Program Overview

Master in Political Science and International Relations

The Master in Political Science and International Relations is a postgraduate program designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of political systems, international relations, and globalization. The program aims to equip students with theoretical and methodological tools to analyze complex socio-political problems and develop competencies for research and decision-making.

Education Objectives

The program has the following education objectives:

• To acquire in-depth interdisciplinary theoretical knowledge concerning political systems, international relations, and the processes of globalization of structures and socio-political problems.
• To acquire knowledge and competencies concerning the application of academic methodological tools for the planning and carrying out of pure or applied research.
• To acquire competencies concerning the application of knowledge and methodological competencies for the formulation, calculation, and resolution of problems within enlarged and complex or innovative contexts.
• To obtain suitable preparation to carry out studies at doctoral level.

General Characterization

• DGES Code: 9269
• Cycle: Master (2nd Cycle)
• Degree: Master
• Access to Other Programs: Access to the cycle of studies which leads to a Doctorate Degree.
• Coordinator: Daniel da Silva Costa Marcos
• Vacancies: 80
• Fees: 1800 Euros/year or 3600 Euros/year (foreign students)
• Schedule: Presencial Pós-Laboral
• Teaching Language: Portuguese Language

Degree Pre-requisites

• Duration: 2 years/4 semesters
• Total Credits: 120 credits (60 credits from curricular units + 60 credits from the non-teaching component)
• Non-Teaching Component Modes: Dissertation or Project Work or Internship with Report
• The student performs 50 credits in all the curricular units offered and carries 10 credits as free-elective optional.
• In the 3rd semester, the student must perform a follow-up seminar from the non-teaching component (5 ECTS).
• Competencies:
  • To acquire in-depth interdisciplinary theoretical knowledge concerning political systems, international relations, and the processes of globalization of structures and socio-political problems.
  • To acquire knowledge and competencies concerning the application of academic methodological tools for the planning and carrying out of pure or applied research.
  • To acquire competencies concerning the application of knowledge and methodological competencies for the formulation, calculation, and resolution of problems within enlarged and complex or innovative contexts.
  • To obtain suitable preparation to carry out studies at doctoral level.

Conditions of Admittance

• Application and access conditions to the cycle of studies reflect the conditions established in the national legislation, namely:
  • To hold a licenciado degree or legal equivalent
  • To hold a foreign academic degree recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH
  • To hold an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum vitae recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH
• Applicants will be selected and ranked according to the criteria annually defined in the application edict.

Evaluation Rules

• A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20, as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the post-graduate diploma.
• The final grade of the post-graduate diploma is the average, by credit, of the grades obtained in the course units in which the student obtained the 60 credits from the taught part of the Masters course.
• A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20, as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the Masters degree.
• The final grade of the Masters degree will be the average of the final grade of the taught part of the course, weighted to 40%, and the grade awarded to the dissertation, project work, or practical work experience report, weighted to 60%.

Structure

Paths

• Area of specialization in Political Science
• Area of specialization in International Relations
• Area of specialization in Globalisation and Regional Issues
• Area of specialization in European Studies