Courses / Faculty of Arts and Humanities

PhD in Portuguese Linguistics

General Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this third cycle is to provide advanced fundamental and applied research training in the area of the Portuguese language, a polycentric language with an increasing international projection. The specialised training will focus on the structure and the usage of the Portuguese language, within distinct theoretical and methodological frameworks, and it aims to promote research projects, from a synchronic perspective, a diachronic one and/or a contact one. Moreover, it aims to promote projects in Applied Linguistics and teaching Portuguese as L1 or L2.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must hold an MA degree awarded within the scientific field of linguistics; Holders of a BA degree in a course with a minimum of four years of study in the fields of Romance Philology, Classical Philology, Classical and Portuguese Languages and Literatures, Modern Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, Humanities, Portuguese and Lusophone Studies and Modern Languages (bi disciplinary branch including Portuguese) will also be admitted. MA and BA degree holders in other fields may also apply, provided they have a level of education or scientific and professional qualifications deemed appropriate by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Non-native speakers of Portuguese are required to have a minimum level of language proficiency in Portuguese of C1, as defined by the CEFR. This language proficiency level will be assessed in a personal interview.

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

Professional Goals

Teaching, Research.

Mode of Study

Face-to-Face

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese

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 item, the final grade is calculated by taking into account the relative weight of each item according a formula published in the course outline.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

After completing this cycle, students must have acquired the following skills:
- Ability to build up, with autonomy, a wellgrounded research project;
- Ability to search, with autonomy, relevant bibliography according to the research objectives;
- Ability to analyse empirical data in an accurate way within the chosen theoretical and methodological framework;
- Ability to write an academic specialized work, with original contributions in the areas of fundamental or applied research on the Portuguese language.

Course Coordinator(s)

Maria da Conceição Carapinha Rodrigues
mccarapinha@fl.uc.pt

Maria Isabel Pires Pereira
mipp@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 decrees: Decree-Law nr 74/2006, 24th March, in its current wording.

Graduation Requirements

Obtaining the degree implies the approval in all curricular units and the approval, in public defense, of an original thesis.

Access to Further Studies

Post-doctoral research.

Study Programme

Portuguese: Research and Teaching
Academic year
2024-2025

Course Type
3rd Cycle Studies

DGES Code: 5942

Qualification Awarded: Doutor

Duration: 3 Year(s)

ECTS Credits: 180.0

Annual Fee: 1417.0

Applications

Call for Applications

Calendar

1st Semester
Start date: 09-09-2024
End date: 14-12-2024
2nd Semester
Start date: 03-02-2025
End date: 22-05-2025

Accreditations

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
2022-07-31 a 2028-07-30
Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior

Nº Registo: R/A-Ef 1637/2011/AL02

2017-08-18

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