PhD in Law

Faculty of Law

 
Course Type

3rd Cycle Studies - Doutoramento

Qualification Awarded

Doutor

Duration

5 Year(s)

ECTS Credits

300.0

Organisational Unit/Department
Faculty of Law list courses  open website
Course Coordinator(s)

Jorge Ferreira Sinde Monteiro (UC33139@UC.PT)

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

Jorge Ferreira Sinde Monteiro (UC33139@UC.PT)

Objectives and Profile of the Programme
Possible branches: Law, Public Law, Criminal Law Sciences ,International Law, European Union Law, Business Law Sciences, Procedure Law Sciences, Economic Law Sciences, Historical Law Sciences, Philosophical Law Sciences
Mode of Study
Integral Regime/daytime
Access to Further Studies
Not applicable
Admission Requirements
May apply to the course leading to the degree of PhD of Law: - Holders of master's degree in law or legal equivalent, with a minimum grade of 14 points or equivalent; - The wizards that have passed the aptitude test pedagogical and scientific capacity; - Holders of an academic, scientific or professional that is recognized by the Scientific Council as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Not applicable
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Act n.º 74/2006, of 24 of March, with the subsequent alterations, Ordinance n.º 782/2009, of 23 of July, and Order n.º 11843/2008, published in the Diário da República, 2nd Series, n.º 81, of 24 of April.
Professional Goals
University teaching /Scientific investigation
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Integral Regime/daytime
Graduation Requirements

Achievement of the passing grade in a set of curricular units that amount to a total of 300 ECTS. PhD with course – 10 semesters/ 300 ECTS (60 ECTS obtained with the approval in the General Seminar and in the Specialized Seminars, and 240 ECTS obtained with the approval in Dissertation). PhD without course - 10 semesters/ 300 ECTS (obtained with approval in the Dissertation).