Masters in Social Education, Development and Dynamics Locals

General Objectives of the Course

The main objectives of this Study Cycle are:
To ensure, predominantly, the acquisition of an academic or professional specialization in SEDLD with children, youth and families by students.
To deepen the understanding of the basic concepts currently applicable in the educational knowledge of Social Education (SE).
To provide students with the strategic tools for the coordination, management, planning, implementation and evaluation of projects and institutions in specific contexts of intervention of SE, with children, young people and families, in an integrated and integrating perspective.
To enable students for the procedural and critical analysis in research - action for innovation in contexts of SE, Social Development, specific to children, youth and families at a national, transnational and European level.
To raise students’ awareness of the ethical dimension when investigating and/or intervening in socioeducational contexts involving children, youth and families marked by vulnerability, marginalization and social exclusion.
The Master’s degree in Social Education, Development and Local Dynamics is structured in 4 semesters totalizing 120 ECTS distributed over 12 curricular units. The first year of the course plan is structured in 7 mandatory units, 3 optional curricular units.
The 2nd year includes the accomplishment of a research and the preparation of a dissertation or the accomplishment of a professional internship, and the preparation of a final report, being both written assignments, subject to presentation and public defense.

Admission Requirements

1- Can apply for access to the cycle of studies leading to the master's degree:
a) Holders of a bachelor's degree by a national or foreign higher education institution;
b) Holders of a scientific or professional school curriculum that is recognized as attesting capacity for this cycle of study by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra;
c) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as satisfying the objectives of the licenciado degree by the scientific council of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences.
d) In duly justified cases, it is possible to have access to the master's degree courses to present a relevant and professional curriculum relevant to the frequency of this cycle of studies and that, as such, is recognized by the scientific council of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences.

2 - The recognition referred to in sub-paragraphs b) to d) of paragraph 1 only has the effect of access to the study cycle leading to the master's degree and does not confer on the holder the equivalence to the degree of licenciado or the recognition of that degree degree.

Candidates should check the admission requirements available on this site, in addition to the information provided here.

Professional Goals

- It allows ensuring the acquisition of an academic or professional specialization in Social Education, Local Development and Dynamics, with children, youth and families.
- To train professionals specialized in social and educational problems involving children, adults, youth and families.
- To optimize the vocational training of educators and the intervention methods.
- To enable the procedural and critical analysis within research and promote innovation on contexts of social education, among other objectives

Mode of Study

These Master’s degree sessions will be on Fridays afternoon and Saturdays

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese Language

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

This SC provides a degree in MSELDD and allows its students, the acquisition of a broad range of skills, including the following:
To design, implement, evaluate and manage programs and intervention and socioeducational mediation strategies with children, youth and families in various fields using specific skills, including:
- To apply identification techniques of exclusion and discrimination factors that hinder the social inclusion of individuals and groups;
- To use specific techniques of socio-educational and community intervention (preventive, helping, therapeutic, of resolution and conflict mediation, techniques oriented for working with the social curriculum);
- To integrate available social, institutional, personal and material resources to carry out the work in a specific field of action;
- To produce and manage assets and resources for socio-educational intervention;
- To assist and collaborate in the development of socio-educational programs in the media and information and communication networks (Internet, radio, television, press, etc.);
- To use and evaluate training sessions using new technologies;
- To show an empathetic and respectful attitude, based on solidarity and trust towards individuals and social education institutions;
- To develop an attitude and language proficiency that fosters work in multicultural and multilinguistic environments;
- To be able to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Course Coordinator(s)

Maria Filomena Ribeiro Fonseca Gaspar
ninigaspar@fpce.uc.pt

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

Lisete Santos Mendes Mónico
lisete_monico@fpce.uc.pt

Recognition of Prior Learning

The Crediting of Previous Training and Work Experience is done pursuant to the provisions of Regulation No. 191/2014 of 15th May.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Decree-Law n. 42/2005, February 22nd – approves the tool regulating principles for the creation of the European higher education area; Order 782/2009, July 23rd.

Graduation Requirements

In accordance with article 20, paragraph 1, a) and b) of Decree Law 74/2006 of 24th March in its current wording, to obtain a Master’s degree in Social Education, Local Development and Dynamics it is necessary the registration and approval in all curricular units of the Specialization Course and the preparation and oral public defense of an original scientific Dissertation prepared for this purpose, or a professional Internship followed by a Final Report.
The attendance with success in all curricular units, of the 1st year of the master’s course allows students to obtain a certificate of post-graduate studies in Social Education, Local Development and Dynamics.

Access to Further Studies

In accordance with paragraph 1 of article 30 of Decree-Law n.74/2006, March 24th, (as amended by Decree-Law n. 107/2008, June 25th and by Decree-Law n. 230/2009, September 14th and rectified by Corrigendum n. 81/2009, October 27th, amended and republished by Decree-Law n. 115/2013, August 7th), completion of this 2nd cycle os studies enables its holders to apply for a 3rd cycle.

Study Programme

Scientific

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Course Type
2nd Cycle Studies - Lifelong Learning Master Programme

DGES Code: 6656

Qualification Awarded: Mestre

Duration: 2 Year(s)

ECTS Credits: 120.0

Category: Lifelong training second cycle

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Applications

Call for Applications

• 2nd Cycle Course
• Readmission

• Application submission
• Web page with information for candidates

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Calendar

1st Semester

Start date: 16-09-2019
End date: 21-12-2019

2nd Semester

Start date: 10-02-2020
End date: 30-05-2020

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Accreditations

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior

2016-06-27 a 2022-06-26

Conselho Científico-Pedagógico de Formação Contínua

2016-07-25 a 2019-07-25

Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior

2011-03-18