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General

Academic degree:
  • Master's degree
ECTS:
120
Duration:
4 curricular semesters
Regime:
Mixed
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • History

Contacts

    Institute of Social Sciencies
    Campus de Gualtar
    4710 - 057 Braga
    Tel: +351 253604216 / 253604280 Fax: +351 253604697
    E-Mail: pedagogico@ics.uminho.pt; sec@ics.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.ics.uminho.pt

Description

The students who finish the first year of the course having a positive evaluation in all the curricular units, shall be awarded, if required, a "Certificate of Advanced Studies in History". The second year offers the possibility of elaborating either a dissertation, a project or an internship report, conferring a masters degre, to which a special mention can be added, according to the following possibilities: Middle Ages, Early Modern Period, Modern Period History of Discoveries and Portugueses Expansion, Art History, Historical Demography and Theory and Methods.

Access to higher education

This Master degree provides basic training to carry out a course of 3rd cycle (PhD) in the same scientific area, or other areas

Access

30

Vacancies

12

Minimum

Access forms

The access to this Cycle of Study can be done at the Students Portal of the University of Minho https://alunos.uminho.pt/EN/candidates/MastersDegrees/Pages/default.aspx

This information does not replace consultation of the Academic Regulations of the University of Minho and other official documents.

Formal requirements

The following students may be admitted to the present study cycle:
- holders of a History under-graduation level or other under-graduation level in Social and Human Sciences;
- holders of a higher education level in a foreign university provided as part of the 1st cycle in History of other post-graduation in Social and Human Sciences in line with the Bologna model of an acceding State;
- holders of foreign higher education level recognised as meeting the aims of the History or any other Social and Human Sciences post-graduation degree by the Social Sciences Institute Scientific Council;
- holders of a school curriculum, either scientific or professional, that is recognised as attesting the necessary skills to conduct this study cycle by the Social Sciences Institute Scientific Council.

Application deadlines

Information on Application Deadlines can be found at:
https://www.ics.uminho.pt/en/Study/Mestrados/Pages/Candidaturas.aspx

Registration deadlines

Information on Registration Deadlines can be found at:
https://www.ics.uminho.pt/en/Study/Mestrados/Pages/Candidaturas.aspx

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 History and Theory H 7.5
S1 Project Seminar I H 7.5
S1 Research Methodologies H 7.5
S1 Seminário I 7.5
History Themes I H 7.5
History Themes II H 7.5
The City and Historical Centre Ar 7.5
S2 Project Seminar II H 7.5
S2 Seminário II 7.5
History Themes III H 7.5
History Themes IV H 7.5
Seminar of Palaeography and Diplomatics H 7.5
S2 Seminário III 7.5
History Themes V H 7.5
History Themes VI H 7.5
Themes in Art History H 7.5
S2 Seminário IV 7.5
Cultura Contemporânea H 7.5
Medieval Culture H 7.5
Modern Culture H 7.5
Political History Theme H 7.5
Year 2 60
A Dissertation, Project or Internship H 50
A Supervision Seminar of Dissertation, Project or Internship H 10

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
20-12-2022
A3ES deliberation:
https://a3es.pt/pt/resultados-acreditacao/mestrado-em-historia-1
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Ef 2527/2011
Registry Date:
18-03-2011
Accreditation validity:
30-07-2025