 6 7 16 18 Materials Engineering . . . 4 1 15 1 6 8 1 9 Geology Engineering . . . . . . 1 1 1 3 1 Non distributable 20 9 . . 9 . 3 2 7 30 20 AREA OF SOCIAL AND LEGAL SCIENCES 1,152 1,283 1,225 1,353 1,431 1,582 1,621 1,746 1,880 1,556 1,612 Economics and Business Studies (2) 327 337 336 351 391 419 459 478 479 361 403 Information Sciences (3) 84 95 74 97 98 94 117 150 172 160 160 Politics and Sociology Sciences (4) 63 78 61 82 117 99 127 102 124 139 104 Law 312 382 375 345 376 431 369 371 475 343 330 Canon Law 8 7 17 9 5 13 12 8 6 1 7 Philosophy and Education Sciences 49 86 42 64 39 84 89 64 57 39 53 Psychology 171 166 144 206 200 173 188 260 262 214 232 Teaching 118 94 130 138 140 173 123 166 144 146 169 Sports and Physical Education 14 22 23 32 38 35 44 68 58 60 67 Documentation . 5 1 5 5 5 16 19 15 10 9 Teaching Psychology 6 10 20 24 18 27 45 33 46 34 45 Actuarial and financial sciences . . . . 4 . . . . . . Work sciences . . . . . . . . . 2 . Criminology . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Market Research and Techniques . . . . . 1 6 . 1 1 4 Non distributable . 1 2 . . 28 26 27 41 45 26 AREA OF HUMANITIES 944 953 841 844 887 885 965 1,214 1,238 1,093 1,064 Fine Arts 93 82 45 60 61 77 61 93 79 162 95 Philology 321 370 329 305 351 326 343 412 406 308 340 Philosophy 99 81 83 91 86 104 76 101 115 93 123 Philosophy and Arts 56 34 36 25 36 20 61 57 72 77 18 Geography and history (5) 318 307 265 293 289 281 299 375 382 291 337 Translation 5 15 11 14 13 12 17 22 17 22 19 Humanities 4 4 5 11 14 13 13 18 23 23 18 Social and Cultural Anthropology 6 9 6 14 3 6 28 20 21 19 30 Music history and science . 2 2 3 . 2 2 11 15 9 15 Linguistics 4 6 4 1 1 2 23 9 22 14 15 Religious Studies (6) 33 40 39 23 27 39 39 27 25 31 19 Lit. Theory and Comparative Lit. . . . 2 2 2 2 8 2 5 6 Non distributable 5 3 16 2 4 1 1 61 59 39 29 NON DISTRIBUTABLE BY AREAS 46 20 60 72 177 196 295 237 295 214 274 Indices (Base 1995/96=100) TOTAL GENERAL 100.00 104.42 100.87 101.77 108.98 108.50 117.96 126.99 139.05 117.38 121.75 EXPERIMENTAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES AREA 100.00 105.57 98.73 96.42 97.91 94.24 102.94 107.16 118.87 97.69 106.33 Sciences 100.00 34.65 27.72 21.78 23.76 8.91 11.88 5.94 8.91 47.52 51.49 Biology sciences 100.00 118.13 108.10 102.64 113.20 102.29 115.67 113.38 129.75 106.16 121.13 Physical sciences 100.00 107.55 104.68 94.60 96.04 96.40 109.35 102.88 107.91 88.85 113.31 Geological sciences 100.00 86.44 101.69 76.27 88.14 89.83 72.88 111.86 88.14 96.61 79.66 Ocean sciences 100.00 200.00 200.00 120.00 190.00 170.00 450.00 220.00 250.00 180.00 280.00 Mathematical sciences 100.00 96.75 99.35 119.48 100.00 116.23 121.43 135.71 110.39 91.56 100.00 Chemical sciences 100.00 119.45 111.44 107.09 109.61 131.81 121.51 127.23 126.32 123.80 133.41 Pharmacy 100.00 101.21 93.52 134.41 112.15 106.48 119.43 99.60 126.32 96.76 100.00 Medical 100.00 100.26 90.29 76.58 82.54 72.06 74.70 75.98 93.27 64.14 69.34 Odontology 100.00 163.16 131.58 242.11 178.95 178.95 205.26 294.74 421.05 278.95 257.89 Medicine and Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . Veterinary medicine 100.00 103.85 111.54 106.73 88.46 62.50 107.69 140.38 130.77 98.08 105.77 Biochemistry 100.00 66.67 566.67 1,300.00 1,233.33 1,800.00 2,866.67 3,500.00 4,100.00 4,300.00 5,100.00 Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . Food Sciences and Technology 100.00 366.67 433.33 866.67 633.33 666.67 800.00 766.67 400.00 1,200.00 666.67 Statistical sciences and techniques . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental sciences 100.00 300.00 300.00 800.00 1,400.00 800.00 400.00 1,500.00 2,500.00 3,400.00 3,300.00 Enology . . . . . . . . . . . Non distributable . . . . . . . . . . . AREA OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 100.00 94.83 118.45 115.52 141.55 127.76 138.62 152.76 173.97 164.48 146.72 Architecture 100.00 75.00 96.15 73.08 92.31 84.62 94.23 151.92 225.00 198.08 107.69 Aeronautical engineering 100.00 100.00 150.00 . 1,100.00 50.00 50.00 500.00 450.00 550.00 350.00 Agronomous engineering 100.00 97.70 128.74 132.18 82.76 121.84 145.98 174.71 181.61 156.32 132.18 Roads, canals and ports engineering 100.00 122.86 88.57 77.14 208.57 140.00 140.00 191.43 165.71 200.00 97.14 Industrial engineering 100.00 92.81 147.71 106.54 120.92 120.92 133.33 122.88 139.87 130.07 106.54 Mine engineering 100.00 47.83 65.22 86.96 126.09 52.17 69.57 47.83 56.52 47.83 65.22 Mountain engineering 100.00 73.33 113.33 193.33 320.00 113.33 93.33 173.33 186.67 233.33 186.67 Naval Eng. 100.00 100.00 120.00 . 60.00 . 80.00 120.00 160.00 100.00 180.00 Chemical engineering 100.00 70.00 95.00 145.00 90.00 190.00 140.00 85.00 160.00 130.00 260.00 Communications engineering 100.00 122.06 135.29 101.47 89.71 123.53 98.53 107.35 144.12 133.82 144.12 Information technology 100.00 104.49 112.36 148.31 159.55 165.17 216.85 231.46 234.83 187.64 195.51 Civil Navy (1) 100.00 80.00 90.00 90.00 130.00 90.00 80.00 50.00 90.00 90.00 70.00 Electronic engineering 100.00 500.00 700.00 1,100.00 1,500.00 1,100.00 2,200.00 2,000.00 1,400.00 2,700.00 2,500.00 Geodetics and Cartography . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Automation and Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Organisation . . . . . . . . . . . Materials Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . Geology Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . Non distributable 100.00 45.00 . . 45.00 . 15.00 10.00 35.00 150.00 100.00 AREA OF SOCIAL AND LEGAL SCIENCES 100.00 111.37 106.34 117.45 124.22 137.33 140.71 151.56 163.19 135.07 139.93 Economics and Business Studies (2) 100.00 103.06 102.75 107.34 119.57 128.13 140.37 146.18 146.48 110.40 123.24 Information Sciences (3) 100.00 113.10 88.10 115.48 116.67 111.90 139.29 178.57 204.76 190.48 190.48 Politics and Sociology Sciences (4) 100.00 123.81 96.83 130.16 185.71 157.14 201.59 161.90 196.83 220.63 165.08 Law 100.00 122.44 120.19 110.58 120.51 138.14 118.27 118.91 152.24 109.94 105.77 Canon Law 100.00 87.50 212.50 112.50 62.50 162.50 150.00 100.00 75.00 12.50 87.50 Philosophy and Education Sciences 100.00 175.51 85.71 130.61 79.59 171.43 181.63 130.61 116.33 79.59 108.16 Psychology 100.00 97.08 84.21 120.47 116.96 101.17 109.94 152.05 153.22 125.15 135.67 Teaching 100.00 79.66 110.17 116.95 118.64 146.61 104.24 140.68 122.03 123.73 143.22 Sports and Physical Education 100.00 157.14 164.29 228.57 271.43 250.00 314.29 485.71 414.29 428.57 478.57 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . Teaching Psychology 100.00 166.67 333.33 400.00 300.00 450.00 750.00 550.00 766.67 566.67 750.00 Actuarial and financial sciences . . . . . . . . . . . Work sciences . . . . . . . . . . . Criminology . . . . . . . . . . . Market Research and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . Non distributable . . . . . . . . . . . AREA OF HUMANITIES 100.00 100.95 89.09 89.41 93.96 93.75 102.22 128.60 131.14 115.78 112.71 Fine Arts 100.00 88.17 48.39 64.52 65.59 82.80 65.59 100.00 84.95 174.19 102.15 Philology 100.00 115.26 102.49 95.02 109.35 101.56 106.85 128.35 126.48 95.95 105.92 Philosophy 100.00 81.82 83.84 91.92 86.87 105.05 76.77 102.02 116.16 93.94 124.24 Philosophy and Arts 100.00 60.71 64.29 44.64 64.29 35.71 108.93 101.79 128.57 137.50 32.14 Geography and history (5) 100.00 96.54 83.33 92.14 90.88 88.36 94.03 117.92 120.13 91.51 105.97 Translation 100.00 300.00 220.00 280.00 260.00 240.00 340.00 440.00 340.00 440.00 380.00 Humanities 100.00 100.00 125.00 275.00 350.00 325.00 325.00 450.00 575.00 575.00 450.00 Social and Cultural Anthropology 100.00 150.00 100.00 233.33 50.00 100.00 466.67 333.33 350.00 316.67 500.00 Music history and science . . . . . . . . . . . Linguistics 100.00 150.00 100.00 25.00 25.00 50.00 575.00 225.00 550.00 350.00 375.00 Religious Studies (6) 100.00 121.21 118.18 69.70 81.82 118.18 118.18 81.82 75.76 93.94 57.58 Lit. Theory and Comparative Lit. . . . . . . . . . . . Non distributable 100.00 60.00 320.00 40.00 80.00 20.00 20.00 1,220.00 1,180.00 780.00 580.00 NON DISTRIBUTABLE BY AREAS 100.00 43.48 130.43 156.52 384.78 426.09 641.30 515.22 641.30 465.22 595.65 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) (1) Includes studies of Civil Navy, Naval Machines, Nautical and Maritime Transport and Naval Radioelectronics. (2) Includes studies of Economics and Business Studies, Business Management and Administration and Economy. (3) Includes studies of Information Sciences, Audiovisual Communication, Journalism and Advertising and Public Relations. (4) Includes studies of Political Sciences and Sociology, Political and State Admon. Sciences and Sociology. (5) Includes studies of Geography and History, Geography, History and Art History. (6) Includes studies of Religious sciences, Ecclesiastical sciences and Theology. Source: National Statistics Institute