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Masters Degree in Teaching Portuguese and Foreign Languages in the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education, with specialties in English or Spanish or French or German

The Master's Degree in Teaching Portuguese and Foreign Languages in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education (in the areas of specialisation of German or Spanish or French or English) is a professional cycle of studies that aims for the development of the scientific and pedagogical skills necessary for teaching at these levels of education, responding to changes in society, education and scientific and technological developments.

Job Opportunities

After completing this cycle of studies, master's students in Portuguese and Foreign Language Teaching obtain a professional teaching qualification in the following recruitment groups: Portuguese (code 300) and the foreign language of their choice, either German (code 340) or Spanish (code 350) or French (code 320) or English (code 330).

Type of Course
Masters Degree
Duration
4 Semesters / 120.0 ECTS
Vacancies
74
Tuition Fee (Full Tuition Fee)
Nacional/EU: 697.00€
International: 3500.00€
CPLP International: 1925.00€

All the information presented relates to 2024/2025

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Curricular structure

This Master's Degree is structured around four main scientific areas: Education, Didactics, Languages and Teacher Training. The Portuguese curricular units are interlinked with the subjects in the Foreign Language specialisation area (German or Spanish or French or English), providing integrated and comprehensive training that prepares students for competent teaching in both languages.

Additional Information

To enter this master's programme, you must have a bachelor's degree, with the ECTS distributed as follows:

  • Main area of linguistic combination (Portuguese): A minimum of 80 ECTS, of which 36 ECTS must be in language/linguistics, and the remaining 44 ECTS in literature, culture and/or linguistics subjects.
  • Secondary area of linguistic combination(German or Spanish or French or English): A minimum of 60 ECTS, of which 36 ECTS must be in foreign language subjects, and 24 ECTS in literature, culture and/or linguistics.

In Foreign Languages, applicants must prove academic qualifications obtained during their degree at the following levels of linguistic competence based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: English C1, French C1, Spanish B2 and German B2.

Applications with a degree that does not fulfil the minimum ECTS requirement may be accepted provided that the candidate has at least 104 ECTS in the required areas. The missing 36 ECTS can be completed during the first year of the master's programme. In these cases, it is recommended to spread the course units over two academic years to ensure a balanced workload.

During the process of analysing applications, the Scientific Committee of the Degree will conduct an interview in the languages of the combination.

Contacts

For scientific and academic inquiries- [email protected]
For administrative inquiries - [email protected]
International Students - [email protected]

Registration and Accreditation

DGES

Registration n.ºR/A-Ef 2754/2011/AL02 in Feb. 15, 2022

A3ES

Date of publication of the accreditation decision: Nov. 16, 2021

Validity of accreditation: 6 years

Information from A3ES