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Doctoral Programme in Bioethics

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Official Code: 5387
Acronym: PDB
Description: O Doutoramento em Bioética da FMUP visa oferecer educação e formação avançadas no domínio da Bioética, promovendo a excelência pela investigação nos limites do conhecimento científico. O curso é composto por uma componente curricular (que se concretiza através da conclusão com aproveitamento de dez módulos: (Bioética Geral; Filosofia e Bioética; Ética Profissional; Ética no Início da Vida; Ética no Fim da Vida e em Cuidados Paliativos; Ética em Prioridades da Saúde; Ambiente, Biodiversidade e Biopolítica; Biodireito; Seminários; e Projetos Individuais) e uma componente de investigação para a elaboração de uma tese original.

Certificates

  • Doctor Degree in Bioethics (180 ECTS credits)
  • Course of Doctor Degree in Bioethics (60 ECTS credits)

Courses Units

General Bioethics

PDB001 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of General Bioethics  is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Bioethics, namely in very specific areas. Especially in what concerns the technical and operational dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in Bioethics

Ethics at the End of Life and in Palliative Care

PDB005 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Ethics at the End of Life and in Palliative Care is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in ethical issues at the End of Human Life, in particular addressing the basics of Palliative Care and its relation with health professions.   In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts of the most significant theories regarding human thoughts, promoting the integration os these concepts in a more proficient and humanist clinical practice.

The beginning of life

PDB004 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit The Beginning of Life is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in ethical issues at the beginning of Human Life and Medically Assisted Procreation, namely in very specific areas. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in this field.

Professional Ethics

PDB003 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Professional Ethics is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Ethical Principles of the Practice of Health Professions.   In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in the area of professional ethics, promoting a careful ethical reflection on the principles that support their actions.

Philosophy and Bioethics

PDB002 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Philosophy and Bioethics is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in the bases of Philosophy. To provide  necessary conditions for the expansion of the students' capacity for reflection and critical analysis of the reality  lived and recognized by Philosophy. In terms of concepts it is intended for students to aquire, as broad as possible, the fundamental concepts.

Environment, Biodiversity and Biopolitics

PDB007 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Environment, Biodiversity and Biopolitics is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Environmental Ethics and the importance of Biodiversity, namely in very specific areas. Especially in what concerns the technical and operational dimensions of this area.

Biotechnology Regulation

PDB008 - ECTS

The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Biolaw is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Biolaw, namely in very specific areas.  In particular, the instruments and legal standards within the Life Sciences and Health. Especially in what concerns the technical and operational dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in Biolaw.

Priorities in Healthcare

PDB006 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Priorities in Healthcare is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Ethical Theories of Distributive Justice and its Impact on the Establishment of Priorities in Health.  In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in the area of Health Priorities.

Individual Project

PDB010 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Individual Projects is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge to make individual scientific work, specifically in Bioethics and Biolaw. Especially in what concerns the technical and scientific dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in these areas and in the different types of research in Bioethics and Biolaw.

Seminars

PDB009 - ECTS

The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Seminars is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Bioethics and Biolaw, namely in very specific areas. Especially in what concerns the technical and operational dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in Bioethics and Biolaw. 

Seminar of Regulation and Control of Health Technologies

PDB012 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Biolaw Seminars is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Biolaw, namely in very specific areas. Especially in what concerns the technical and operational dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in Biolaw.

Seminar of General Bioethics

PDB011 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of General Bioethics Seminar  is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in Bioethics, namely in very specific areas. Especially in what concerns the technical and operational dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in Bioethics.

Seminar of Ethics and Research on Human Beings

PDB013 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Ethics and Research on Human Beings Seminar is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge in the ethics of research, namely in very specific areas. Especially in what concerns the technical and operational dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in the ethics of human research.

Seminar of Methodologies of Research on Bioethics

PDB014 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Project Thesis is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge to make individual scientific work, specifically in Bioethics and Biolaw. Especially in what concerns the technical and scientific dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in these areas and in the different types of research in Bioethics and Biolaw.

Individual Research Project

PDB015 - ECTS The essential aim of the Curricular Unit of Dissertation is that the student acquires the necessary knowledge to make individual scientific work, specifically in Bioethics and Biolaw. Especially in what concerns the technical and scientific dimensions of this area. In the conceptual plan the aims are the acquisition and knowledge of the core concepts in these areas and in the different types of research in Bioethics.
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