Course details

Degree objectives

The Master's Degree in Teaching the 1st Cycle of Basic Education and Portuguese and History and Geography of Portugal in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education is structured to develop a broad, in-depth and articulated body of knowledge, enabling you to: - Obtain professional training in the scientific, pedagogical and didactic dimensions, enabling you to plan and implement quality practices as a teacher of the 1st cycle and of Portuguese and History and Geography of Portugal in the 2nd cycle; - Promote a broad understanding of the knowledge that is part of the legal documents that define the prescribed curriculum for the 1st and 2nd cycles. Access to quality resources to support the realisation of curriculum development experiences in the various areas of action; - Improve skills in collaborative work, research and reflection on practices with a view to continuous improvement; - Inspire a positive attitude towards the teaching profession, including self-confidence in one's own abilities as a teacher and the creation of high expectations of what students can learn.

School

ESE - Escola Superior de Educação

Study mode

presencial - DayTime

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

The course provides a solid base of competences that allow you to:
- Develop quality teaching practices and adopt an investigative attitude and critical analysis of reality;
- Promote the interdisciplinary articulation of pedagogical concepts and practices;
- Adopt integrated practices, based on pedagogy appropriate to the age of the children;
- Identify the impact of the various educational spheres and the community contexts in which they operate;
- Encourage collaborative and network work;
- Training for lifelong learning, particularly in self-guided processes.

Career opportunities

Professional qualification for teaching as Elementary School Teacher - 1st cycle and Elementary School Teacher - 2nd cycle, in portuguese and history and geography of Portugal

Course coordinator

Teresa da Costa

Recognition of prior learning

The master's degree gives access to the 3rd cycle of studies, as described in section 8.

Admission requirements

All those wishing to obtain a professional qualification to teach in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education and in Portuguese and History and Geography of Portugal in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education.
Applicants for the cycle of studies leading to a Master's degree in Teaching in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education and in Portuguese and History and Geography of Portugal in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education, in accordance with Decree-Law no. 9-A/2025 of 14 February, may be those who cumulatively meet the conditions set out in points 1 and 3, or those who cumulatively meet the conditions set out in points 2 and 3 below:
1. Hold a Bachelor's degree in Basic Education from a Portuguese Higher Education Institution or, when from other institutions, prove it through a degree recognition process, in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018.
2. Hold a Bachelor's degree from a Higher Education Institution in Portugal or, when from other institutions, proven through a degree recognition process, in accordance with Decree-Law no. 66/2018 and meet the minimum training credit requirements, in accordance with the wording of article 4 of Decree-Law no. 9-A/2025 and the corresponding annex.
3. Have an oral and written command of the Portuguese language and a command of the essential rules of logical and critical argumentation, obtained by passing a test with one of the following characteristics:
Documentary test: having passed all the Curricular Units (CUs) in Portuguese Language, Portuguese Linguistics and Portuguese Didactics (a minimum of 20 ECTS) or equivalent CUs, at any Higher Education Institution (for this purpose, the certificate of qualification is considered to be detailed).
Written or oral exam: taken within two years prior to the date of application, at a higher education institution.

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

Qualification requirements

21 course units successfully completed

Legal framework and accreditation

Despacho n.º 4307/2022 de 12 de abril