History: Change and Continuity in a Global World (PIUDHist)

The Programa Interuniversitário de Doutoramento em História: mudança e continuidade num mundo global (PIUDHist) began in the academic year 2008-2009 and was restructured in 2013-2014, receiving the qualification of FCT Doctorate.

With an innovative curricular organization, the programme includes four defined fields of specialization following a thematic criterion – social dynamics and political structures; institutions and economic development; empires, colonialism and post-colonialism; intellectual and sociocultural movements – definitively going beyond the traditional organization of PhDs in History in specializations bound to chronological periods. This favours a transversal and comparative training, articulated around medium and long-term approaches, which enhances the scientific quality of training and research.

In Portugal, PIUDHist is the first doctoral programme in History that is based on an interuniversitary parternship, bringing together five Portuguese university institutes:

Under agreements signed with other entities, students admitted to PIUDHist can apply for the following doctoral grants.

Ângela Barreto Xavier

Senior Research Fellow

Isabel Corrêa da Silva

Research Fellow

José Luís Cardoso

Research Professor

Miguel Dantas da Cruz

Research Fellow

Nuno Gonçalo Monteiro

Research Professor

Rui Ramos

Senior Research Fellow

The Doctor of History degree is awarded to students who obtain a total of 240 ECTS through a single document signed by the four partner Universities:

Obtaining the 240 ECTS is done over a four-year work program that is distributed as follows:

60 ECTS in the first two academic semesters that award a Diploma of Advanced Studies in History and the respective diploma supplement, in a single document signed by the four partner Universities.
180 ECTS in the remaining three years through the preparation, discussion and approval of a thesis, including participation in 6 biannual monitoring seminars and respective guidance.

1^st YEAR - 1^st SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Methodology Seminar	6 ECTS
Specialized Seminar	6 ECTS
Specialized Seminar	6 ECTS
Research Design I	12 ECTS

Specialized Seminar - 1^st SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Social Dynamics and Political Structures I	6 ECTS
Institutions and Economic Development I	6 ECTS
Empires, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism I	6 ECTS
Intellectual and Sociocultural Movements I	6 ECTS

1^st YEAR - 2^nd SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Specialized Seminar	6 ECTS
Specialized Seminar	6 ECTS
Research Design II	18 ECTS

Specialized Seminar - 2^nd SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Social Dynamics and Political Structures II	6 ECTS
Institutions and Economic Development II	6 ECTS
Empires, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism II	6 ECTS
Intellectual and Sociocultural Movements II	6 ECTS

2^nd YEAR - 1^st SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Monitoring Seminar I	6 ECTS
Thesis I	24 ECTS

2^nd YEAR - 2^nd SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Monitoring Seminar II	6 ECTS
Thesis II	24 ECTS

3^rd YEAR - 1^st SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Monitoring Seminar III	6 ECTS
Thesis III	24 ECTS

3^rd YEAR - 2^nd SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Monitoring Seminar IV	6 ECTS
Thesis IV	24 ECTS

4^th YEAR - 1^st SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Monitoring Seminar V	6 ECTS
Thesis V	24 ECTS

4^th YEAR - 2^nd SEMESTER

Curricular Units	ECTS
Monitoring Seminar VI	6 ECTS
Thesis VI	24 ECTS

Requirements

The following are admitted as candidates:

Holders of Master degrees or legal equivalent in the field of History or any other field in the Social Sciences and Humanities, giving preference to candidates with research experience in History;
Exceptionally, holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent, provided that they have a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum and that they present letters of recommendation that demonstrate their ability to carry out this cycle of doctoral studies.

Applications

Applications 2023/2024

Early Bird

Applications: 1^st February 2023 to 14^th March 2023
Interviews: 15^th February 2023 to 24^th March 2023
Results: 28^th March 2023
Registrations: 29^th March 2023 to 5^th April 2023

1^st Call

Applications: 29^th March 2023 to 2^nd May 2023
Interviews: 12^th April 2023 to 12^th May 2023
Results: 16^th May 2023
Registrations: 17^th May 2023 to 24^th May 2023

2^nd Call

Applications: 17^th May 2023 to 20^th June 2023
Interviews: 30^th May 2023 to 30^th June 2023
Results: 4^th July 2023
Registrations: 5^th July 2023 to 12^th July 2023

Presentation of applications: https://sca.lisboa.ucp.pt/CandidaturasOnline/default.aspx

Application Fee

Early Bird: € 135
1^st Call: € 155
2^nd Call: € 200

Applicants should formalize their application with the following documents:

Curriculum Vitae;
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Qualification Certificate;
Motivation letter that states the reasons for choosing PIDHist;
General presentation of the PhD pre-project (title and objectives, up to 1000 words);
Master’s thesis and, if applicable, other relevant publications, in PDF;
Two recommendation letters.

Admission

The applicants will be ranked according to the score obtained in the selection process, based on individual merit. The following criteria are considered:

Bachelor’s grade: 10%
Master’s grade: 25%
Experience and capability of developing advanced research: 35%
Motivation letter, interview, and PhD pre-project: 30%