PhD PROGRAMME

3rd Cycle courses

The Department of Life Sciences offers 3 doctoral programs: Anthropology, Biosciences and Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology, the latter being in association with the Universities of Lisbon and Porto.

Regarding the PhD in Anthropology, the candidate can choose one of the 3 areas of specialization: Biological Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology or Social and Cultural Anthropology.

The PhD in Biosciences has 6 areas of specialization: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Ecology, Microbiology and Neurosciences.

Datas de entrega de projetos de tese


Época normal: até 7 de julho de 2024 (defesas de 3 de junho a 31 de julho)

Época especial: até 31 de julho de 2024 (defesas de 2 a 30 de setembro)

Thesis project submission rules

Before submitting the dissertation, CONSULT the rules.

Academic calendar

Consult the ACADEMIC CALENDAR approved by the University of Coimbra for the academic year 2021/2022.

Thesis referring to previous years can be delivered (submitted online) until December 31, 2022 to schedule the respective defense.