Doctorate in Physical Engineering
Universidade de Aveiro
About this program
Doctorate in Physical Engineering
The program in Physical Engineering (Ph.D.) corresponds to the formation of researchers in the area of Physical Engineering, of high qualification and autonomy degree, to work in:
- industrial sectors;
- Universities and Research Centers.
- Others, where also they are required, have multiple abilities in the domain of knowledge transference and technology.
The Ph.D. program establishes that, following the requirements of Artº 28 of Law 74/2006 of 24/3/2006,
1 - The doctorate is conferred to whom demonstrate:
- a) Capacity for systematic understanding in a scientific domain of study;
- b) Abilities, aptitudes, and methods associated with a scientific domain;
- c) Capacity to conceive, design, adapt, and carry through a significant inquiry with the requirements imposed for the standards of academic quality and integrity;
- d) To have carried through a significant set of works of original inquiry that has contributed to the widening of the borders of the knowledge, part of which deserves the national or international spreading in publications with comité of selecção;
- e) To analyze critically, evaluate, and to synthesize new and complex ideas;
- f) To communicate with its pairs, academic community, and the society in general in the area where they are specialized;
- g) To promote technological, social, or cultural progress.
Admission requirements
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website
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Year 1
1st Semester
- Thesis Project Preparation
- Topics in Physics Engineering
2nd Semester
Thesis (1st year)
Year 2
Thesis (2nd Year)
Year 3
Thesis (3rd Year)
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Tuition
- Tuition fees 2022/2023: 2750€€/year
- International tuition fees 2022/2023: 2750€€ /year
Career paths
The program in Physical Engineering (Ph.D.) corresponds to the formation of researchers in the area of Physical Engineering, oF high qualification and autonomy degree, to work in:
- industrial sectors;
- Universities and Research Centers
- Others, where also they are required, have multiple abilities in the domain of knowledge transference and technology.
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