PhD on Steel and Composite Construction

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
Advanced Building Design	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	PRO	6.0
Assessment and Design of Sustainable Constructions	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	SUS	6.0
Acoustics and Vibrations in Buildings and their Envelopes	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Analysis Methodologies for Bridge Design	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Applications in Bridges Design	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Building Design II	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Design of Cold-form, Aluminum and Stainless Steel	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Design of Steel Structures for Offshore and Renewable Energies	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Fire Design	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Seismic Design	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Design for accidental actions: fire, seismic and robustness	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Design for unforeseen event and climate changes	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Design of Steel Structures by Finite Elements	1	Semestrial	Elective *	COM	6.0
Design of steel structures for renewable steel structures	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Integration of Mechanical and Electrical Installations in Steel Buildings	1	Semestrial	Elective *	SUS	6.0
Offshore Structures Design	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Quality Management and Certification	1	Semestrial	Elective *	TEC	6.0
Rehabilitation and maintenance of buildings	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Steel Building Energy Management	1	Semestrial	Elective *	SUS	6.0
Structural Design in Shell	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Thermal and Energy Performance of Buildings	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Thermal, Acoustics and Lighting	1	Semestrial	Elective *	SUS	6.0
Timber Construction	1	Semestrial	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Acoustic and Energetic Building Rehabilitation - Advanced Topics	1	1st Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Oncepts of Acoustics and Vibrations	1	1st Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced construction with timber	1	1st Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced steel technology, welding, fatigue and brittle fracture	1	1st Semester	Elective *	TEC	6.0
Conceptual design of buildings	1	1st Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Hygrothermal behavior of facades	1	1st Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Research Seminar I	1	1st Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Research Seminar II	1	1st Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Advanced Strategies for Sound insulation and noise and vibration control	1	2nd Semester	Elective *	AT	4.5
Advanced Topics for Energy Simulation and Indoor Environment Quality in Buildings	1	2nd Semester	Elective *	PRO	4.5
Advanced studies on the acoustic conditioning and design of enclosed spaces	1	2nd Semester	Elective *	PRO	4.5
Research Seminar III	1	2nd Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Research Seminar IV	1	2nd Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Research Seminar V	1	2nd Semester	Elective *	PRO	6.0
Technical and energy systems in buildings - Advanced topics	1	2nd Semester	Elective *	PRO	4.5
Course unit title	Year	Regime	Type	Subject area	ECTS credits
Project of thesis	2	1st Semester	Compulsory	MCC	30.0
Thesis	2	MULTIANNUAL	Compulsory	MCC	150.0

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