Program Overview

Program Overview

The Doctoral Program in Territorial Engineering is designed to provide a comprehensive response to the imperatives of preparing highly qualified researchers and technicians in the field of planning. The program is framed by the principles of the Bologna Declaration and aims to form investigators with high qualifications and a great capacity for autonomous work.

History

The Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture initiated its master's program in 1981/82, with master's degrees in Operational Research and Systems Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Regional and Urban Planning. The implementation of the Bologna Declaration allowed the department to adapt its offer of third-cycle studies, including the proposed Doctoral Program in Territorial Engineering.

Objectives

The program focuses on the core objective of forming highly qualified investigators with a great capacity for autonomous work, both in the academic and business environments, focusing on forms of urbanization and territorial management.

Target Audience

The program is designed for holders of a 2nd cycle degree, national or foreign, or a pre-Bologna license with 5 years, in Territorial Engineering, Architecture, Urbanism, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Economics, Geography, Sociology, or related fields, who wish to pursue, consolidate, or deepen a scientific or technical career.

Professional Outcomes

The professional opportunities for Doctors in Territorial Engineering are situated, beyond the academic area, in a wide range of public and private institutions, including those involved in urbanization and infrastructure processes or urban policies.

Operational Regime

The program operates in a regime of classes (2 semesters, 1 to 2 days/week) and a tutorial regime (thesis preparation period).

Official Publications

The program's official publications include:

• Despacho n.ｺ 799/2021, DR n.ｺ 12, II S駻ie, de 19/01, P疊. 128 a 131
• Registo de altera鈬o n.ｺ R/A-Ef 2140/2011/AL01
• Processo n.ｺ ACEF/1819/ - Decis縊 do CA (acreditado por 6 anos, a partir de 31/07/2020)
• Processo n.ｺ ACEF/1819/ - Gui縊 para a auto-avalia鈬o
• Processo n.ｺ ACEF/1213/ - Decis縊 do CA (acreditado por 5 anos)
• Processo n.ｺ ACEF/1213/ - Gui縊 para a auto-avalia鈬o
• Despacho n.ｺ 14595/2012, DR n.ｺ 218, II S駻ie, de 12/11, P疊. 36952 a 36953
• Processo n.ｺ CEF/0910/06987 - Decis縊 do CA (acreditado preliminarmente)
• Registo inicial n.ｺ R/A-Ef 2140/2011
• Processo n.ｺ CEF/0910/06987 - Caracteriza鈬o do ciclo de estudos
• Despacho n.ｺ 22637-BF/2007, DR n.ｺ 187, II S駻ie, de 27/09, P疊. 28356-(116) a 28356-(117)
• Registo de adequa鈬o n.ｺ R/B AD 233/2007

Coordinators

The program coordinator for the 2025/2026 academic year is Maria do Ros疵io Mauricio Ribeiro Mac疵io.