Doctorate in International Health
Education objectives
The Doctorate in International Health, among others, has the following objectives:
- Train researchers and teachers with autonomy capabilities, analysis and interpretation of scientific data and communication skills;
- Develop participation skills in international comparative research projects, leading to the strengthening of health and solving health problems in tropical environments and poverty systems.
General characterization
DGES code
5788
Cicle
PhD (3rd Cycle)
Degree
Doctorate
Access to other programs
The Doctorate is the final qualification
Coordinator
Maria do Rosário O. Martins
Opening date
October 2020
Vacancies
10
Fees
2750 euros per year
Schedule
Monday and Tuesday, from 9 am to 6 pm
Teaching language
Portuguese
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 4 years (8 academic semesters). Total credits: 240 ECTS for the achieve of the Doctoratedegree (42 in curricular units + 192 in the preparation of the dissertation, which includes 12 ECTS from the protocol defense).
Conditions of admittance
Consult the Course Regulations available at www.ihmt.unl.pt/education/saude-internacional/
Evaluation rules
Evaluation Regulation available at www.ihmt.unl.pt/servicos-academicos/.
Each curricular unit (CU) is evaluated according to the criteria established by the Teacher in charge, which are available in the section "Evaluation method" in the "General characterization" tab of each CU.
The academic degree of the Doctorateis given a final classification in the range of 10-20 of the entire numerical scale from 0 to 20, as well as its equivalent in the European scale of comparability of classifications. The calculation of the final classification is obtained by weighted arithmetic average by the number of credits.