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Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Biomedical Engineering

Cycle

Terceiro ciclo

Degree

Doutor

Coordinator

Maria Adelaide de Almeida Pedro de Jesus

Opening date

October

Vacancies

15 vagas

Fees

2.750 Euros

Schedule

Daytime

Education objectives

Professionals in this area must have scientific and technological bases to innovate and optimize methodologies and equipment, while taking them with knowledge that facilitate dialogue with doctors. 

Fulfilling the objectives of the 3rd cycle to ensure training leading to innovation capabilities conceptual or instrumental, critical analysis and evaluation, promotion of technological progress, skills that result from specialization and systematic understanding of a sub-area scientific-technological and purchasing skills and methods of research, this doctoral program aims at training specialists with strong innovation capabilities and to promote technological progress in the following sub-areas of Biomedical Engineering: 

  • Imaging (MRI) 
  • Medical diagnostic techniques using optical characterization 
  • Biomechanics 
  • Hemodynamics 
  • Tissue Engineering (surrogate skin) 
  • Interaction of radiation with biological material (dosimetry, effects on biological molecules) 
  • Bionanotechnology 
  • Atomic and nuclear techniques for elemental characterization of biological samples 

Employability

Ensuring the training of specialists with strong innovation capabilities and to promote technological progress in the field of Biomedical Engineering, this doctoral program has the professional opportunities and careers in university teaching / research, the hospital career of physical and technical posts top hospitals and clinics and development companies, particularly in sub-areas listed in the objectives. Among the capabilities with which to equip the candidates listed critical thinking, conceptual autonomy and entrepreneurship, aimed at creating new businesses.

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 4 years
Credits: 240 ECTS
Mandatory scientifc areas

Area Credits (ECTS)
Economy and Management
3
Biomedical Engineering 223
Any other area 14

 

Structure

1.º Year
Code Name ECTS
1.º Year - Projecto
Code Name ECTS
Options
9852 Projecto 31.0
9796 Projecto 37.0
O aluno deverá obter 13.0 créditos nesta opção.
1.º Semester
Code Name ECTS
9539 Seminário I 1.0
1.º Semester - Opções A
Code Name ECTS
Options
9535 Engenharia de Tecidos 6.0
9536 Fotónica para Biomédica 6.0
9537 Hemodinâmica Avançada 6.0
9538 Técnicas Avançadas de Imagem Médica 6.0
2.º Semester
Code Name ECTS
9534 Empreendedorismo 3.0
9544 Seminário II 1.0
2.º Semester - Opções B
Code Name ECTS
Options
9540 Dosimetria 6.0
9541 Efeitos da Radiação em Moléculas Biológicas 6.0
9542 Física de Sistemas Macromoleculares Funcionais 6.0
9543 Nanoestruturas em Biomedicina 6.0
9545 Tópicos Avançados de Engenharia Biomédica 6.0
2.º Year
Code Name ECTS
9546 Tese de Doutoramento em Engenharia Biomédica 180.0