Overview
The objectives of the syllabus of the doctoral program in Materials Science and Engineering from Universidade de Aveiro are:
- Consolidate knowledge of MCE;
- Acquire skills in the use of advanced experimental techniques for characterization of materials, including the optimization of their applicability and development of other research methods in materials science and engineering;
- Acquire knowledge and skills in advanced processing methods, including unconventional methods that make it possible to surmount limitations to the development of new materials and functionalities;
- Promote the ability to integrate acquired knowledge in identifying appropriate solutions to problems of interdisciplinary nature;
- Enhance the capacity of independent selection and application of advanced experimental techniques to solve problems of scientific and technological nature;
- Develop and improve the ability to publicly and under different forms, display ideas and communicate research findings, by selecting and using the most appropriate and modern communication technologies;
- Develop ability to autonomously search relevant information for research and thesis work, based on scientific and technical literature;
- Develop skills of research work independently and in teams;
- Enhancing skills of analysis and discussion of socio-economic consequences, cultural and ethical implications of research and developments in the field of MCE by integrating them in the scientific work and enhancing the identification of patentable results or of research outcomes liable to commercial exploitation.
The objectives of the preparation of the PhD thesis are:
- Create conditions that foster the integration of student in research projects of quality and guide the selection of a research topic in MCE, providing a consistent framework for the student in work environments of high scientific dynamism;
- Acquire and consolidate skills of relevant nature in the scale of the international community that are necessary for the development of an original doctoral thesis in MCE;
- Develop competences of autonomous planning and executing a research plan in MCE;
- Acquiring skills for the treatment of research results in view of patent registration or other ways to ensure intellectual property rights and publication of scientific articles in journals with referees, specialty books, conference proceedings and other forms of written disclosure;
- Acquiring skills in the dissemination or public presentation and discussion of research results in the form of oral presentations, posters, participation in debates, etc.
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Courses included:
Seminar of Materials
Thesis
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
The general documentation required in all calls is as follows:
- Identification Document or Citizen Card. Foreign applicants may present another identification document indicating their details, in particular their nationality.
- Qualifications certificate indicating the degree with which you are applying and respective final classification.
- The candidate holding a foreign qualification must fill out the application with an official declaration issued by the Higher Education Institution where they concluded the academic degree (final classification, evaluation scale used).
- Certificate of the courses the candidate has taken, as well as their classification and credits.
- Other documents that the candidate considers relevant to the assessment of their curricular merit.
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2750 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2750 EUR per year during 36 months. -
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2750 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2750 EUR per year during 36 months.
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