Preschool Education

Master Degree

Ano Letivo 2026/2027

The specific conditions for admission to this cycle of studies are regulated by the provisions of nº 2 of Decree-Law nº 79/2014, of May 14th, in its current wording. Holders of a Bachelor's Degree in Basic Education or another degree that awards credits from the cycle of studies leading to a bachelor's degree, distributed across the training components in the following terms, may apply for the Master's Degree in Pre-school and Primary Education: i) teaching areas and specific didactics area - minimum of 90 ECTS, 12 ECTS in the specific didactics area and 78 ECTS in the teaching area, namely, 20 ECTS in Portuguese, 20 credits in Mathematics, 20 ECTS in Natural Sciences and History and Geography of Portugal and 18 credits in Art Education and Physical Education. ii) general educational area - 10 ECTS. The other specific conditions for entry into this cycle of studies are regulated in nº 7 and n.º 8 of article 18 of Decree-Law No. 79/2014, of May 14, in its current wording. A general admission condition is oral and written command of the Portuguese language and mastery of the essential rules of logical and critical argumentation, as stipulated by the legislation in force for this purpose. This condition will be certified by combining a written Portuguese language test with an interview. In both cases, the candidate must obtain approval. The written test and interview are mandatory for everyone, regardless of their previous training or professional situation. The application can also be made by presenting a certificate of approval, issued by another institution of higher education, in which the candidate has taken tests for this same purpose, considering the conditions set out in the legislation in force for this purpose. The written test and interview to assess Portuguese language proficiency will take place on April 7th (1st phase), July 9th (2nd phase), and September 10th (3rd phase) at a location and time to be announced. In the application documentation, it is necessary to present the certificate of qualifications detailing the credits of each curricular unit, to verify compliance with the minimum ECTS of training established for entry into the Course, determined by the Legal Framework for Professional Qualification for Teaching in Pre-School Education and Basic and Secondary Education (Decree-Law nº 79/2014, of May 14th, in its current wording). The evaluation of the CV is based on the documents submitted with the application.