Dissertation

Code:

MFIL004

Acronym:

D_FIL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy

Instance: 2025/2026 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Philosophy
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Philosophy

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MFIL	19	study plan	2	-	45	78	1215

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To write and to defend an original piece of scientific work in one of the areas of specialization of the Masters.

Learning outcomes and competences

To write an original dissertation plan in the filed of Philosophy.
To write, present and defend the resulting work.

Being able to pursue research in Philosophy:
Being able to pursue bibliographic research in the chosen domain of the dissertation
Being able to use information in ceative and original ways.
Being able to communicate, in both a wrotten and oral form, the results achieved in research.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Defiined according to the topic and the domain of the dissertation.

Mandatory literature

Eco Umberto 1932-2016; Como se faz uma tese em ciências humanas. ISBN: 972-23-1351-7
A. P. Martinich; Philosophical writing. ISBN: 0-631-20281-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Writing.
Bibliographic research.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
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

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	2,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	813,00
Trabalho de investigação	400,00
Total:	1215,00

Eligibility for exams

Tutorials + public defence.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade: on a 0-20 scale (= average of grades of CUs, weighed to ECTS of CUs in the study plan).