Special Education (São Tomé e Príncipe)

Postgraduate Degree

Ano Letivo 2025/2026

The main aim of this Postgraduate course is to promote specialised training in Special/Inclusive Education, capable of responding to the demands of inclusive education that is becoming operational in the various educational contexts, from pre-school education to secondary education. This postgraduate programme is aimed primarily at preschool teachers and primary and secondary school teachers.
Based on the principles of inclusive education. It aims to train students to become competent, reflective and interventionist professionals, capable of critically analysing educational situations, with a view to planning and evaluating contextualised and socially significant learning opportunities, through which all children and young people can develop their learning potential with their peers. It also aims to promote the construction and deepening of scientific knowledge and know-how that will enable master's students to contribute to the construction of inclusive educational environments, identifying and eliminating barriers to learning and the use of participatory methodologies.
It also seeks to contribute to the development of cooperation and dialogue skills with and between the various players involved in children's education, with a view to building an inclusive school.