Urban Studies

Cycle

Terceiro ciclo

Degree

Doutor

Coordinator

Luís Vicente Baptista, Walter Rodrigues (ISCTE-IUL)

Opening date

October 8th, 2012

Vacancies

20 vagas

Fees

Total: 4800 €

Schedule

After-work schedule

Education objectives

The study cycle’s objectives are:
1. To qualify students for the use of advanced skills, methods, concepts and theories essential for the study of Urban Studies in an interdisciplinary context at postgraduate level;
2. To give students the opportunity to apply these advanced methods, concepts and theories in both general and more specialised contexts;
3. To introduce students to new and intellectually demanding areas of Urban Studies;
4. To foster and develop students’ ability to think critically the problems in Urban Studies
5. To foster students’ ability to carry out independent research in urban studies.

Access conditions

To be admitted to a doctoral programme of studies, the candidate should satisfy the conditions set forth in Portuguese legislation and in the normative conditions of UNL as well as fulfil at least one of the following requirements: a) Have a Masters degree, or a legal equivalent; b) Have a first cycle degree (‘licenciatura’) and a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum which is recognised by the Academic Board of FCSH as testifying to the candidate’s ability to undertake this cycle of studies; c) Posses an academic, scientific or professional curriculum which is recognised by the Academic Board of FCSH as testifying to the candidate’s ability to undertake this cycle of studies.

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 8 semesters. Total credits: 240 credits (60 gained in course units of the study programme; 180 in the non-taught component). Type of non-taught component: Thesis dissertation. Number of credits from elective options: 10 credits, with the student opting for a research seminar in Urban Studies or an elective option seminar which may be chosen from among the post-graduate course units offered by the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (FCSH-UNL), by other organic units of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, or by any other national or foreign higher education institution through agreement or protocol.

Access to other courses

A Doctorate is a final qualification.

Structure

Obrigatória
Code	Name	ECTS
73217144	Metodologias de Investigação em Estudos Urbanos	10.0
73217145	Problemáticas de Estudos Urbanos	10.0
73217149	Seminário Multidisciplinar em Estudos Urbanos	20.0
73217143	Teorias em Estudos Urbanos	10.0
73217146	Tese em Estudos Urbanos	180.0
O aluno realiza ainda no 1.º semestre, 10 créditos fora da oferta lectiva deste ciclo de estudos de doutoramento.