Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Doctoral Program in Education Sciences

Cycle

Terceiro ciclo

Degree

Doutor

Paths

Coordinator

Mariana Teresa Gaio Alves

Opening date

Outubro

Fees

Edition in FCSH

Schedule

Daytime

Education objectives

The doctoral degree will be conferred to students who demonstrate:
a) Capacity of systematic understanding of the issues and problems of Educational Sciences;
b) Expertise, skills and
research methods in Educational Sciences;
c) Capacity to design and carry out an inquiry respecting requirements imposed by international quality standards;
d) Skills that allow the achievement of a significant group
of original research works in the area of Educational Sciences, that will contribute to the expansion  of knowledge frontiers, and which can deserve
dissemination in national and international
publications with a selection committee;
e) Ability to critically analyze, evaluate, and synthesize new nd complex ideas
concerning the scientific and social world in general, and the area of educational sciences in particular;
f) Skills which enable to communicate with their peers, the remainder
academic community and society at large about Educational Sciences;
g) Capacity of, in a knowledge-based society, promoting technological, social or cultural progress.

Degree pre-requisites

Duration 3 years
Credits 180

 Curriculum Units

Credits

 

Research Methods in Education

10

Questions and Issues of Education

10

Specialty Seminar1

10

 

Specialty Seminar2 in one pf the following options:

Education, Society and Development
Theory and Curricular Development
Psychology and Education
Education and Training of Adults
Technology, Networks and Multimedia in Education and Training
Literacy and Education
Training and Supervision of Teachers
Management and Leadership in Education
Special Educational Needs

10

 
Monography

20

 
Thesis

120

1 The student must perform a seminar in the area of the specialty previously chosen.

2 The student chooses an option that does not coincide with the seminar of expertise required.

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