Probationary Year

Code:

CV01

Acronym:

CV01

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Veterinary Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - A (of 02-01-2023 to 27-10-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Veterinary Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCV	11	Oficial Plan 2009	1	-	60	60	1620

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

The Doctorate in Veterinary Sciences aims to promote advanced training in the area of ​​Veterinary Sciences and related scientific areas, through research. This program was designed to achieve levels of excellence. Offering a combination of a rigorous doctoral program with guidance from researchers associated with research institutions with national and international merit, in different areas of basic and clinical sciences.

The Doctoral Program in Veterinary Sciences consists, in the 1st year, of a component called Probationary Year, with 60 ECTS credits, which is another way of assessing and guaranteeing the quality and ability to follow the initially proposed program.

Learning outcomes and competences

The Programme consists of a 1st year, the annual Probationary Year, with 60 credits, which allows students, namely with professional activity, to acquire a profile with professional and scientific skills obtained voluntarily (courses, classes, workshops) but outlined, by the supervision team, for each one in particular, that is, in a personalized perspective.

The creation of the programme without fixed curricular units, makes it possible to carry out this personalized training, reconciling professional and student activities, in the case of those candidates who choose to maintain their professional activity and not applying for PhD scholarships.

Model provided for an advanced training plan that admits the existence of a curricular component to be completed in one or 2 semesters of the 1st year, up to a maximum limit of 30 credits. The remaining 30 credits must be used in the preparation of the preparatory work to support the PhD project. At the end of the 1st year, the student submits the preparatory work for evaluation by a jury where it is essential to have specialists external to the University in the scientific area. The jury appreciates the preliminary work and gives an opinion on the feasibility of the project for a doctorate. Only after approval, the student has his / her final enrollment in the 2nd year, in the Doctoral Thesis.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

The conditions for admission to the 3rd cycle studies in Veterinary Science:
a) Holders of Master's degree or equivalent;
b) Holders of a 1st cycle studies with a relevant scientific or professional curriculum ensuring ability to be able to complete the course of study;
c) Holders of recognized scientific or professional curriculum with ability to complete the course of study.

Recognition referred to in subparagraphs b) and c) above is based on reports issued by two professors or postdoctoral researchers, considered experts in the scientific field of the proposed study.

Entering the 3rd cycle studies in Veterinary Science is conditioned by the acceptance and approval of the application by the Director of the cycle of study in Veterinary Sciences.

The right to enroll in a course of study, is acquired after acceptance and approval of the application, is formalized in the act of registration at the ICBAS-UP Academic Affairs Office.

Program

The creation of the programme without fixed curricular units, makes it possible to carry out this personalized training, reconciling professional and student activities, in the case of those candidates who choose to maintain their professional activity and not applying for PhD scholarships.

Model provided for an advanced training plan that admits the existence of a curricular component to be completed in one or 2 semesters of the 1st year, up to a maximum limit of 30 credits. The remaining 30 credits must be used in the preparation of the preparatory work to support the PhD project. At the end of the 1st year, the student submits the preparatory work for evaluation by a jury where it is essential to have specialists external to the University in the scientific area. The jury appreciates the preliminary work and gives an opinion on the feasibility of the project for a doctorate. Only after approval, the student has his / her final enrollment in the 2nd year, in the Doctoral Thesis.

Mandatory literature

Chandra Mauli Agrawal; Introduction to biomaterials. ISBN: 978-0-521-11690-9
William I. Gay; Methods of animal experimentation. ISBN: 0-12-278001-9

Complementary Bibliography

José Miguel Franco Esteves de Campos; Development of biomaterials and cell therapies for bone regeneration
Ana Rita Caseiro Santos; Cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine
Bruna Isabel Correia Pedras da Silva Lopes; Applying cell therapies in equine chondroarticular disorders - MSCs characterization and optimizatio
Paulo Pegado Cortez; Modified calcium phosphates used for bone tissue regeneration
Andréa Louise Moutinho Gãrtner; Association of biomaterials and mesenchymal stem cells from Wharton99s jelly of human umbilical cor

Teaching methods and learning activities

Given the Programme’s nature, the teaching and learning methodologies are based on tutorial supervision and allow the student to develop laboratory, clinical or other skills, namely statistics or computers, necessary for carrying out the work leading to the research plan and thesis. The methodologies are defined individually with each supervisor or supervision team. The verification of the suitability of teaching and learning methodologies is assessed annually by assessing the annual reports that are analyzed by the Programme’s Scientific Committee in close collaboration with the Programme’s Monitoring Committee, which includes students, and the newly formed External Monitoring Committee.

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences
Health sciences
Technological sciences
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine
Natural sciences > Biological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	50,00
Elaboração de projeto	50,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	100,00
Estudo autónomo	400,00
Trabalho de investigação	600,00
Trabalho laboratorial	600,00
Total:	1800,00

Eligibility for exams

Defined by the supervision team.

Calculation formula of final grade

Through the presentation and public discussion of the Probationary Year test, the classification of which (passed/not approved) is the responsibility of the jury of said tests, taking into account the opinion issued by the guidance team and the report prepared.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Defined by the supervision team.

Internship work/project

Defined by the supervision team.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

N/A

Classification improvement

N/A

Observations

The Doctoral Programme in Veterinary Sciences is constituted, in the 1st year, by a component called Probationary Year, with 60 ECTS credits, which is another way of measuring and guaranteeing the quality and ability to follow the programme initially proposed; and in the following three years, for an original and adequate thesis in the area of Veterinary Sciences, with 180 ECTS credits. The PhD thesis must include at least 1 original article published or accepted for publication in an indexed international journal, with the doctoral candidate as the first author. The Programme invests in advanced training in the area of Veterinary Sciences. However, candidates from related fields are accepted if the work project falls within an appropriate scientific area. The programme was designed to achieve levels of excellence and we are aware that research groups will only be able to progress favorably if the teams are multidisciplinary. The programme counts with researchers associated with research institutions, higher education universities and polytechnic institutions, of high merit, at national and international level, in the different areas of basic and clinical sciences, providing basic and applied research activities, driving dynamism of exchange of knowledge and experiences among teachers / researchers. Attractive research characteristics and opportunities in which we bet contribute to the creation of a pleasant and productive atmosphere, manifested in the high scientific quality of the theses.