Doctorate in Psychology

Doctorate in Psychology

The PhD Program in Psychology at the University of Aveiro aims to prepare highly qualified students for autonomous research work in the various fields of application of Psychology (education, organizations, forensic, health, etc.), thus addressing the recruitment needs of academia, public institutions, associations and non-profit organizations, and the business sector. Taking into account the legal requirements to obtain a PhD degree (Decree-Law no. 74/2006 of March 24), the general goals of the Doctoral Program in Psychology are the following:

• systematic and in-depth understanding of the specific field of Psychology;
• the development of skills to conceive, design, adapt and carry out high quality scientific research;
• the development of the ability to carry out original research worthy of publication in peer-reviewed journals;
• the development of skills to analyze, evaluate and synthesize complex scientific information;
• the development of skills to communicate the results of the research carried out and to present and debate topics in their area of expertise with the scientific and technical community and society in general;
• the development of the ability to find funding to carry out high quality scientific research;
• the development of innovative and entrepreneurial abilities.