Doctorate in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms
Aveiro, Portugal
PhD
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Doctorate in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms
The doctoral program in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms, started in the academic year 2008/2009, aims to enable students to enhance knowledge at a doctoral level in the area of Communication and information Sciences on scenarios of technological mediation, and also provide skill development and training as independent researchers. The doctoral program is a strategic partnership on research between the UNiversities of Aveiro and Porto following the creation, in 2007, of the joint research unit DIGIMEDIA
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Year 1
1st Semester
- New Paradigms Of Information And Communication In Digital Platforms
- Media Convergence Cultures
2nd Semester
- Research Methods
- Research Seminar I
- Thesis Proposal Preparation
Year 2
- Research Seminar II
- Thesis
Year 3
- Research Seminar II
- Thesis
The doctoral program prepares the students to conduct fundamental and applied research in the field of Information and Communication Sciences, on an autonomous basis or integrated in transdisciplinary teams.
Successful candidates are prepared to occupy positions in the labour market in: fundamental and applied research in digital media, telecommunications and Internet/Web companies, Higher Education institutions, consultancy organisations.