PhD in Anthropology

Education objectives

1) To provide students with an up to date understanding of the issues and theoretical perspectives of Anthropology, thereby enabling them to participate critically and with well-founded arguments in key national and international debates that contribute to this dynamic scientific area;
2) To develop methodological competencies with a view to conceptualising and operationalising research problems related to the eight anthropological research specialisations offered as well as to develop the skills required for the collection, systematisation, processing, interpretation and writing up of anthropological data;
3) To develop in-depth competencies in the eight anthropological research specialisations offered through actively integrating students in specific research projects being undertaken by the research centres associated to this cycle of studies;
4) To equip students with the skills required to carry out research autonomously, leading to a doctoral thesis within the scope of one of the areas of specialisation of the doctoral programme and which presents innovative results and therefore merits national and/or international divulgation and publication;
5) To equip students to communicate and engage in scientific debate about the procedures and results of such research, namely through the presentation of papers in seminars and conferences and through publication in externally refereed scientific journals;
6) To foster the relationship between the student and the scientific community in the national and international context as well as develop their ability to consider questions of scientific ethics and good research practice.

General characterization

DGES code

5102

Cicle

PhD (3^rd Cycle)

Degree

Doctor

Access to other programs

The degree of "doutor" is a final qualification.

Coordinator

Maria dos Anjos Maltez Cardeira da Silva

Opening date

2023-09-11

Vacancies

Fees

1400 Euros/year or 3000 Euros/year (foreign students)

Schedule

Presencial Pós-Laboral

Teaching language

Portuguese Language

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 8 semesters. Total credits: 240 credits (60 gained in course units of the study programme; 180 in the non-taught component). Type of non-taught component: Thesis dissertation. Number of credits from elective options: 10 credits, with the student opting for a research seminar in Anthropology or an elective option seminar which may be chosen from among the post-graduate course units offered by the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (FCSH-UNL), by other organic units of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, or by any other national or foreign higher education institution with bilateral agreement.

Conditions of admittance

To be admitted to a doctoral programme of studies, the candidate should satisfy the conditions set forth in Portuguese legislation and in the normative conditions of UNL as well as fulfil at least one of the following requirements: a) Have a Masters degree, or a legal equivalent; b) Have a first cycle degree (licenciatura) and a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum which is recognised by the Academic Board of FCSH as testifying to the candidates ability to undertake this cycle of studies; c) Posses an academic, scientific or professional curriculum which is recognised by the Academic Board of FCSH as testifying to the candidates ability to undertake this cycle of studies.

Evaluation rules

The cycle of studies leading to the degree of Doutoramento (Doctorate) includes following a doctoral programme that consists of course units aimed at providing training to do research, and the submission of an original doctoral thesis especially written for the purpose and which is appropriate to the nature of the branch of knowledge or speciality and which contributes to expanding the boundaries of knowledge. Grades for the seminar-type course units are awarded using a numerical scale ranging from 0 to 20. The final grade awarded to the doctoral course is expressed by Approved or Not Approved. When a candidate is awarded an Approved classification, the final grade of the doctoral course is expressed as a number between 10 and 20, on a scale of 0 to 20, and is the mathematical average of the grades obtained, in which the course units with 10 ECTS have a weighting of 1 while the final thesis has a weighting of 2. The research project is defended in a public defence held at the end of the semester in which the student concludes the doctoral course. It is assessed by a jury comprising 3 members. The thesis is awarded a classification of Approved or Refused through a justified nominal vote with no abstentions permitted; if the thesis is approved, the jury then votes on a grade which may be Good, Good with Distinction or Very Good. The final qualification is awarded under the terms of Article 36, nº 2 of Decree-Law 74/2006, of 24 March, altered by Decree-Law n.º 107/2008, of 25 June, 230/2009, of 14 September, 115/2013, of 7 August, 63/2016, of 13 September, 65/2018, of 16 August.