Art History

Doctoral Degree

Ano Letivo 2023/2024

The PhD Program in Art History has a duration of 4 years (8 semesters) and integrates the completion of an Advanced Research Seminar in Art History (6 ECTS) in the first semester and a course of soft skills, consisting of 4 seminars (12 ECTS), in the first three semesters, addressed to the development of skills in conducting and communicating scientific work and writing an original thesis. Goals: - Acquire skills, knowledge and research methods of an advanced level, scientifically updated and in line with the standards of demand observed internationally. - Critically analyze, evaluate and synthesize new and complex ideas. - Understand systematically and in depth the scientific field of Art History, Visual Culture and Artistic Heritage, namely through a broad and updated knowledge of its epistemology, research methodologies and theoretical perspectives. - Develop, with operative domain and critical reflection, methodological and research skills and abilities. - Conceive, design and carry out research work according to demanding parameters of academic quality and integrity. - Contribute, through original research, to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge in the cultural and scientific area of the History of Art. - Communicate, orally and in writing, with their peers, the rest of the academic community and society in general, the specific contents of this disciplinary area. - Disseminate in a clear and systematic way.