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14 Affordable PhD programmes from around the world

Business and Economics
The recently created Doctoral Programme in Business and Economics of Universidade de Aveiro, with three branches of specialization - Economics, Management and Finance - responds to the requests of researchers and graduates to continue their doctoral studies in these areas of knowledge.

Industrial Engineering and Management
The Industrial Engineering and Management programmes offered by Universidade de Aveiro is designed to equip students with the knowledge, methodologies, and critical thinking skills necessary to make meaningful scientific contributions to Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM).

Psychology
The PhD Program in Psychology offered by Universidade de Aveiro aims to promote scientific research practices in psychology based on high rigor, transparency, and contribution to the construction of knowledge.

Tourism
The Doctoral Programme in Tourism degree of Universidade de Aveiro, seeks to create a new research programme, under the umbrella of the Bologna Treaty,

Accounting
The Doctoral Programme in Accounting at Universidade de Aveiro in association with the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, aims to promote research that generates social, environmental, and economic value through an integrated and transformative approach to knowledge.

Political Science
This innovative Political Science degree of Universidade de Aveiro aims, generally, to provide high quality advanced training in Political Science, and generate valuable contributions to research in this area.

Multimedia in Education
The Doctoral Program in Multimedia in Education degree of Universidade de Aveiro is organised as a curricular-based doctoral course (1st year) and 2 years focused on developing and writing the thesis.

Translation and Terminology
The main objectives of this Doctoral Programme in Translation and Terminology from Universidade de Aveiro is a joint initiative between the University of Aveiro and NOVA University Lisbon, offering advanced training in the areas of Translation and Terminology.

Cultural Studies
The Cultural Studies degree of Universidade de Aveiro offers in-depth training in the field of culture as a phenomenon that articulates the symbolic and imaginary dimensions with the practices and social performances of concrete groups and communities.

History of Sciences and Scientific Education
Become familiar with the most important aspects of the evolution of the sciences, analyzing their development as part of humanity’s intellectual and social experience with the History of Sciences and Scientific Education doctorate degree taught at Universidade de Aveiro.
Culture Studies
Culture Studies from Catholic University of Portugal is a four-year research program in the Humanities and Social Sciences aimed at graduates and professionals from the cultural sector who wish to advance their university education within a theoretically solid and groundbreaking framework.
Biological Sciences
The Biological Sciences program from University of Madeira aims to contribute towards the creation of highly qualified investments, with the needed skills to carry out research projects autonomously, whether in academic context or in other economic related areas, either in private or public institutions.
Informatics Engineering
Informatics Engineering from University of Madeira aims to contribute towards the creation of highly qualified researchers with the skills to carry out research projects autonomously whether in the academic context or in other economic related areas (like the business sector).
Global PhD Programme
The Global PhD Programme at Catholic University of Portugal examines the nature of legal reasoning, the truth-conditions of legal argument, the history of legal thought and a variety of resources from other disciplines useful to the study of law. It is a ‘nuts and bolts’ course for researchers in the field.