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Doctorate Law

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Course formatIn-Person DegreeDoctorate Semesters8 Credits240

Entry requirements and conditions
Entry requirements and conditions

Seriation Criteria
Seriation Criteria
- 70% - Doutoramento - Classificação Mestrado
- 20% - Doutoramento - Apreciação Curricular
- 10% - Doutoramento - Entrevista
Titular de grau licenciatura em direito com classificação igual ou superior a 16 valores
- 35% - Doutoramento - Apreciação Curricular
- 15% - Doutoramento - Entrevista
- 50% - Doutoramento - Classificação Licenciatura
Detentores de um curriculo escolar, científico ou profissional
- 65% - Doutoramento - Apreciação Curricular
- 35% - Doutoramento - Entrevista
doutorados em outra outra área científica conexa com o Direito
- 50% - Doutoramento - Apreciação Curricular
- 30% - Doutoramento - Entrevista
- 20% - Doutoramento - Classificação de Doutoramento

Study plan and curriculum structure
Study plan and curriculum structure
- 1º Ano / Private Law Mention
  [1º Semestre]
  Advanced Civil Law Studies 7.5 ects
  [2º Semestre]
  Advanced Studies in Private Law 7.5 ects
- 1º Ano / Public Law Mention
  [1º Semestre]
  Advanced Studies in Administrative Law 7.5 ects
  [2º Semestre]
  Advanced Studies in Constitutional Law 7.5 ects
- 1º Ano / Criminal Law Mention
  [1º Semestre]
  Advanced Studies in Criminal Law 7.5 ects
  [2º Semestre]
  Law for Administrative Offences 7.5 ects
- 1º Ano / Common Core
  [1º Semestre]
  Methodology and Analysis of Law I 7.5 ects
  Option I
  Person and Law Seminar 7.5 ects
  [2º Semestre]
  Methodology and Analysis of Law II 7.5 ects
  Option II
  Society and Law Seminar 7.5 ects
- 2º Ano / Common Core
  [Anual]
  Thesis (2nd year) 60 ects
- 3º Ano / Common Core
  [Anual]
  Thesis (3rd year) 60 ects
- 4º Ano / Common Core
  [Anual]
  Thesis (4th year) 60 ects

Options
Options
- Option I
  Comparative Civil Law (Option I) 7.5 ects
  International Legal Relations (Option I) 7.5 ects
  Medical Law (Option I) 7.5 ects
- Option II
  Advanced Studies in Business Law (Option II) 7.5 ects
  Institutions of Criminal Law (Option II) 7.5 ects
  Research Methodology and Project Seminar (Option II) 7.5 ects

Course Team
Course Team

Alberto Mello

Alexandra Vilela

Ana Guerra

António Costa

Bruno Moura

Catherine Maia

Diana Coutinho

Domingos Sousa

Fernando Bronze

Filipe Santos

Fábio Veiga

Hugo Silva

Inês Godinho

José Costa

José Linhares

Kai Ambos

Luis Moncada

Lígia Ferreira

Manuel Serens

Maria Fonseca

Maria Anjos

Milagros Parga

Rui Albuquerque

Rui Cascão

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Scientific areas of the course
Scientific areas of the course

Direito

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Current Application Dates

Check below the application phases currently open for this course.
You may also check all the other phases here.

- Applying for Readmission
  
  1st phase
  
  Start Date: 2025-01-02
  
  End Date: 2026-06-30
- External Students
  
  1st phase
  
  Start Date: 2025-01-02
  
  End Date: 2026-06-30
- Application for PhDs
  
  1st phase
  
  Start Date: 2026-01-05
  
  End Date: 2026-04-30
- Applying for Readmission
  
  1st phase
  
  Start Date: 2026-01-05
  
  End Date: 2027-06-30
- External Students
  
  1st phase
  
  Start Date: 2026-01-05
  
  End Date: 2027-06-30

Fees

Other fees may be applied in accordance with the regulations in force.

- Application Fees
  
  Application for PhDs ? 450€
  Application for PhDs ? 175€
  Applying for Readmission 105€
  External Students ? 625€
  External Students ? 425€
- Registration Fees
  
  School Insurance 47€
  Readmisson 105€
  300€
- Tuition
  
  Average monthly value for 30 ECTS semestral curricular units 324.6€
  Per ECTS 10.82€
- Application Fees
  
  Application for PhDs ? 460€
  Application for PhDs ? 180€
  Applying for Readmission 110€
  External Students ? 640€
  External Students ? 450€
- Registration Fees
  
  School Insurance 50€
  Readmisson 110€
  350€

Doctorate Law

Entry requirements and conditions

Seriation Criteria

Titular de grau licenciatura em direito com classificação igual ou superior a 16 valores

Detentores de um curriculo escolar, científico ou profissional

doutorados em outra outra área científica conexa com o Direito

Study plan and curriculum structure

Options

Course Team

Alberto Mello

Alexandra Vilela

Ana Guerra

António Costa

Bruno Moura

Catherine Maia

Diana Coutinho

Domingos Sousa

Fernando Bronze

Filipe Santos

Fábio Veiga

Hugo Silva

Inês Godinho

José Costa

José Linhares

Kai Ambos

Luis Moncada

Lígia Ferreira

Manuel Serens

Maria Fonseca

Maria Anjos

Milagros Parga

Rui Albuquerque

Rui Cascão

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Scientific areas of the course

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Current Application Dates

Fees

Course Direction

José De Faria Costa

Course Subdirection

Inês Fernandes Godinho

Secretariat

Edilene Rodrigues Brasil

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior

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