
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

PhD in Science and Technology Didactics
Vila Real, Portugal
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The PhD in Science and Technology Didactics focuses on advancing understanding and practice in teaching science and technology. This program enables students to engage deeply in research and develop innovative educational practices to enhance learning outcomes. The course offers opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and promotes critical thinking in educational techniques related to science and technology.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in academia, educational consultancy, curriculum design, educational policy, and instructional design. Potential roles may include university lecturer, educational researcher, and training program developer.
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Introduction
Goals
- Ensure that students, in addition to mastering scientific theories, acquire a good knowledge and mastery of the methods most used in their area of specialization (one of the specific didactics of Science and Technology).
- To familiarize the student with the research work, instruments and methods most used in his field of specialization (one of the specific Didactics of Science and Technology) and with the work done by research teams in the field of Science and Technology Didactics.
- Develop the ability to identify the essential elements of a complex process or situation, which will allow you to approach the object of study in your area of expertise.
- To develop capacities and competences of scientific and / or technological production in the scope of Didactics of Sciences and Technology.
Schedule
- Weekly Schedule: Friday and Saturday
- Academic Calendar: September to June
Duration
6 Semesters (article 3 DL-74/2006)
ECTS
180
Program Admission Requirements
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