Masters Degrees | Applications 2025-2026

The Master's Degree in Educational Sciences (MCED) values an integrated logic of rigour and innovation in research and intervention in socio-educational realities, through learning that is appropriate to the transformations in education and the demands of employability.

Start date: September 2025

Timetable: Work and after work

Language: Portuguese

Total number of vacancies for 2025/2026: 60

1st phase: 25

2nd phase: 30

3rd phase: 5

Recipients:

• Graduates in Education Sciences
• Other graduates in Teaching and Social and Human Sciences
• Other degrees
• Other situations

Selection and ranking criteria and their respective weightings:

Weighting:

Weighting - 1 - degree area: 10%; 2 - degree grade: 40%; 3 - other courses: 5%; 4 - complementary training: 6%; 5 - length of professional experience: 6%; 6 - participation in intervention projects: 6%; 7 - participation in research projects: 4%; 8 - communications: 4%; 9 - publications: 4%; 10 - overall suitability of the CV for the study cycle: 10%; 11 - other (age under 25 and average of 14 or above): 5%;

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FPCEUP's Master's Degree in Psychology Themes (MTP) aims to qualify professionals with training in multiple areas, providing them with in-depth knowledge of psychology topics that will enrich their daily practices and professional performance. The topics covered include: Neurocognition and Language; Disaster and Trauma Psychology; Developmental Psychology and Child Education: Inclusive Education and Early Intervention; Social Psychology.

This cycle of studies does not allow you to practise as a psychologist and does not give you access to the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (OPP).

Start date: September 2025

Timetable: Work and after work

Language: Portuguese

Total number of vacancies for 2025/2026: 20

1st phase: 10

2nd phase: 10 + leftovers from 1st phase

3rd phase: 7*

1 place: Disaster and Trauma Psychology, 2 places: Child Development and Education Psychology: Inclusive Education and Early Intervention, 4 places: Social Psychology

Recipients:

• Holders of a national or foreign higher academic degree awarded following a first cycle of studies (180 ECTS) in Psychology or related areas;
• Holders of a national or foreign higher academic degree in other areas, provided that their curriculum demonstrates adequate basic scientific preparation for the cycle of studies in Psychology Themes;
• Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognised as attesting to their ability to complete this cycle of studies by the FPCEUP's statutorily competent scientific body.

Selection and ranking criteria and their respective weightings:

CV assessment (and interview if deemed necessary by the jury for further clarification). The interview will be considered to clarify the weighting of the criteria listed below. Each candidate will be graded on a scale of minimum 1 and maximum 20. A mark of less than 9.5 justifies the exclusion of the application.

Weighting:

Weighting (out of 20 points): 1. relevance of basic training (academic curriculum) in relation to the thematic area of the Master's degree (5); 2. course classification obtained in previous training (4); 3. elements of complementary training during or after graduation (3); 4. previous research experience (2); 5. professional experience and its relationship with the thematic area of the Master's degree (1); 6. dissemination of research or professional practices (1); 7. motivation letter (4).

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The Master's in Adult Education and Training (MEFA) aims to develop specialised skills and knowledge for action/intervention in this field, through the design, implementation, management and evaluation of lifelong learning projects aimed at adults, particularly in the context of the community and within the educational and vocational training offer, including the validation of experiential learning. It also prepares them for coordinating multi-professional teams working in these contexts and interventions and for research in the field of adult education and lifelong learning and guidance.

Start date: September 2025

Timetable: After work

Language: Portuguese

Total number of vacancies for 2025/2026: 30

1st phase: 15

2nd phase: 10

3rd phase: 5

Recipients:

Graduates in Education Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences and Humanities, and other areas who develop or intend to develop professional activity in the field of Adult Education and Training, namely within the current Qualifica Centres, in organisations and institutions dedicated to adult education, adult vocational training and continuing education, in companies and other work organisations, and in community interventions, among other contexts.

Selection and ranking criteria and their respective weightings:

As stipulated in Article 9 of the Regulations for the 2nd cycle of studies in Adult Education and Training, selection is based on the classification obtained by the analysis:

Weighting:

Degree area: 9%; 2. Final degree classification: 25%; 3. Other courses: 6%; 4. Complementary training: 7%; 5. Work experience: 6%; 6. Experience as a trainer: 3%; 7. Intervention projects: 9%; 8. Research projects: 7%; 9. Communications at scientific meetings: 6%; 10. Publications: 7%; 11. Suitability of the CV for the study cycle: 10%; 12. Other: 5%.

Comments: Candidates may be interviewed to assess their motivations and expectations regarding the training, as well as their command of foreign languages and availability of time.

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Organised by the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FPCEUP) and the Faculty of Fine Arts (FBAUP) of the University of Porto, the Master's Degree in Visual Arts Teaching in the 3rd Cycle of Primary and Secondary Education (MEAV) is a project for the academic and professional training of visual arts teachers, combining scientific and pedagogical knowledge and skills capable of responding to the challenges facing arts education. Throughout the cycle of studies, teacher training, supervised teaching practice and research in the visual arts aim to contribute to the critical discussion of the problems that affect schools and the actions of teachers, through innovative teaching and learning methodologies, in close relationship with the epistemological field of art education.

Resulting from the amendment to the legal regime for professional qualifications for teaching in pre-school education and basic and secondary education (DL 112/2023, of 29 November) the MEAV Study Plan will be updated.

Start date: September 2025

Timetable: (to be confirmed) 1st Semester - Monday and Tuesday from 4pm to 9pm; 2nd Semester - Monday to Wednesday from 4pm to 9pm/22pm. (Timetable exclusively for the curricular component (1st Year) of the MEAV and does not include the Option CUs. The timetable for the Option courses depends on the offer defined each year, in consultation with the Scientific Councils of both Faculties).

Language: Portuguese

Total number of vacancies for 2025/2026:27

1st phase: 12

2nd phase: 15 + leftovers from 1st phase

3rd phase: n.a

Recipients:

- Holders of a higher academic qualification with a minimum of 120 ECTS in the scientific area of Visual Arts (may apply with 75% of the required credits, subject to obtaining the missing credits by the date of enrolment); and

- Oral and written proficiency in Portuguese (to be assessed at the interview and in a letter of motivation explaining the reasons for the application).

Selection and ranking criteria and respective weighting:

1st selection stage:

- Letter of Motivation (assessment of written command of the Portuguese language);

- Curriculum Vitae (CV) analysis;

2nd selection stage:

- Selection interview

Weighting

1. Motivation letter - 10%

In order to assess written command of the Portuguese language, the motivation letter must show the ability to articulate arguments in justification for applying to the course. This letter should be limited to 500 words.

1. CV analysis - 70%

Candidates' CVs will be assessed according to the following sub-criteria and weightings:

2.1 – First degree or integrated master's degree - 25%

2.2 – Complementary training - 20% www.fpce.up.pt

2.3 – Experience in the educational and artistic field as it relates to art education - 25%

1. Interview - 20%

As proficiency in Portuguese is a prerequisite for admission, the interview with the candidates is designed to assess this proficiency, focusing on the reasons given in the application process and the ability to articulate arguments.

Remarks: 1) The motivation letter will be eliminated if the score is less than 10. 2) Only those candidates who score more than 10 in the motivation letter and CV analysis will go through to the second selection stage (selection interview).

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The Master's Degree in Psychology (MPSI) aims to qualify psychology professionals, equipping them with specialised knowledge and skills and attitudes suited to the performance of their work as psychologists in complex and unpredictable work and research contexts. The course focuses on four areas of specialisation in which the student will acquire core knowledge and skills and deepen conceptual models and specific intervention techniques: Clinical and Health Psychology; Educational and Human Development Psychology; Organisational, Social and Work Psychology; Psychology of Justice and Deviance.

Start date: September 2025

Timetable: daytime

Language: entirely in Portuguese

Total number of vacancies for 2025/2026: 82

1st phase: 77

2nd phase: 5 (more left over)

3rd phase: n.a

Recipients:

1. Holders of a degree in Psychology or Psychological Sciences;
2. Holders of a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies in Psychology organised in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process and recognised by a Portuguese higher education institution legally qualified for this purpose;
3. Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that confers, following specific recognition under the terms of article 20 of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, rights inherent to holding a degree in Psychology or Psychological Sciences.
4. "Students completing a degree in Psychology or Psychological Sciences" who are in a position to obtain a Bachelor's degree by the end of the enrolment deadline for the respective application phase, regardless of their Higher Education Institution (HEI) of origin. These candidates will lose their right to a place in the competition in question if they are unable to enrol by the deadline.

Selection and ranking criteria and their respective weightings:

Candidates will be ranked in descending order of their Final Classification (CF), based on the weighted average of the following components: Application Average (MC) and Prestige of the Educational Establishment (PEE).

The Final Classification (CF) is rounded to the nearest thousandth.

Placement in one of the Master's four areas of specialisation will be done in descending order of the FC, placing each candidate in the area of specialisation of greatest preference for which there are still vacancies.

Weighting

Application average - 70%

The Candidature Average (CA), expressed on a scale of 10 to 20, rounded to the nearest thousandth, represents the average of the marks obtained in individual courses weighted by the respective ECTS.

Prestige of the Educational Establishment (PEE) - 30%

The Prestige of the Educational Establishment (PEE) represents the quality and prestige of the applicant's home HEI, and is assessed using the latest available edition of the QS ranking.

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The Master's in Sexology (MSEX) is a course leading to a Master's degree* that promotes theoretical and practical skills in the field of sexology, with a focus on clinical and social intervention contexts, crossing the multi- and interdisciplinary contribution of various scientific areas, such as Psychology, Medicine, Health Sciences, Education Sciences and Social Sciences.

Start date: September 2025
Timetable: daytime
Language: entirely in Portuguese

Total number of places for 2025/2026: 20
1st phase: 10
2nd phase: 10 (+ vacancies left over from 1st phase)
3rd phase: vacancies left over from 1st phase

Recipients:

Those eligible to apply for the Master's Degree in Sexology, in accordance with the conditions set out below:

• Holders of a higher academic degree, national or foreign, awarded following a first cycle of studies (180 ECTS) in Psychology, Medicine, Health Sciences (e.g.,
• Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy), Education Sciences, Social Sciences or related areas (e.g. Teaching).
• Holders of a higher academic degree, national or foreign, in other areas, provided that their curriculum demonstrates adequate basic scientific preparation for the cycle of studies in
• studies in Sexology.
• Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognised by the FPCEUP Scientific Council as attesting to their ability to complete this cycle of studies.

Selection and ranking criteria and respective weighting:

Selection and ranking resulting from analysing the CV and Motivation Letter. An interview may take place if deemed necessary by the Jury for further clarification. Each candidate is graded on a scale of minimum 1 and maximum 20. A mark of less than 9.5 will result in the application being rejected.

Weightings (out of 20 points):

• Overall assessment of the CV and its suitability for the study programme: 60%;
  
• Motivation letter: 40 per cent.

Note: interviews may be held with applicants if there are ties in the ranking after the selection weights have been applied motivations and expectations regarding the training programme.

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