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Profile of the programme
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The PhD programme leading to the PhD degree will provide students with competences that enable them to become a qualified researcher; that is, a scientist able to conduct responsible, independent research, according to principles of good research practice.
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Key learning outcomes
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At the end of the course, students are expected:
a) to have demonstrated a systematic understanding of a field of medicine and mastery of the skills and methods of research associated with that field;
b) to have demonstrated the ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt a substantial process of research with scholarly integrity;
c) to have made a contribution through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a substantial body of work, some of which merits refereed publications;
d) to be capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
e) to communicate with their peers, the larger scholarly community and with society in general about their areas of expertise;
f) to be able to promote, within academic and professional contexts, technological, social or cultural advancement in a knowledge based society.
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Occupational profiles of graduates
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The course will provide advanced training that will enable physicians to combine their clinical activity with research and teaching in medicine.
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Learning facilities
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Research in the field of Health Sciences is promoted in the University by the Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS). This is an Investigation and Development interdepartmental Unit which is financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology. CICS develops laboratorial, clinical and epidemiological research studies, with special relevance for studies of physiological and pathological mechanisms. This Research Centre promotes multidisciplinary investigation in the Health area and harbours an appreciable number of PhD investigators from different training areas. CICS obtained the classification VERY GOOD in the last FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) evaluation, undertaken by an international experts’ panel.
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Requirements and regulations (assessment and graduation)
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UBI Regulations [PT]
Deliberation by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Health Sciences (26/2/2010) (establishes minimum quality thresholds that a thesis shall satisfy before final submission, namely the minimum number of publications expected at the end of the study cycle). |