Master in Education Sciences – Specialization in Education and Socio-community Intervention

2ND STUDY CYCLE

• Holders of the bachelor degree or legal equivalent;
• Holders of a foreign academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies organized according to the principles of the Bologna process by a state that adheres to that process;
• Holders of a foreign academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the bachelor degree by the Scientific Council of  Portucalense University;
• Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum which is recognized by the Scientific Council of Portucalense University as attesting to their ability to undertake this cycle of studies.

Given their academic and professional background, candidates may submit a request for Application for Recognition and Accreditation of Competences, which may confer equivalence to course units of the Master's course. Holders of Pre-Bologna licenciado degree who have more than 5 years of professional experience in the area of the master's degree may request the substitution of the dissertation by a detailed report on the professional activity according to the regulations in force.

• Application form, duly filled out;

• Identification document;

• Photograph, passport type;

• Original or certified copy of the document proving the possession of the higher academic degree (except for UPT candidates) (*);

If you wish to apply for equivalences:

• Application for Recognition and Creditation of Competences according to regulations in force (including syllabus and course loads of the subjects to which you wish to request equivalence and discriminative certificate (*) with the grades obtained).

(*) These documents must be authenticated according to the legislation in force (Decreto-lei 28 de 13/03/2000).

• Own Model, Acknowledgement that the academic degree satisfies the objectives of the degree of licenciado, for the purposes of application to a master's course, requesting prior recognition by the Scientific Council of the access qualification
  Identification document
  Photograph, passport type
  Document proving the possession of the foreign higher academic degree with an indication of the final mark (*)
  Detailed certificate of the course units that make up the curricular plan of the academic degree (*)
  Updated CV

  (*) The documents must be translated into Portuguese, whenever they are not issued in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish and stamped by the consular service or presented with the Haia Apostille affixed by the competent authority of the State where the document originated.

Documentation for Re-entry application:

• Identification document;
• Passport type photo;
• Application for recognition and crediting of skills, according to the regulations in force, if you wish to apply for the equivalence of skills other than those acquired in the course for which you are re-entering.

For information about the application process please refer to the relevant regulations below or contact our Admissions Office directly. For pedagogical/scientific information please consult the course coordinators:

• Regulamento do Ciclo de Estudos conducente ao grau de Mestre
• Regulation of the Recognition and Creditation of Competences