Sociology
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Master
Paths
- Sociology - Economic Sociology of Organizations
- Sociology - Urban, Planning and Environment Sociology
- Sociology - Public Policies and Social Inequalities
- Sociology - Knowledge, Education and Society
- Sociology - Communities and Social Dynamics
Coordinator
Manuel Gaspar da Silva Lisboa
Opening date
September 15, 2014
Vacancies
20 vagas
Fees
1st year - 1.000,00 / 2nd year - 1.000,00
Schedule
After-work schedule
Education objectives
We define our mission at the intersection of the purposes of reproduction and up-to-date disciplinary knowledge that legitimise us as an institution. Such are the production of knowledge that meet
social needs and expectations, respecting the collective values that motivate us to be a Public Service, as well as the individual values that promote the dignity of the members of the Society we live
in.
It is this spirit of mission that defines the aims and objectives that guide our educational program, aiming to produce, organize, operationalise and convey knowledge, as well as procedures and
tools necessary to understand and act on the different dimensions, aspects, areas and significant components societies are built upon.
Access conditions
1) In accordance with n.º 1, article 17 of Decree-Law n.º 74 of 24 March 2006 2) Candidates who meet the academic and curriculum requirements set forth in number 1 of the above article will be selected and ranked according to the following criteria: a. Final grade of 1st cycle degree (licenciatura); b. Academic and scientific curriculum: c. Professional curriculum; d. Interview (optional).
Degree pre-requisites
Length: 4 semesters. Total credits: 120 credits (60 in course units of the study programme + 60 in the non-taught component). Types of non-taught component: Dissertation, Project Work, Practical Work Experience with Report (55 ECTS). Number of credits from free-elective optionals: 10 credits (the student can obtain 10 credits from free-elective optionals in course units taught at post-graduate level at FCSH/UNL, or at any other national or foreign higher education institution with bilateral agreement.)
In 3rd Semester the student realizes a mandatory seminar monitoring the non-taught component (5 ECTS).
Access to other courses
Completion of the Masters degree allows the holder to apply for the cycle of studies which leads to a Doctorate Degree. For the specific access requirements for doctoral programmes, consult the regulations governing the doctoral programmes at FCSH, UNL.
Evaluation rules
1) No obligatory precedences for attending the programs courses. 2) Knowledge evalutation in the courses is individual and takes place at the end of each semester. The following tools will be considered: final oral and/or written assignments, papers or other assessment tools, in conditions to be agreed upon with each lecturer. The result of the evaluation is expressed in a mark from 0 to 20. 3) Approval in a course requires a final grade equal to or above 10. 4) Only those students who have obtained 60 ECTs on the scholar part of the program can proceed to the dissertation, project work or Practical Work Experience with Report . 5) For the evaluation of the dissertation, project work or Practical Work Experience with Report, please consult FCSHs relevant regulations.