Doctorate Degree (PhD)

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6 Years
31 Jul 2025
Accreditation DGES
Initial registry R/A-Ef 1021/2011 de 18-03-2011
Update registry R/A-Ef 1021/2011/AL02 de 16-12-2020
Contacts
School of Sociology and Public Policy
Secretariat
Building 1, Room 1E03
secretariado.espp @iscte-iul.pt
(+351) 210 464 015
9:30 - 18:00

Tuition fee EU nationals (2026/2027)

1.stYear 2000.00 €
2.ndYear 2000.00 €
3.rdYear 2000.00 €
4.thYear 2000.00 €
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Teaching Type In person

The course is structured around three central seminars: the History Seminar, the Security and Defense Studies Seminar, and the Theoretical-Methodological Seminar, which take place in the first two academic semesters of the doctorate.

The study plan also annually includes a Cycle of Multidisciplinary Conferences based on the collaboration of some of the most renowned national and international experts in the areas of History, Security and Defense, as well as a Project Seminar dedicated to the discussion and preparation of students' doctoral projects.

Programme Structure for 2026/2027

1st Year
Project Seminar
18.0 ECTS
History Seminar I
6.0 ECTS
Methodological Seminar II
6.0 ECTS
Methodological Seminar I
6.0 ECTS
History Seminar II
6.0 ECTS
Phd Conferences Cycle
6.0 ECTS
Studies of Security and Defense Seminar
6.0 ECTS
2nd Year
Phd Thesis in History, Studies of Security and Defense
180.0 ECTS

Recommended optative

Optional courses will only be held if they achieve a minimum number of enrollments.

Contacts
School of Sociology and Public Policy
Secretariat
Building 1, Room 1E03
secretariado.espp @iscte-iul.pt
(+351) 210 464 015
9:30 - 18:00
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