General Objectives of the Course

- To develop the students’ writing skills in research papers.
- To upgrade planning skills, data presentation and argument building
- To encourage ethical writing practices and to prevent plagiarism.
- To develop skills in different academic genres (reports, PhD dissertations, MA theses, absstracts).
- To encourage collaborative writing.

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate degree/bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
Language proficiency, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (https://europass.europa.eu/pt/common-european-framework-reference-language-skills):
- in Portuguese, in written comprehension and production skills, at level C1;
- in English, in written comprehension skills, at level B2 (for reading bibliography).
For the purposes of evaluating and ranking applications, a “Curriculum Vitae assessment” will be carried out, based on the supporting documents attached to the application, in accordance with the defined criteria and their respective weighting.

Candidates should check the admission requirements available on this site, in addition to the information provided here.

Mode of Study

e-learning

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Grades range from 0 to 20 (minimum grade to Pass = 10)

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

At the end of the course, students should be able
- to plan and write texts in academic style.
- to master data presentation and argumente building strategies
- to avoid plagiarism.
- to recognise and to produce texts in several academic genres (reports, PhD dissertations, MA theses, abstracts)
- to work on a team with other researchers.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Regulation n.º 339/2012, published in Official Gazette no. 152, 2. Grade, August 7th (Regulation of Creation and Operation of non-degree courses at the UC).