Teaching History in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Master
Coordinator
Raquel Pereira Henriques
Opening date
September 2016
Vacancies
12
Fees
New students - 1.100,00
Schedule
Evening schedule comprises seminars and teaching practice is carried out during working hours. (to be available at http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/ensino/mestrados)
Education objectives
1) To know the guidelines of national education policy and its generic evolution.
2) Adapt educational and teaching practices to the specific subject areas of History of the 3rd
cycle and secondary, students and school environments.
3) Apply scientific, cultural, pedagogical and didactic skills in planning and development of collaborative
teaching-learning and self-regulated activities, appropriate to the curriculum but also thinking needs of students and school environments.
4) Apply scientific, technological and cultural knowledge in teaching.
5) Build educational teaching tools and assessment tools that allow for development of diversified skills and the proper application of knowledge.
6) Reflect about the ethics of the teaching profession and the many scientific, social, cultural and educational
contents.
Access conditions
Students are accepted as candidates for registration with a degree or equivalent in History. They must have 120 credits in History (30 ECTS in History of Portugal and 90 ECTS in General History) - see clauses number 17 and 18 and annex to DL 79/2014. The rules on admission to the Master of Education (Initial Teacher Training ) FCSH / NOVA, are described in national legislation, articulated with the following criteria for the final ranking of candidates: Ratings / academic notes degree (20%); Academic and scientific curriculum (30%); Professional curriculum (20%); Proof classroom writing (10%); Interview (20%). Other information at http://fcsh.unl.pt/futuro-aluno/mestrados/candidaturas
Degree pre-requisites
Length: 2 years / 4 semesters. Total credits: 120 credits (70 in course units of the study programme + 50 in the non-taught component).
To obtain the masters degree, the student must realize in accordance with Decree-Law 79/2014, 14th May, an introduction to professional practice which are assigned 50 credits (45 ECTS match Supervised Teaching Practice and 5 ECTS to the Seminar of Supervised Teaching Practice).
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/NOVA.
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 component of the program can proceed to the Supervised Teaching Practice. 5) For the evaluation of the Supervised Teaching Practice, please consult FCSH/NOVAs relevant regulations.
Structure
| Mandatory | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 722160053 | Teaching of History Methodology I - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722160078 | Teaching of History Methodology II - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722171259 | Education, Curriculum and Multiculturalism - 2nd semester | 5 |
| 722171270 | - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722171269 | Supervised Teaching Practice - 2nd semester | 45 |
| 722171257 | Educational Psichology - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722171268 | Research Supervision Seminar - 2nd semester | 5 |
| 722171258 | Education Systems and School Cultures - 2nd semester | 5 |