Dissertations and Theses

Masters

• Exclusivity Regime
• Language
• Deadlines
• Submission of the Final Documents

 

Doctoral Programmes

• Record of the Theme and Thesis Plan
• Extension of the Deadline for Submission of the Thesis
• Conditions for Submission of the Thesis
• Reformulation of the Thesis
• Submission of the Final Documents

 

Masters

The dissertation can be developed in an academic or mixed (academic and business) setting and its assessment takes place in a public act of presentation and defence. (See the Operating rules for dissertations in Masters – only available in Portuguese)

Exclusivity Regime

The curricular unit Dissertation, whenever possible, must be developed in an exclusivity regime, i.e., without the attendance or examinations of other curricular units during that occurrence.

The Dissertation has only one occurrence, in the 2^nd semester or annual, depending on the curricular plan set out for each cycle of studies.

 During the transition period from the integrated masters, until and including 2025/2026, the dissertations from continuity masters will still have double occurrence in the 1^st and 2^nd semester.

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Language

The dissertation must be written in English, however, with the consent of the supervisor, it can be written in Portuguese.

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Deadlines

For Masters, the public defence of the dissertation must take place up to one week before the deadline for grades to be released in each semester. The deadline to submit the final version of the dissertation is the 28^th of February (1^st semester) or the 31^st of July (2^nd semester).

The requests for extension of the deadline for the public defence of the dissertation in the special period for completion of the cycle of studies must be submitted to the Direction of the Cycle of Studies, duly justified and together with the supervisor's statement.

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Submission of the Final Documents

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Doctoral Programmes

The cycle of studies leading to a Doctoral degree includes the development of an original thesis specifically written for this purpose, suited to the nature of the field of knowledge or related speciality.

The conditions for preparation of the thesis are set out in the specific regulation of each cycle of studies – only available in Portuguese).

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Record of the Theme and Thesis Plan

When the cycle of studies includes a (non-degree) doctoral coursework component, the permanent registration of the candidate as a doctoral student only takes place after the completion of that coursework component and is dependent on a favourable opinion from the supervisor and from the scientific committee of the cycle of studies, which will take into account the student’s performance in the course and the plan for the thesis. (See the specific regulation of each cycle of studies – only available in Portuguese)

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Extension of the Deadline for Submission of the Thesis

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Conditions for Submission of the Thesis

In order to request admission to doctoral examinations, the candidate must submit a written request at the Academic Services of FEUP. Unless a credit transfer process has taken place, the said request cannot be submitted prior to the 3^rd registration in that cycle of studies and both the record of the thesis title and the registration in the academic year must be valid.

A student who is registered in part-time regime can only submit a written request for doctoral examinations after the time resulting from the proportional adaptation of the general rules applicable to the specific cycle of studies has elapsed. (See Article 17 of the General regulation for third-cycle studies of the University of Porto)

 

Documentation needed to request admission to doctoral examinations:

• Draft document - admission to doctoral examinations;
• 1 copy on CD with the thesis (must include an abstract both in Portuguese and in English) and the curriculum vitae;
• Declaration from the supervisor and joint supervisor (if applicable);
• Form for assignment of property rights to FEUP and request for temporary confidentiality.

 

Admission https:https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/web_gessi_docs.download_file?p_name=F2111903638/Tab%20Emolumentos%20UP_2022_FINAL.pdf//sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/web_gessi_docs.download_file?p_name=F2111903638/Tab%20Emolumentos%20UP_2022_FINALto doctoral examinations is subject to the payment of a fee of 500 euros (as set out in the UP table of fees – only available in Portuguese).

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Reformulation of the Thesis

Within 60 (sixty) days following the public posting of its final constitution, the jury will meet and issue an initial order declaring whether the thesis is accepted. In case it is not accepted, the jury will give a substantiated recommendation for the candidate to reformulate the thesis.

If the jury recommends the reformulation of the thesis, the candidate has a non-extendable deadline of 120 (one hundred and twenty) days to reformulate the thesis or declare that they wish to keep it as previously submitted. (See Article 19 of the General regulation for third-cycle studies of the University of Porto)

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Submission of the Final Documents

After public defence of the doctoral thesis, if the jury recommends the approval of the thesis with corrections or recommendations regarding errors, imprecisions or formal inaccuracies, the student must implement said corrections within thirty days of the defence. Afterwards, the supervisor has another thirty days to check and validate the final version.

Subsequently, for the purpose of legal deposit, a copy of the thesis on paper and a CD, both signed by the supervisor, must be delivered at the Academic Services.

Issuance of the doctoral degree diploma, doctoral certificate and diploma supplement is dependent upon submission of the final version with the corrections. (See Article 21 of the General regulation for third-cycle studies of the University of Porto)

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