Biotechnology
Education objectives
The Doctoral Program in Biotechnology was conceived to confer the following skills:
- Ability to systematically approach topics in the field of Biotechnology;
- Ability to conceive, design, perform, high quality research in Biotechnology, with academic integrity;
- Ability to do a significant amount of research work contributing to the advancement of knowledge, of which at least a part meets the standards of peer-reviewed scientific journals;
- Ability to critically analyze, assess and summarize new and complex ideas;
- Ability to communicate project outcomes and rationales to peers, to the academic community in general and to non-specialists;
- Ability to foster technological, social and cultural progress in a knowledge-based society, within an academic or a professional community.
General characterization
DGES code
683
Cicle
PhD (3rd Cycle)
Degree
Doutor
Access to other programs
Available soon
Coordinator
Pedro Miguel Ribeiro Viana Baptista
Opening date
October
Vacancies
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Fees
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Schedule
It depends on the working method of each training course. The working time for the classes will be agreed with each PhD student, or when there are more than 10 students in each year, it will be agreed with all students of the programme.
Teaching language
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Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 4 years
Credits: 240 ECTS
Mandatory scientifc areas
Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS | |
Mandatory | Optional | ||
Biotechnology | Bt | 210 | - |
Socio-Economic Sciences | CSE | 3 | - |
Any other area | QAC | - | 27 |
TOTAL | 213 | 27 |
Conditions of admittance
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Evaluation rules
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Structure
1.º Year | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
9610 | Thesis Project in Biotechnology | 30.0 |
1.º Semester - Opções Livres | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
12406 | Advanced Biotechnology Option I | 6.0 |
12407 | Advanced Biotechnology Option II | 6.0 |
12408 | Advanced Biotechnology Option III | 6.0 |
12409 | Advanced Biotechnology Option IV | 6.0 |
12410 | Advanced Biotechnology Option V | 3.0 | O aluno deverá obter 27.0 créditos nesta opção. |
3.º Semester | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
9611 | Entrepreneurship and Commercialization | 3.0 |
4.º Year | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
9615 | Thesis | 180.0 |