Doctoral Programme in Sociology Cities and Urban Cultures

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.

Study Programme

Course unit title	Year	Regime	Type	Subject area	ECTS credits
City and Citizenship: Contemporary Perspectives	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	SOC	7.5
Cultural Policies and Urban Ways of Living	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	SOC	7.5
Doctoral Seminar I	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	SOC	7.5
Cities, Images and Heritage	1	2nd Semester	Compulsory	SOC	7.5
Doctoral Seminar II	1	2nd Semester	Compulsory	SOC	7.5
Thesis Project	1	2nd Semester	Compulsory	SOC	7.5
Advanced Sociological Theories: Exemplary Works	1	Semestrial	Elective *	SOC	7.5
Migration and Mobilities	1	Semestrial	Elective *	SOC	7.5
Sociological Research Methodology	1	Semestrial	Elective *	SOC	7.5
Urbanism, Territoriality and Public Space	1	Semestrial	Elective *	SOC	7.5
Rules In addition to the optional curricular units offered for this cycle of studies, students, in each semester, can also choose curricular units of 7.5 ECTS (Phd level) offered at UC, provided they are compatible with the main scientific area of the course.
Course unit title	Year	Regime	Type	Subject area	ECTS credits
PhD Thesis	2	MULTIANNUAL	Compulsory	SOC	120.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit