Accreditations
Programme Structure for 2026/2027
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International Law and Politics of the Sea
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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Sea and Globalisation
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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National Law and Politics of the Sea
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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Maritime and Port Economics
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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Critical Approaches to Maritime Anthropology
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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Interdisciplinary Seminar
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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Port Business and Management
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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Research Seminar
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
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2nd Cycle Internship
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Optional Courses | 6.0 |
| 2nd Year | ||
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Master Project in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea
60.0 ECTS
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Final Work | 60.0 |
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Master Dissertation in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea
60.0 ECTS
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Final Work | 60.0 |
International Law and Politics of the Sea
LO1 - Framing of the international law and politics of the sea in the general legal-historical context
LO2 ? Understanding of the determining aspects of the international ocean regime and its fundamental legal concepts
LO3- Analyse, synthesize and critically evaluate the aspects that stand out in the ?new ocean regime?
LO4- Design and develop lines of research in the area of the international law of the sea
LO5-Development of written and oral communication skills
LO6 ? Development of intellectual skills through autonomous study
CP1 ? Evolution of the international law of the sea
CP2 - The influence of the political and economic context in the negotiation process of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
CP3 ? The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the New Ocean Regime
CP4 ? The spatial approach of the new regime
CP5 ? The introduction of environmental requirements
CP6 - Marine scientific research and technology transfer
CP7 ? The Area regime and the principle of the common heritage of mankind
CP8 ? The 1994 Agreement ? the end of an idea?
CP9 ? The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the dispute settling mechanism
CP10 ? The current debate in the law of the sea ? future challenges
Continuous assessment:
- Individual work on a program topic: 40%
- Test: 60%
Final assessment:
- Exam (1st and 2nd period): 100%
GUEDES, ARMANDO M. MARQUES, Direito do Mar. 2ª ed. Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 1998.
352 final, 10.11.2016.
Committee and the Committee of the Regions, International Ocean Governance:an agenda for the future of our oceans, SWD(2016)
2 vol.EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social
DUPUY, RÉNE-JEAN E VIGNES, DANIEL, A Handbook on the New Law of the Sea. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1991,
CHURCHILL, R. ROBIN, LOWE, ALAN V., The Law of the Sea. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1999.
equity in deep sea mining?, Marine Policy, 2016, http://www.lse.ac.uk/iga/assets/documents/publications/2017/common-of-heritageof-mankind-deep-sea-mining.pdf
BOURREL, M., TORSTEN THIELE, DUNCAN CURRIE, ?The common of heritage of mankind as a means to assess and advance
BASTOS, FERNANDO LOUREIRO, Direito Internacional do Mar - Guia de Estudo, AAFDL Editora, 1.ª Edição , 2017.
2000, pp. 39-243
SCOVAZZI, TULLIO, ?The Evolution of International Law of the Sea: New Issues, New Challenges?, Recueil des cours, vol. 286,
Resources, Research, Law. Mt. Airy, Maryland: Lomond Publications, Inc., 1985, pp. 251-256.
RUIVO, MÁRIO, ?Institutional arrangements for the new ocean regime?, in Jacques G. Richardson (ed.), Managing the ocean,
Sea, Oxford University Press, 2015.
ROTHWELL, Donald R., Alex G. Oude Elferink, Karen N. Scott, and Tim Stephens (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the
Afrontamento, 1998.
PUREZA, JOSÉ MANUEL, O património comum da humanidade: Rumo a um direito internacional de solidariedade?. Porto: Edições
1998.
INDEPENDENT WORLD COMMISSION ON THE OCEANS, The Ocean: Our Common Future. Lisboa: Fundação Mário Soares,
Sea and Globalisation
OA1 ? Understanding globalisation concept and its application in sea studies
OA2- Knowing globalisation effects in sea governance
OA3- Learning the relation between technological evolution, sea and communications
OA4- Perceiving sea as a base for contact and exchange networks
OA5 ? Understanding port-cities and port-regions as globalisation actors
OA6 ? Distinguish national, regional and global contexts in sea policies
OA7 ? Developing analytical and interpretative competences about globalisation
OA8 ? Capacitating for the analysis and for the design of public policies in sea affairs
CP1- Globalization concept: seas and oceans as converging geographies
CP2- Globalization effect in seas and oceans: challenges and governance
CP3- Technological evolution in sea: permanent communication
CP4- Maritime Networks: migrations, knowledge circulation and the creation of global imaginary
CP5- Port-regions and port cities as globalization actors
CP6 ? Globalization, blue economy and governance: a regional approach (European Union Case)
Debate in class: 20%
Individual paper: 40%
Exam: 40%
Final assessment:
- Exam (1st and 2nd period): 100%
?Monaco, André, Prouzet, Patrick (eds.) (2015), Governance of seas and oceans, London: Wiley
?Mathieson, Charlotte (ed) (2016), Sea Narratives, London: Palgrave Macmillan
?Magee, Gary B., Thomson, Andrew (2010), Empire and Globalisation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
?Gabeccia , Donna R. Hoerder, Dirk (eds) (2011), Connecting seas and connected rims, Boston: Brill
?Bosa, Miguel Suárez (ed.) (2014), Atlantic Ports and the first Globalisation c. 1850-1930, London: Palgrave Macmillan
?Steger, Manfred B. (2009), Globalization: a very short introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
?Mooney, Annabella, Evans, Betsy (eds) (2007), The Globalization: Key Concepts, N.Y.: Routledge.
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National Law and Politics of the Sea
OA1 - Understanding the legal and political general framework of the sea and its national institutions.
OA2 - Articulation between the international regime of the sea and its main figures and the national plan, as well as the influence of the European framework.
OA3- Analyze, synthesize and critically evaluate areas that stand out in the national governance of the sea, such as scientific research and marine biotechnologies, maritime space protection and planning, or the particular case of islands.
OA4- Design and develop lines of research in the area of the law of the sea.
OA5-Develop written and oral communication skills
OA6 - Developing intellectual skills through autonomous study.
CP1 - National maritime policy - Legislative and institutional developments in maritime affairs in Portugal
CP2 - The influence of the European framework on national maritime policy and Portugal's role in the development of European maritime policy
CP3 - The division and governance of the different national maritime areas
CP4 - The island regime - the case of the Selvagens
CP5 - Protection of the environment and maritime spatial planning. Marine protected areas
CP6 - Articulation between the regulation of traditional sectors and the challenges of innovation, including aquaculture.
CP7 - Marine scientific research in Portugal - evolution of a regime influenced by the Portuguese delegation at the international level. Marine biotechnologies and genetic resources
Assessment throughout the semester is that occurring regularly, during the curricular period:
- Individual work on a program topic: 40%
- Test: 60%
Final evaluation:
- Exam (1st and 2nd period): 100%
RUIVO, MÁRIO (coord.), Do mar oceano ao mar português. Lisboa: CTT, 2015.
RIBEIRO, MARTA CHANTAL, A protecção da biodiversidade marinha através de áreas protegidas nos espaços marítimos sob soberania ou jurisdição do Estado: discussões e soluções jurídicas contemporâneas. O caso português. Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 2013.
GRAÇA, PEDRO QUARTIN, A importância das ilhas no quadro das políticas e do direito do mar ? o caso das Selvagens. Lisboa: Chiado Editores, 2014. GUEDES, ARMANDO M. MARQUES, Direito do Mar. 2ª ed. Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 1998.
GONÇALVES, MARIA EDUARDA, ?Le Portugal et le droit de la mer?, in Tullio Treves (ed.), The Law of the Sea, The European Union and its Member States. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1997, vol. 28, pp. 427-447.
GONÇALVES, MARIA EDUARDA, ?Les nouvelles frontières de la ?mer portugaise?, droit de la mer et politique maritime au Portugal?, in Mélanges offerts à Jorge Campinos. vol. XXIX. Paris: PUF et FDSCP, 1996, pp. 331-351.
27. VIGNES, DANIEL, ?La Communauté Européenne dans le domaine du droit général de la mer?, Tullio Treves, Laura Pineschi (eds.), The Law of the Sea: The European Union and its Member States. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1997, pp. 7-26.
26. VALLE, JAIME, ?A Plataforma Continental ? alguns aspectos do seu actual regime jurídico?, Revista Jurídica, AAFDL, nº 25, Abril, 2002, pp. 37-50.
25. TREVES, TULLIO, ?The European Community and the Law of the Sea Convention: New Developments?, in Enzo Cannizzaro (ed.), The European Union as an Actor in International Relations. The Hague: Kluwer Law, 2002
24. SILVA, JOSÉ LUÍS MOREIRA DA, ?A ?Segunda Revisão? da Convenção de Montego Bay ou o fim do Mare Liberum?, Revista Jurídica da Associação Académica da Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa, nº 24, abril, 2001, pp. 53-70.
23. SILVA, JAIME FERREIRA DA, ?Foreign Scientific Research in Portuguese Waters?, in Pedro Borges Graça (coord.), New Challenges of the Atlantic, An Approach from Portugal. Lisboa: Center for Public Administration and Public Policies, Institute of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon, 2015, pp. 25-39.
22. SANTOS, RICARDO SERRÃO, ?Os campos hidrotermais e a sua biosfera?, Conferência Fórum do Mar, Matosinhos, 17 de Junho de 2011. Disponível em http://www.oceano21.org/userfiles/file/Fórum%20do%20Mar/Conferência%20Comunicações/RicardoSerrãoSantos-%20Os%20Campos%20Hidrotermais%20e%20a%20sua%20Biosfera.pdf.
21. SANTOS, RICARDO SERRÃO, COLAÇO, ANA, CHRISTIANSEN, SABINE (eds.), ?Management of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fields MPA in the Azores Triple Junction. Proceedings of the workshop?, Arquipélago ? Life and Marine Science, Supplement 4, 2003. Disponível em http://www.horta.uac.pt/intradop/images/stories/arquipelago/Supplement4_Management.pdf.
20. SANTOS, RICARDO SERRÃO, et al., ?Marine research, resources and conservation in the Azores?, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 5, 1995, pp.
19. SANTOS, MARIA MADALENA MARQUES DOS, ?Nódulos polimetálicos?, Revista Jurídica da Associação Académica da Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa, nº 24, Abril, 2001, pp. 137-162.
18. RUIVO, MÁRIO, PITTA E CUNHA, TIAGO, RIBEIRO, RAQUEL, MARQUES, MÁRCIA, "Toward an Integrated Policy for the Ocean in Portugal", in Biliana Cicin-Sain, David Vanderzwaag, Miriam C. Balgos (eds.), Routledge Handbook of National and Regional Ocean Policies. Abingdon: Routledge, 2015, pp. 348-360.
17. RUIVO, MÁRIO, ?Mudança de Paradigma da Relação dos Sistemas Humanos com o Oceano: Implicações Estratégicas e Estruturais?, Academia de Marinha, 21 de Janeiro de 2014. Disponível em http://www.maroceano.pt/governacao-instituicoes-e-estrategias/2451-mudanca-de-para¬digma-da-relacao-dos-sistemas-humanos-com-o-oceano.
16. RIBEIRO, MARTA CHANTAL, ?A protecção da biodiversidade marinha: importância do poder do Estado na prossecução deste ?interesse geral??, in Julio Jorge Urbina, Maria Teresa Ponte Iglesias (eds.), Protección de intereses colectivos en el derecho del mar y cooperación internacional. Madrid: Iustel, 2012, pp. 25-61.
15. RIBEIRO, MARTA CHANTAL, ?The ?Rainbow?: The First National Marine Protected Area Proposed Under the High Seas?, The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 25, 2010, pp. 183?207.
14. RIBEIRO, MANUEL DE ALMEIDA, A Zona Económica Exclusiva. Lisboa: Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 1992.
13. NEVES, ANA FERNANDA, ?O Mar no Direito Europeu?, in Rui Guerra da Fonseca, Miguel Assis Raimundo (coords.), Direito Administrativo do Mar. Coimbra: Almedina, 2014, pp. 33-68.
12. GUERREIRO, JOÃO PINTO, ?A investigação científica marinha: um contributo para o país?, Europa ? Novas Fronteiras, Revista do Centro de Informação Europeia Jacques Delors, Nº 20, julho/dezembro, 2006, pp. 61-66.
11. GOUVEIA, JOSÉ VELHO, ?O Sistema da Autoridade Marítima?, in Rui Guerra da Fonseca, Miguel Assis Raimundo (coords.), Direito Administrativo do Mar. Coimbra: Almedina, 2014, pp. 183-207.
10. GOUVEIA, JORGE BACELAR, Manual de Direito Internacional Público. 3ª ed. Coimbra: Almedina, 2008.
9. GOUVEIA, JORGE BACELAR, ?Zona Económica Exclusiva?, in Dicionário Jurídico da Administração Pública, s.n., Lisboa, vol. VII, 1996.
8. GOUVEIA, JORGE BACELAR, O Direito de Passagem Inofensiva no Novo Direito Internacional do Mar. Lisboa: Lex, Edições Jurídicas, 1993.
7. GONÇALVES, MARIA EDUARDA, ?Direito Marítimo?, in António Barreto, M. Filomena Mónica (coords.), Dicionário de História de Portugal, Suplemento, vol. VII, Porto: Figueirinhas, 1999-2000.
6. GONÇALVES, MARIA EDUARDA, A política comum de pesca da Comunidade Económica Europeia: um exemplo de dinâmica comunitária no contexto internacional. Lisboa: Moraes Editores, 1983.
5. CORREIA, FERNANDO ALVES, MONIZ, ANA RAQUEL GONÇALVES, Estudo sobre os Regimes Jurídicos das Zonas Costeiras da Região Autónoma dos Açores, CEDOUA ? Centro de Estudos de Direito do Ordenamento, do Urbanismo e do Ambiente, janeiro de 2015. Disponível em http://www.uc.pt/fduc/cedoua/publicacoes/pdfs/cedoua_ij.pdf.
4. CORDEIRO, RUI MELO, ?Os desafios da tutela da biodiversidade na região autónoma dos Açores: um trilho a seguir??, in Carla Amado Gomes (coord.), No Ano Internacional da Biodiversidade, Contributos para o estudo do Direito da protecção da biodiversidade. Lisboa: Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas, Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa, 2010.
3. BASTOS, FERNANDO LOUREIRO, ?Contributo para o estudo da doutrina de Direito do Mar publicada em Portugal no século XIX e no século XX até 1945?, in Jorge Miranda (coord.), Estudos de Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Joaquim Moreira da Silva Cunha. Lisboa: Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, 2005, pp. 289-328.
2. BASTOS, FERNANDO LOUREIRO, ?Algumas notas sobre a doutrina de Direito do Mar publicada em Portugal entre 1945 e 2003 e o contributo fundamental do Professor Doutor Armando M. Marques Guedes para a difusão do seu estudo?, in Separata de Estudos em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Armando M. Marques Guedes. Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, Edição da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, 2004, pp. 691-732.
1. ?Declaração do Algarve ? Mar Português: Conhecimento, Valorização, Desenvolvimento?, in Encontro Mar Português, Conhecimento, Valorização e Desenvolvimento. Faro: Universidade do Algarve, 2012, pp. 227-229.
Maritime and Port Economics
OA1 - Placing the economics and business in the context of globalisation
OA2 - Understanding the «Blue economy»
OA3 - Dealing with the maritime and port economics
OA4 - Developing communication skills
OA5 - Developing analytical skills
CP1- Maritime and port economics: Its rise and agenda
CP2- Blue economy: Concept, typologies and measurement
CP3- Global trade patterns and international value chains
CP4- Economic foundations of the maritime and port business
CP5- Current trends and debates
Group work with presentation - 100%
The students that fail or prefer it can go to final exam: 100%
Talley, W.K. (2009), Port Economics, London: Routledge.
Stopford, M. (2009), Maritime Economics, London: Routledge.
Talley, W.K. (ed.) (2011), The Blackwell Companion to Maritime Economics, London: John Wiley & Sons.
Song, D.-W. and P. Panayides (2015),Maritime Logistics: A Complete Guide to Effective Shipping and Port Management, Kogan Page Publishers.
Levinson, M. (2006), The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Jansson, J. and D. Shneerson (2012) , Liner Shipping Economics, Berlin: Springer.
Haralambides, H. (2015), Port Management, Berlin: Springer.
Gwilliam, K.M. (2015), Current Issues in Maritime Economics, Berlin: Springer.
Grammenos, C. (eds) (2013), The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business, London: John Wiley & Sons.
Cullinane, K. (eds) (2011), International Handbook of Maritime Economics, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Branch, A.E. (1998), Maritime Economics, Management and Marketing, London: Routledge. Cullinane, K. (eds) (2010), International Handbook of Maritime Business, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Critical Approaches to Maritime Anthropology
OA1 acknowledging the contents of the course in order to formulate problems and new topics for research
OA2 capacity to link widely the contents of the course with other UCs and seminars
OA3 capacity to proceed on the way of a critical reflexion on the meaning and circumstances of maritime culture
P1. Water and maritime imaginairies
P1.1. Humans depend on water.
P1.2. Historical Perspective on portuguese fisheries.
P1.3. Seafaring and wayfinding in Oceania.
P2. The Ocean in the Anthropocene Era
P2.1. Ocean grabbing and privatization of the commons.
P2.2. from the Great Acceleration to Climatic Emergency.
P2.3. Extrativism, devastation, collapse.
Assessment:
A1 - oral presentation with slideshow: 30%
A2 - Written test: 70%
A3 - In alternative: Final Exam (100%)
HASTRUP Kirsten and RUBOW Cecilie, 2014, Living with Environmental Change. Waterworlds, Oxford and New York, Routledge.
JOHNSTON Barbara Rose (ed), 2012, Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change. Paris, UNESCO
BAILEY Kevin M., 2018, Fishing Lessons; Artisanal Fisheries and the Future of our Oceans. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.
BADKHEN Anna, 2018, Fisherman's Blues. A West African Community at Sea, New York, Riverhead Books.
BENNETT Nathan James, GOVAN Hugh, SATTERFIELD Terre, 2015, 'Ocean Grabbing', Marine Policy 57, pp.61-68.
CARVER Rosanna, 2019, 'Lessons for Blue Degrowth from Namibia's emerging blue economy', Sustainability Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-019-00754-0.
CHILDS John, 2019, 'Performing 'blue degrowth': critiquing seabed mining in Papua New Guinea through creative practice', Sustainability Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-019-00752-2
CORBIN Alain, 1994, The Lure of Sea. Discovery of Seaside in Western World, 1750-1840, Los Angeles and New York, University of California Press.
HADJIMICHAEL Maria, 2018, 'A call for a blue degrowth: Unravelling the European Union's fisheries and maritime policies', Marine Policy 94, pp.158-164.
HADJIMICHAEL Maria, 2018, 'The stealing of the seashore as a second wave of the enclosure movement: Examples from the Mediterranean', Ocean and Coastal Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.01.019.
HANNESSON Rögnvaldur, 2004, The Privatization of the Oceans, Cambridge and London, The MIT Press.
KING Tanya, ROBINSON Gary (eds), 2019, At Home on the Waves Human Habitation of the Sea from the Mesolithic to Today (2019), New York, Oxford, Berghahn Books.
KOTHARI Ashish et al. 2019, Pluriverse. A Post-development Dictionary New Delhi, Tulika Books.
KUNISH John Charles, 2006, Killing our Oceans, Mass Extinction of Marine Life, Westport and London, Praeger.
MACK John, 2011, The Sea. A Cultural History, London, Reaktion Books.
MANSFIELD Becky, 2004, 'Neoliberalism in the oceans, 'rationalization', property rights, and the commons question', Geoforum vol. 35 (3), pp.313-326.
PROBYN Elspeth, 2016, Eating the Ocean, Durham and London, Duke University Press.
STRANG Veronica, 2004, The Meaning of Water, Oxford and New York, Berg.
Interdisciplinary Seminar
LO1 ? To understand and develop theoretical and/or applied research skills in areas related with sea governance and sustainability.
LO2 ? To develop written and oral communication skills.
LO3 ? To develop intellectual skills through autonomous study
LO4 ? To develop research skills and critical reflection
The syllabus will include the presentation of several topics related with interdisciplinary studies of the sea in seminars conducted by different experts, including on the subjects of maritime spatial planning, biodiversity protection, maritime history or sea tourism.
Evaluation processContinuous assessment:
Written individual report on a topic presented during the seminars: 100%
Considering the nature of the Curricular Unit there will be no final assessment
Para cada seminário será indicada bibliografia específica
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Port Business and Management
A. Students should have a working knowledge of business models development, service business logic and customer value creation;
B. Students should know about the main elements of terminal and port service management;
C. Students should be able to identify innovations in port service.
1. Introduction to Business Models in decision-making processes
2. Ports as engagement platform for different business communities - Port Customers, Relationships and Networks
3. Types of Ports and Port?s Business Models
4. Ports vs Terminals: Differences and Issues in the Business Model
5. Ports' Network: 4th Generation Ports
6. Port management and market regulation
7. Port Services, and Terminal Operations Management
8. Piers, Infrastructure and Equipment
9. Yachting and marine business
10. The Road to Re-industrialization of Europe: The New Role of Ports
50% Written Exam + 50% Workgroup
Final Exams (1st and 2nd phases) (100%)
Burns, G. M. (2014), Port Management and Operations, CRC Press, USA, Taylor & Francis Group.
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Research Seminar
LO1 - To present the basic concepts, objectives, problems and dilemma, as well as contemporary challenges of scientific research in the social sciences.
LO2 - To stimulate critical debate about the nature, the goals and the means of scientific research in the social sciences.
LO3 - To support the choice of relevant and hopefully innovative themes and topics for the elaboration of the master dissertations.
LO4 - To develop the students? research skills, including for methodological rigour and critical reflection.
LO5 ? To develop written and oral communication skills.
1.Introduction to scientific research and to the methodologies of scientific research in the social sciences and to the challenges of pluridisciplinary and interdisciplinar research. Fundamental research, applied research and experimental development. Neutrality or engagement in the sciences. Challenges of the social sciences in a changing society, economically, technologically, socially and culturally.
2.Research themes and topics in governance and sustainability of the sea. How to design a research project leading to the master dissertation?
3.Designing and elaborating a research project: i) research object and objectives; ii) project?s justification; iii) state-of-the-art; iv) methodologies; v) documentary and bibliographic sources; vi) dissertation structure and format; vii) modes of citation and of bibliographic referencing.
4.Oral presentation and discussion in class of the research themes/topics to be developed by the students.
Assessment throughout the semester is that occurring regularly, during the curricular period.
Theoretical classes seek to expose basic ideas and concepts relating to scientific research in the social sciences, and research methodologies.Practical classes aim to assist in the design of their research projects leading to the elaboration of their dissertations. 1st is the choice of the theme/topic to investigate. Students shall expound their plan for an individual research project presented and discussed in class,which will offer the basis for the evaluation.
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Assessment:
Oral presentation of the theme/topic for the research project (15-20m): 30%
Written report on the research project (4-6pp): 50%
Participation in class: 20%
Considering the nature of the Curricular Unit, there will be no final assessment
Weingart, P. and N. Stehr, Practising Interdisciplinarity, Toronto: Toronto University Press, 2000.
Quivy, R. & Van Campenhoudt, L. (1992), Manual de investigação em Ciências Sociais, Lisboa: Gradiva, 1ª Edição.
Klein, J. T., ?The Transdisciplinary Moment(um)?, https://integral-review.org/issues/vol_9_no_2_klein_the_transdiciplinary_moment(um).pdf
Frodeman, R. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Ampudia de Haro, F. e outros (2016), Investigação em Ciências Sociais - Guia Prática do Estudante, Lisboa: Pactor.
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2nd Cycle Internship
The learning outcomes of the I+C33nternship are adapted to each internship and to the organization where it takes place. In general, the objectives are:
OA1. To acquire technical skills associated with methods and techniques for action within different types of organizations (businesses, public agencies, non-profit organizations) related to the general objectives and learning objectives of the master's program;
OA2. To develop, within organizations, research and action-research skills related to the master's program;
OA3. To build indicators for recording and evaluating professional practice;
OA4. To elaborate an internship report that reveals analytical reflection of the work done in a professional context.
1. Topic and problem of the internship
2. Internship plan
3. Theoretical and methodological framework
4. Evaluation
5. Report
The final assessment is the responsibility of the internal internship supervisor, taking into account the external supervisor's assessment, the report and its presentation/discussion.
The internship report, which the student must submit directly to the internal supervisor, has a maximum of 15 pages (5000 words) in A4 format (excluding annexes and references).
The report must include the following aspects:
a) Introduction;
b) Internship objectives
c) The trainee's work plan and how they fit into the organisation
d) Results of the internship (activities carried out, work products, degree of fulfilment of the work plan)
e) Reflection on the learning achieved with relevance to the master's programme, making a critical and theoretically grounded assessment of the internship
f) Lessons learnt (success factors, obstacles encountered)
g) Conclusions and recommendations
h) References
The final report must be submitted to the internal supervisor within the assessment timetable defined each year.
The report is presented/discussed in front of the internal supervisor and the coordinator of the 2nd Cycle Internship (Political Economy).
In this curricular unit there is no possibility of taking a final exam and no possibility of improving your grade.
Cameron, C., Freudenberg, B., & Brimble, M. (2013). Making economics real—The economics internship. International Review of Economics Education, 13, 10-25.
Maertz Jr, C. P., Stoeberl, P. A., & Marks, J. (2014). Building successful internships: lessons from the research for interns, schools, and employers. Career Development International, 19(1), 123-142.
Mruk, C., & Moor, J. (2020). Succeeding at Your Internship: A Handbook Written for and with Students. Bowling Green State University.
Reeher, G. & Mariani, M. (2002), The Insider's Guide To Political Internships: What To Do Once You're In The Door, Nova Iorque: Basic Books.
Stewart, A., Owens, R., O'Higgins, N., & Hewitt, A. (Eds.). (2021). Internships, employability and the search for decent work experience. Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Master Project in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea
1. To plan and develop a research in accordance with scientific and ethic requirements
2. To develop oral and written communication skills
3. To contribute to the development and dissemination of the subjects of ocean governance and sustainability within academy and civil society in national and international contexts
Considering the nature and goals of the Curricular Unit Work Project there is not a syllabus organized through topics. Work Project development involves diferente stages and concludes with the delivery of the Work Project at the end of 2º year/2nd semestet of the Master in Interdisciplinary Studies of the Sea.
Evaluation processIn 1st semester of 2nd year the classes consist in the presentation of the first steps (pre-project, main concepts, methodology and bibliographic research) of research envisaging the delivery of the Work Project.
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Presentation of Work Project: 100%
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Master Dissertation in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea
1. To plan and develop a research in accordance with scientific and ethic requirements
2. To develop oral and written communication skills
3. To contribute to the development and dissemination of the subjects of interdisciplinary studies of the sea within academy and civil society in national and international contexts
Considering the nature and goals of the Curricular Unit Dissertation there is not a syllabus organized through topics. Dissertation development involves diferente stages and concludes with the delivery of the thesis at the end of 2º year/2nd semestet of the Master in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea.
Evaluation processIn 1st semester of 2nd year the classes consist in the presentation of the first steps (pre-project, main concepts, methodology and bibliographic research) of research envisaging the delivery of the Master Dissertation.
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Presentation of the Master Dissertation: 100%
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Optional courses will only be held if they achieve a minimum number of enrollments.
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