MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE

STRUCTURE

The cycle of studies leading to the doctoral degree in Marine Biotechnology and Aquaculture is composed of:

a “Specialization”, not conferring a degree, consisting of a set of curricular units corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. It confers a diploma of “Specialization” in Marine Biotechnology and Aquaculture;
a curricular unit called thesis project, allocated to the second semester curricular, corresponding to 30 ECTS;
a scientific thesis, original and specially made for this purpose, corresponding to 180 out of the total of 240 ECTS credits in the study cycle, which will be approved by public examinations in order to obtain a PhD in Marine Biotechnology and Aquaculture.

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Holders of a Master’s degree or equivalent in the scope of Life Sciences and Environment and Engineering, namely Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Oceanography, Biotechnology, Marine Sciences and Technologies or related areas;
Holders of a Bachelor’s degree in the field of Life Sciences and Environment and Engineering, who hold a particularly relevant academic, scientific or professional curriculum which is recognized as attesting to the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the legal and statutory body of the Universities of Porto and Minho;
Holders of degrees awarded by foreign universities provided that they demonstrate curricularly an adequate basic scientific preparation in accordance with paragraph 1.

Academic curriculum
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degree average> 17 (weighting 60%)
- Undergraduate and Master’s degree -16 (55% weighting)
- Average degree and master’s degree -15 (weighting 50%)
- Undergraduate and Master’s degree 14 or <14 (45% weighting)
Scientific curriculum
- Publications in indexed journals SCI> 5 publications (30% weighting)
- Publications in indexed journals SCI – 2 to 4 publications (25% weighting)
- Publications in indexed journals SCI – 1 (weighting 20%)
- Publications in indexed journals SCI – 0 (15% weighting)
- Ability to use English as a working language (5% weighting)
- Motivation letter – Very motivated (5% weighting)
- Motivation letter – motivated (3% weighting)
- Letter of motivation – No motivation or no letter (1% weighting)