Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 36 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027; apply before Sep 2027
Overview
The general goals of the Doctoral Programme in Psychology offered by Universidade de Aveiro are the following:
- Provide students with systematic and in-depth training in different areas of psychology;
- Promote research and knowledge dissemination skills that follow internationally established quality standards;
- Develop autonomy in the design and implementation of scientific research.
The PDP integrates in its first year a set of curricular units that allow the student to have contact with the state of the art in different areas of research in psychology, deepen knowledge about research and data analysis methodologies, explore and develop their research project. The student designs and implements their doctoral research over the three years of the study cycle, with the support of a supervision team and having access to laboratory resources as well as to resources based on partnerships with community structures.
Key Facts
The PDP develops its activities in partnership with the William James Center for Research (WJCR) and the Center for Research in Health Technologies and Services (CINTESIS), promoting research in the different areas undertaken by these centers. These include research related to clinical and health psychology, neuropsychology and neuropsychological rehabilitation, human sexuality, aging, educational and developmental psychology, and fundamental research with humans and non-humans.
The PDP is published in Diário da República and accredited by the Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation Agency (A3ES). More information can be found at https://www.a3es.pt/pt/resultados-acreditacao/psicologia-117.
The PDP scientific committee includes Prof. Dr. Paula Vagos (Director; paulavagos@ua.pt), Prof. Dr. Liliana Sousa and Prof. Dr. Joana Carvalho. For further information, please contact dep-doutoramentos@ua.pt.
Programme Structure
Research lines include:
- Looking into memory from a functional perspective
- Animal Cognition: Time and Number, Choice and Decision Making, in Birds, Dogs and Fish
- Visual and spatiotemporal perception
- Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment
- Assessment and intervention in health and clinical psychology
- Human sexuality
Admission Requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
General requirements
The general documentation required in all calls is as follows:
- Identification Document or Citizen Card. Foreign applicants may present another identification document indicating their details, in particular their nationality.
- Qualifications certificate indicating the degree with which you are applying and respective final classification.
- The candidate holding a foreign qualification must fill out the application with an official declaration issued by the Higher Education Institution where they concluded the academic degree (final classification, evaluation scale used).
- Certificate of the courses the candidate has taken, as well as their classification and credits.
- Other documents that the candidate considers relevant to the assessment of their curricular merit.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International (non-residents): 3,762 AUD / year (≈ 2,325 EUR / year). International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees.
EU/EEA Nationals: 3,762 AUD / year (≈ 2,325 EUR / year). European Economic Area tuition fee is applicable to the students from EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
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