PhD in Design
Lisbon, Portugal
PhD
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
Portuguese, English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The PhD in Design offers an in-depth exploration of design methodologies, innovation, and research.
This program focuses on developing critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills essential for advancing design practices.
Students will engage in interdisciplinary studies and contribute original research that impacts real-world design challenges.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in various fields such as academia, product design, user experience (UX) research, and design consultancy.
They may also take on leadership roles in design firms or engage in policy-making that influences design standards in diverse industries.
The Ph.D. in Design is thesis-oriented from day one and is based on understanding the gesture of the profession.
At IADE, students have the opportunity to study and research design with designers and join a reputed Design Research Unit - UNIDCOM/IADE.
This doctoral program has a faculty with extensive professional experience and promotes a strong connection between professor and student, essential in the development and guidance of the doctoral thesis.
Through this doctorate, it is also possible to access the tests to obtain the Title of Aggregate in Design.
Why a PhD in Design?
Research Unit
By attending the Doctorate in Design, the student will be an integral part of UNICOM/IADE. The R&D Unit of being a Designer.
At UNIDCOM there are doctors, some with the Title of Aggregate, and Members of the Academy to offer a set of lectures, which the doctoral student will have to participate with other students who are on the path of three years to obtain the Degree of Doctor.
1st Semester
- Introduction to the Fundamentals of the Doctoral Program
- Project Science
- Research Methodology
- Design Culture and Practices
- Incorporation of Design in Economic Activity
2nd Semester
- International Seminar
- Design Research Group Seminars
- Design Studies
- Design morphologies
- Research and Thesis Proposal
3rd Semester
- Design Lab I – Thesis Development
4th Semester
- Design Lab II – Thesis Development
5th Semester
- Elaboration of the Thesis
6th Semester
- Elaboration of the Thesis
Doctorates in Design will have a high-level cultural and scientific background. They will obtain competences, skills and research methods associated with the Theory and History of Material Culture or Design Sciences or Marketing and Communication.
- Competence in the conception, design, adaptation and carrying out of significant research respecting the requirements imposed by the international scientific community's academic integrity quality standards.
- Competence in participating in a significant set of original research work that has contributed to expanding the frontiers of knowledge, part of which deserves national or international dissemination in publications with a selection committee.
- Competence in critically analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing new and complex ideas in the field of Design.
- Ability to communicate with the rest of the academic community and society in general about Design.
- Ability to promote, in an academic and/or professional context, scientific progress and social and cultural progress.
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