Probationary Year
| Keywords |
| Classification |
Keyword |
| OFICIAL |
Animal Sciences - Animal Genetics and Improvement |
| OFICIAL |
Animal Sciences - Technology of Animal Products |
| OFICIAL |
Animal Sciences - Production Systems |
| OFICIAL |
Animal Sciences - Nutrition |
| OFICIAL |
Animal Sciences - Morphology and Physiology |
Instance: 2024/2025 - A (of 02-01-2025 to 31-10-2025) 
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
Teaching language
Portuguese and english
Objectives
The Doctoral Programme is composed of a 1st period consisting of an annual course, called “Probationary Year” without fixed semester courses.
This model allows the student to perform a custom initial training through courses, classes and / or workshops that can be completed on the same semester or over the two semesters, up to a maximum of the correspondent effort of 30 credits. The remaining work corresponding to the effort of 30 credits from the 1st year necessarily includes preparatory work (laboratory or other type of research) to support the work leading to doctoral thesis.
Learning outcomes and competences
The probationary year enables the student to perform a custom initial training to support the work leading to doctoral thesis.
Working method
Presencial
Program
Custom initial training through courses, classes and / or workshops that can be completed on the same semester or over the two semesters, up to a maximum of the correspondent effort of 30 credits.
The remaining work corresponding to the effort of 30 credits from the 1st year necessarily includes preparatory work (laboratory or other type of research) to support the work leading to doctoral thesis.
Mandatory literature
P. McDonald;
Animal nutrition. ISBN: 0-582-21927-2
John E. Halver;
Finfish nutrition and fishfeed technology. ISBN: 3-87903-052-9
Complementary Bibliography
Jean Guillaume;
Nutrition and feeding of fish and crustaceans. ISBN: 1-85233-241-7
Comments from the literature
Biobiography is specific of each reserach topic and relys on international manuscrips published in international journals mostly available in UP digital system.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Courses, classes and / or workshops and aboratory or other type of research
Evaluation Type
Evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
| Designation |
Weight (%) |
| Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico |
100,00 |
| Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation |
Time (hours) |
| Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico |
100,00 |
| Estudo autónomo |
220,00 |
| Trabalho de investigação |
800,00 |
| Trabalho laboratorial |
400,00 |
| Elaboração de projeto |
50,00 |
| Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese |
50,00 |
| Total: |
1620,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Aproval of Probationary year
Calculation formula of final grade
100% Probationary year