Dissertation

Recommended Prerequisites

The knowledge acquired during the previous curricular units of the Experimental Pathology Master program.

Teaching Methods

During the development of thesis work, the student should be encouraged to develop a scientific work of excellence. For this, the supervisors to help them to pursuit the proposed work program will closely monitor the students. The thesis work also requires a scientific literature search, the lecture and study of scientific articles, under the guidance of the advisor(s).

Learning Outcomes

The student should develop a research project of high scientific and/or technical merit. This project should be supervised by a doctoral advisor with training in Experimental Pathology and can be accompanied by a co-advisor, internal or external to the UC, depending on the specificity of the topic. The dissertation should constitute an original research work with scientific impact in the area of Experimental Pathology. During the accomplishment of the work, leading to the master's dissertation the student will acquire in-depth knowledge of the subject selected and skills that allow to understand the research process, including the experimental component and data analysis, as well as its dissemination through the publication of scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. In the end, the student should have acquired the skills that allow him to start or develop work in the field of experimental pathology and be able to propose and develop research projects in the area.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The syllabus will be established by the advisor(s) of the dissertation in function of the topic in the area of Experimental pathology that will be investigated.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Public defense of the dissertation under a committee: 100.0%

Bibliography

Livros e artigos científicos de revistas, conferências, etc., em função do tema da dissertação/tese / Scientific books and papers from journals, conferences, etc., depending on the dissertation/thesis topic