The PhD in Architecture at the University of Évora constitutes a space for advanced training and research oriented towards the production of original knowledge in the field of Architecture. The study cycle promotes a research by design methodology not as a mere design practice, but as a specific mode of research, in which the project is understood as a critical, experimental, and reflective instrument and/or process, integrated within a rigorous theoretical and methodological framework.
Structured over four years (240 ECTS), with a first year of taught coursework, the doctoral programme focuses on themes of heritage and territory, promoting the articulation between theory, critical analysis, experimentation, and architectural practice. The city of Évora, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the territory of the Alentejo constitute privileged contexts for the problematisation and development of research, enabling the articulation of local and regional issues with contemporary challenges of global relevance.
The programme reaffirms the scientific autonomy of Architecture, with the degree awarded in the single branch of ?Architecture?, while integrating contributions from related fields whenever relevant to the development of the research.
Organic Unit:
Institute of Research and Advanced Training
DGES Code:
0601/9337
Duration:
8 Semesters/240 ECTS credits (60 required and 0 optional in curricular units)
Language:
Portuguese
Regime:
Presencial
CNAEF Areas:
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Architecture and town planning (581)
1. General conditions for access to the doctoral degree programme
The following candidates may apply:
i) Holders of a master?s degree or a legally equivalent qualification;
ii) Holders of a bachelor?s degree with a relevant academic or scientific curriculum, recognised by the competent scientific body of the university as attesting the capacity to undertake this cycle of studies;
iii) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum of particular relevance, recognised by the competent scientific body of the university as attesting the capacity to undertake this cycle of studies.
2. Specific conditions for admission to the programme
The following candidates are eligible to apply:
i) Holders of a master?s degree in Architecture or in a related scientific field;
ii) Holders of a bachelor?s degree in Architecture or in a related scientific field, with at least five years of full-time academic training in Higher Education, or an equivalent qualification when obtained abroad;
iii) Holders of an academic, scientific and/or professional curriculum of particular relevance in the field of Architecture, recognised by the Scientific Council of the IIFA as attesting the capacity to undertake this cycle of studies.
