The Philosophy Department (DF) is an organisational sub-unit of FLUP responsible for teaching 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle courses (leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, respectively) in the field of Philosophy, delimited by reference to its history and specific problems, objectives, methodologies and research techniques.
In the area of teaching and research, the members of the Department teach and develop fundamental and applied research in the various philosophical disciplines, and are responsible for disseminating and valorising their results, both in the context of continuing education courses and other university extension activities. In the area of research, the Department has a direct relationship with the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto.
The Department also has two teams accredited by the General Direction of Education for a period of 6 years for the scientific certification of Philosophy textbooks for the 10th and 11th years of Secondary Education (for more information, please contact the Service Provision Unit).
The following graduate and postgraduate academic programmes at FLUP are the responsibility of the DF: