PhD thesis

Code:

DT100

Acronym:

DT100

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2012/2013 - A

Active?	Yes
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DDB	8	Doutoramento em Direito	1	-	240	480	6480
			2
			3
			4

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The sole requirement is the preparation of an original thesis appropriate to this branch of study. There is therefore no PHD course.

Learning outcomes and competences

The pdh programme in law has a 4 year duration. The sole requirement is the preparation of an original thesis appropriate to this branch of study. There isn't therefore a PHD course as made possible by the decree of law 74/2006 of 24 march. As there is a master’s degree in law (with several areas of expertise and a strong curricular structure that allies professional practice and research skills) ,FDUP considered more suitable to offer as a 3rd cycle a totally research program.
Each student has a supervisor (and a co-supervisor, should that be the case) and is closely monitorized by the Phd director and scientific committee, that follow the progress of work, assesses the student’s performance and the obtained results. While students are preparing the thesis and in accordance with the individual plan agreed with their supervisor(s), students must:
a) Take part in scientific meetings
b) Participate as trainee in research center, in Portugal or abroad
c) Prepare an annual progress report on their research and present it to their fellow students and academic staff and supervisors
d) Publish partial results of their research in peer reviewed international journals
This model follows the overall plan of pdh programs in this academic area in Europe.

Working method

À distância

Program

NA

Mandatory literature

Oliver Paul; Writing your thesis. ISBN: 978-1-4129-4689-6 (NA)

Teaching methods and learning activities

 

During the development of the research project and preparation of the thesis the student will be supervised by the supervisor and co-supervisor (if existents) and the Scientific Committee of the Doctoral Program, which will support the progress of the work and assess their performance and results achieved. Students can also be integrated into the I&D Units to which their supervisors belong, which will enhance their wider contact and sharing of experiences closely with the more qualified scientific community.
During the preparation of the thesis, the student is encouraged to participate in activities organized by the Program - vg seminars and research expertise - and must submit an annual report describing the progress of their investigation.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	0,00	0,00
Public Soutenance of thesis	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese		100,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Personal Study	Estudo autónomo	6480
	Total:	6480,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Grade granted in the public soutenance of the dissertation