5 Construction Project Management Doctoral Degree Programs

EBIT’s Department of Construction Economics is a leader in the provision of well-prepared construction professionals in the private and public sector within the built environment, both locally and abroad. We are commited to make a tangible contribution to the development of the construction industry through our dedication to excellence in teaching and research. The Department conducts research in the fields of construction management, quantity surveying and real estate.

The purpose of the Ph.D. in Construction Management is to develop an intellectual with advanced abilities in applying construction engineering management with other related inter-disciplinary principles, in order to address construction management-related problems within the sector.

This programme describes the work carried out by all professional groups (Architects, Engineers, Construction Managers, Suppliers and Material Sellers, etc.). In addition, it examines the resources (money, machinery, materials and human resources) needed to carry out a construction project. Issues related to budget estimation, cost control and progress analysis of construction operations are discussed.

The Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering at the University of Aveiro (PDCiv-UA) has a duration of 3 years, corresponding to a total of 180 ECTS. It is organized in two distinct phases, a first curricular and a second dedicated to the development of research work, preparation of publications and production of the doctoral thesis. The first year comprises the curricular component (60 ECTS) structured in modules of advanced training courses and seminars, in several thematic areas of the scientific domain of: Civil Engineering, comprising the curricular units of Advanced Studies in Civil Engineering (12 ECTS), Monitoring and Observation of Works (6 ECTS) and Research Project Seminar (30 ECTS); Management, with the Entrepreneurship course unit (6 ECTS); and yet, an optional curricular unit from any scientific area (6 ECTS), this curricular unit should be advised by the doctoral student's supervisor, when available. At the end of the first year, the student, within the Research Project Seminar curricular unit, will have to present and publicly defend his / her doctoral work plan before a jury, with the continuation of his / her studies dependent on a positive evaluation of this curricular unit. . Students may be exempted from attending one or more components of the 1st curricular year, in accordance with the stipulations in the Regulations of the Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering of the AU.

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