ICAAM

Biology

Organizational unit: Institute for Advanced Studies and Research
duration: 8 semesters
240 ECTS (18 mandatory and 12 optative in UCS; )
data de acreditação: 21/07/2016
prazo de acreditação(anos): 6
Establishment/DGES Codes: /5309

Introduction

The overall objective of the Program is, based on an integrated training with scientific research basis, to provide students with general skills and scientific training in Biology that will contribute to their integration into the current labour market. It proposes a comprehensive program that integrates different areas of biology, namely Biodiversity and Conservation, Functional Biology, Global Change Biology, Aquatic and Marine Biology, Molecular Biology and Plant Protection among others. The specific objectives are: 1) to deepen students' knowledge of biology through contact with diverse scientific areas and professional contexts 2) to enable flexible training, by attending optional courses at the University of Évora or other national or European higher education institutions, with the approval of the Course Committee 3) to promote international thesis projects whose results are published as articles in international journals (ISI). The Program was accredited by the Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education in 2016.

Professional Careers

Wide range of employment prospects linked not only to scientific research and teaching, in public and private institutions, but also to entrepreneurship and consultancy. In addition, the PhD in Biology was submitted to recognition by the Ministry of Education for progression in the teaching career under Administrative Rule 344/2008 of April 30 (Recruitment Group 520 - Biology and Geology) of the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and of Secondary Education.
View course detail (in portuguese) in webpage "Estudar na Universidade de Évora".
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Director

Associate Director(s)

Anabela Ferreira Belo
Diogo Figueiredo

Gestor Académico

Maria João Doutor Zorro

Completed Thesis

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