Thesis

Code	11320
Year	2
Semester	A1
ECTS Credits	60
Workload	OT(44H)
Scientific area	Ciência Política
Entry requirements	Approval of the thesis project and completion of the 1st year of the programme.
Mode of delivery	Face to face and videoconferencing.
Work placements	UBI and UA.
Learning outcomes	The main objective of this curricular unit is for the doctoral student to write an original thesis based on a research project previously outlined by him and under the supervision of an adviser or adviser team.
Syllabus	Advanced research work in at least one of the four fields of political science covered by this doctoral programme, political philosophy, governance, comparative politics, and political communication, was undertaken after the research project was approved in examinations. Thus, the specific content will reflect the nature of the doctoral students’ research, carried out under the scientific supervision of one or more supervisors. Within this unit, monthly seminars will be carried out throughout the academic year. In each seminar, one-two students will present a part of their thesis research, followed by comments and discussion with the faculty and his fellow students, as well as members of the R&D units with similar research interests. Equally, the doctoral students will be integrated, whenever possible, in national or international research projects of the R&D units that support this doctoral programme – GOVCOPP, IFP, LabCom and Praxis.
Main Bibliography	The main bibliography is defined in the theoretical framework of each doctoral thesis.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.