Courses / FPCEUC / PhD Degree in Psychology

PhD Degree in Psychology

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.

Paths

Specialty in Clinical Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Follow up Seminar of the Thesis’ Plan / Clinical Psychology 1 03013343 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 30.0
Methodology/Clinical Psychology 1 03008978 Semestrial Compulsory MET 6.0
Statistics / Clinical Psychology 1 03008804 Semestrial Compulsory STA 6.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 1 – in the field of Clinical Psychology 1 03009029 Semestrial Elective * PSY/CLP 6.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 2 – in the field of Clinical Psychology 1 03009035 Semestrial Elective * PSY/CLP 12.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis mentoring – specialization in Clinical Psychology 2 03009481 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 120.0

Specialty in Clinical Psychology - Without course

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Clinical Psychology 1 03009688 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Cognitive Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Mentoring Seminar of the Thesis’ Plan / Cognitive Psychology 1 03012204 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 30.0
Research Methods and Data Analysis 1 03012122 Semestrial Compulsory MET 5.0
Thematic Seminar I / Cognitive Processes I 1 03012133 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 5.0
Thematic Seminar II / Cognitive Processes II 1 03012144 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 5.0
Cognition and Decision 1 03012178 Semestrial Elective * PSY 5.0
Cognition and Emotion 1 03012189 Semestrial Elective * PSY 5.0
Complementary Techniques of Data Analysis 1 03012167 Semestrial Elective * MET 5.0
Social Cognition 1 03012195 Semestrial Elective * PSY 5.0
Techniques of Laboratorial Research in Cognitive Psychology 1 03012156 Semestrial Elective * MET 5.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis mentoring - specialization in Cognitive Psychology 2 03009556 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 120.0

Specialty in Cognitive Psychology - Without course

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Cognitive Psychology 1 03009932 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Counseling

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Counselling 1 03009968 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Developmental Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Mentoring Seminar of the Thesis’ Plan / Development Psychology 1 03013332 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 30.0
Methodology / Development Psychology 1 03008989 Semestrial Compulsory MET 6.0
Statistics / Development Psychology 1 03008885 Semestrial Compulsory STA 6.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 1 – in the field of Developmental Psychology 1 03008116 Semestrial Elective * PSY/DP 9.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 2 – in the field of Developmental Psychology 1 03008127 Semestrial Elective * PSY/DP 9.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis mentoring – specialization in Development Psychology 2 03009470 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 120.0

Specialty in Developmental Psychology - Without course

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Developmental Psychology 1 03009634 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Experimental Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Experimental Psychology 1 03009612 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Forensic Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Forensic Psychology 1 03009910 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Health Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Health Psychology 1 03009776 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Motivation and Personality Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis- specialization in Motivation and Personality’s Psychology 1 03009759 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Neuropsychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Basic Neurobiology 1 03012077 Semestrial Compulsory MED 5.0
Follow-up Seminar of theThesis’ Plan / Neuropsychology 1 03012111 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 30.0
Statistics/Neuropsychology 1 03012040 Semestrial Compulsory STA 5.0
Thematic Seminar / Neuropsychological Assessment 1 03012055 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 5.0
Thematic Seminar / Research Techniques in Neuropsychology 1 03012066 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 5.0
Cognitive Neuropsychology 1 03012099 Semestrial Elective * PSY 5.0
Developmental Neuropsychology 1 03012100 Semestrial Elective * PSY 5.0
Pathologies of Aging 1 03012088 Semestrial Elective * MED 5.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Supervision in Neuropsychology 2 03009533 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 120.0

Specialty in Neuropsychology - Without course

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Neuropsychology 1 03009897 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Psychological Assessment

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis - specialization in Psychological Assessment 1 03009803 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Psychology of Education

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Mentoring Seminar of the Thesis’ Plan / Educational Psychology of Psychology 1 03008151 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 30.0
Methodology / Educational Psychology of Psychology 1 03008061 Semestrial Compulsory MET 6.0
Statistics / Educational Psychology of Psychology 1 03008094 Semestrial Compulsory STA 6.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 1 – in the field of Educational Psychology 1 03008769 Semestrial Elective * PSY/PED 9.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 2 – in the field of Educational Psychology 1 03008775 Semestrial Elective * PSY/PED 9.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis mentoring – specialization in Educational Psychology 2 03009492 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 120.0

Specialty in Psychology of Education - Without course

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Educational Psychology 1 03009702 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Psychology of Organizations, Work and Human Resources

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Mentoring Seminar of the Thesis’ Plan / Organizations, Labor, Human Resources’s Psychology 1 03013357 Semestrial Compulsory PSY 30.0
Methodology in the field of psychology of work organizations and human resources 1 03008944 Semestrial Compulsory MET 6.0
Statistics 1 03008896 Semestrial Compulsory STA 6.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 1 – in the field of Organizational, Labor and Human Resources Psychology 1 03008832 Semestrial Elective * PSY/POOR 9.0
Optional Thematic Seminar 2 – in the field of Organizations, Labor and Human Resources’ Psychology 1 03008843 Semestrial Elective * PSY/POOR 9.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis mentoring - specialization in Organizations, Labor and Human Resources’ Psychology 2 03009511 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 120.0

Specialty in Psychology of Organizations, Work and Human Resources - Without course

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis - specialization in Organizations, Labour and Human Resources’ Psychology 1 03009713 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Psychology of Sport

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Sports Psychology 1 03009842 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Rehabilitation

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Rehabilitation 1 03009787 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in School and Professional Counseling

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis - specialization in Educational and Vocational Guidance 1 03009730 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Social Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis – specialization in Social Psychology 1 03009666 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

Specialty in Theory and History of Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis - specialization in Theory and History of Psychology 1 03009820 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PSY 180.0

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