Iscte PhDs
Applications Open

The applications to the PhD programs of Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa are open.

 

CIES-Iscte, as a research unit, coordinates seven doctoral programs within the School of Sociology and Public Policies of Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon.
Advanced training, developed in close articulation with research activities, is one of the fundamental pillars of CIES-Iscte.

 

APPLICATIONS

 


 

POLITICAL SCIENCE


 

Confers a theoretical and methodological training that enables doctoral candidates to develop research on current topics, with outcomes appropriate for research and professional fields.

 

Applications and more info here.

 


 

COMMUNICATION



 

The PhD programme in Communication is focused on developing research about the individual, collective, and institutional behaviors mediated by different forms of communication, particularly the Internet.

Applications and more info here.

 


 

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY HISTORY



 

Seeks to deepen students' knowledge, critical thinking skills and abilities to synthesize new and complex ideas about the Modern and Contemporary Periods. The course encourages communication with the historiographical community and the professional areas that make use of History's social applications, providing pathways to scientific research, knowledge-production and theoretical and methodological cognitive tools along with depth in a specific area chosen as the theme of the student's thesis.


Applications and more info here.

 


 

POLICIES OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

 

 

Excellent postgraduate training in education and school administration policy associated with the production of innovative scientific knowledge.


Applications and more info here.

 


 

PUBLIC POLICIES



 

Trains researchers and professors of higher education, as well as professionals qualified to analyze, design, manage and evaluate public policy within Portuguese, European, and international organizations.


Applications and more info here.

 


 

SOCIAL SERVICE


 

The PhD programme in Social Work is an advanced education which grants students a systematic understanding of the field and develops their capacities of research, analysis and evaluation, training them for professional Social Work.


Applications and more info here.

 


 

SOCIOLOGY



 

The PhD programme in Sociology trains students to become researchers and higher education professors, as well as professionals who are highly qualified in the analysis of social problems.

 

Applications and more info here.

 

 

 


 

CIES-Iscte

The participation of CIES-Iscte in doctoral education aims to ensure conditions for effective acquisition of research skills by doctoral students. To these, CIES-Iscte offers an organized and internationalized context of scientific activity that allows:

  • To articulate doctoral research with continued research programs, conducted by teams of recognized scientific merit;
  • Facilitate the access of doctoral students to international research and development networks;
  • Promoting the communication of the results of doctoral research to peers and to the academic community in general, namely through participation in the CIES Research Workshops, where doctoral students can develop their presentation, discussion and reflection skills on processes, methods and results of their scientific research.