PhD in Cultural Heritage and Museology

General Objectives of the Course

a) Help students further develop knowledge and skills acquired in previous cycles of studies and/or in their professional activities or other activities;
b) Strengthen the ability to participate in the theoretical, deontological, and epistemological discussions on methodological issues of relevance for cultural heritage and museology (theory and history of cultural heritage and museums, management and programming, conservation and rehabilitation, deontology);
c) Strengthen the ability to use research to produce new knowledge and new technological solutions in the areas of cultural heritage and museology;
d) Enable students to complete and assess cultural heritage and museology projects;
e) Train students to work in the areas of cultural heritage and museology, in both public and private sectors and at the local, regional, national or international level, as employees, consultants (freelancers) or entrepreneurs.

Admission Requirements

a) Holders of an MA or a legally equivalent degree;
b) Holders of a BA or of especially relevant academic or scientific qualifications recognised as attesting the ability to attend this cycle of studies by the legal and statutory scientific body of the university or institute where they intend to be admitted;
c) Holders of academic, scientific or professional qualifications recognised as attesting the ability to attend this cycle of studies by the legal and statutory scientific body of the university or institute where they intend to be admitted.

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

Professional Goals

In the fields of scientific and technological research, museology and curatorship, management and programming of cultural heritage, conservation and rehabilitation of cultural heritage, education and training, cultural activities and their dissemination, journalism and organizational communication, multimedia and digital contents, cultural tourism and leisure, territorial planning and urban management, local and regional development, administration/management and diplomacy — as researcher and promoter, museologist and curator, manager and programmer, journalist or communication officer, senior managerial staff member of Public Administration or at international organizations, senior official at private organizations, adviser, entrepreneur.

Mode of Study

Daytime / Full-time / Face-to-face

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese language

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

As assessment is a pedagogical activity inseparable from the teaching process, its aim is to establish the students' competencies and knowledge, their critical sense, ability to recognize and resolve problems, as well as their written and oral presentation skills. Students may only register for exams for classes they are currently enrolled. The following are examples of assessment items: Oral or written exams, written or practical work, individual and group projects that may require an oral defense, as well as class participation. Assessment for each class may include one or more of the above mentioned items. Grading is based on a scale of 0 to 20 and a grade of 10 is required to pass. Whenever the grade comprises more than one.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

a) Rethink and analyse the issues of cultural heritage and museology from a transdisciplinary perspective;
b) Understand that there is a correlation between the topics of cultural heritage and the areas of memory and identities, cultural policies, and local/regional development;
c) Complete and assess cultural heritage and museology projects.

Course Coordinator(s)

Francisco Paulo de Sá Campos Gil
fgil@fis.uc.pt

João Paulo Cabral de Almeida Avelãs Nunes
jpavelas@fl.uc.pt

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The legal framework for the qualification is established by the following decrees: Decree-Law no. 74/2006 of March 24, in its current wording; Ordinance no. 782/2009 of July 23

Graduation Requirements

A passing grade for all course units specific to each of the four Paths (or Fields of Expertise), for a total of 240 ECTS, including the writing and public defence of an original dissertation.

Access to Further Studies

Post doctorate.

Study Programme

Património Cultural e Museologia

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Course Type
3rd Cycle Studies

DGES Code: D007

Qualification Awarded: Doutor

Duration: 4 Year(s)

ECTS Credits: 240.0

Annual Fee: 1500.0

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Applications

Call for Applications

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Calendar

1st Semester

Start date: 07-09-2026
End date: 18-12-2026

2nd Semester

Start date: 08-02-2027
End date: 20-05-2027

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Accreditations

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior

2021-07-31 a 2027-07-30

Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior

Nº Registo: R/A-Cr 299/2021

2021-09-22

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