Curriculum

Ph.D. programmes normally last four years: an academic year corresponding to an advanced training programme (curricular phase) and up to three academic years to prepare the thesis.

The completion of the curricular phase of any of the Ph.D. courses grants the candidate the chance to prepare, advised by a Professor of this Law School, an original thesis on a subject adequate to the domain of studies, as proposed by the candidate and approved by the Scientific Board of the School of Law. A public defence of the thesis is held with a jury appointed by the Director of the School of Law, which includes members from other national and foreign academic institutions. The jury evaluates the thesis and the defence and assigns the Ph.D. researcher the final grade for the Programme.

Normal duration: 4 academic years (8 semesters), one year for the curricular phase and three years to prepare the thesis

Number of credits: 240 ECTS

System: mixed (daytime courses and evening courses)

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1st Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Roman Law I	1st Sem	Compulsory
History of Portuguese Law I	1st Sem
Roman Law II	2nd Sem.
History of Portuguese Law II	2nd Sem.
History of Political Thought - I/II History of International Relations - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem	Elective (A)
Legal Methodology - I/II Jurisprudence - I/II Introduction to Public Law - I/II Introduction to Private Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem	Elective (B)

2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Thesis	Annual	Compulsory

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1st Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Civil Law A - I	1st Sem.	Compulsory
Civil Procedure Law - I	1st Sem.
Civil Law A - II	2nd Sem.
Civil Procedure Law II	2nd Sem.
Civil Law B - I/II Civil Law C - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (A)
Legal Methodology - I/II Jurisprudence - I/II Introduction to Public Law - I/II Introduction to Private Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (B)

2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Thesis	Annual	Compulsory

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1st Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Criminal Law A - I	1st Sem.	Compulsory
Criminal Procedure Law - I	1st Sem.
Criminal Law A - II	2nd Sem.
Criminal Procedure Law - II	2nd Sem.
Criminal Law B - I/II Fundamental Rights - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (A)
Legal Methodology - I/II Jurisprudence - I/II Introduction to Public Law - I/II Introduction to Private Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (B)

2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Thesis	Annual	Compulsory

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1st Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Economic Law - I	1st Sem.	Compulsory
Financial Law - I	1st Sem.
Economic Law - II	2nd Sem.
Financial Law - II	2nd Sem.
Tax Law - I/II Economics - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (A)
Legal Methodology - I/II Jurisprudence - I/II Introduction to Public Law - I/II Introduction to Private Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (B)

2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Thesis	Annual	Compulsory

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1st Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Commercial Law A - I	1st Sem	Compulsory
Labour Law - I	1st Sem
Commercial Law A - II	2nd Sem
Labour Law - II	2nd Sem
Commercial Law B - I/II Tax Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (A)
Legal Methodology - I/II Jurisprudence - I/II Introduction to Public Law - I/II Introduction to Private Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (B)

2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Thesis	Annual	Compulsory

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1st Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
European Union Law - I	1st Sem.	Compulsory
International Economic Law - I	1st Sem.
European Union Law - II	2nd Sem.
International Economic Law - II	2nd Sem.
Economic and Financial European Union Law - I/II Public International Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (A)
Legal Methodology - I/II Jurisprudence - I/II Introduction to Public Law - I/II Introduction to Private Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (B)

2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Thesis	Annual	Compulsory

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1st Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Constitutional Law - I	1st Sem.	Compulsory
Administrative Law - I	1st Sem.
Constitutional Law - II	2nd Sem.
Administrative Law - II	2nd Sem.
Fundamental Rights - I/II European Union Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (A)
Legal Methodology - I/II Jurisprudence - I/II Introduction to Public Law - I/II Introduction to Private Law - I/II	1st and 2nd Sem.	Elective (B)

2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum Units	Semester	Type
Thesis	Annual	Compulsory

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Programmes and Lecturers (2014/2015)

Programmes and Lecturers (2015/2016)