Master in African Studies

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.

Study Programme

Course unit title	Year	Regime	Type	Subject area	ECTS credits
Development, sustainability and environmental challenges	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	SCA	6.0
Multilingualism and Communication in Africa	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	LING	10.0
Research Topics in Anthropology: Interdisciplinary Dialogues	1	1st Semester	Compulsory	SCA	4.0
African Literature in Portuguese	1	2nd Semester	Compulsory	LIT	10.0
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism	1	2nd Semester	Compulsory	HCP	10.0
Rules Students can enroll in up to 20 ECTS credits in optional seminars in the second semester, from the open list of seminars offered by the Master's programs at FLUC, FCTUC, and even FEUC, complementing the mandatory seminars with others of their choice, whose themes and methodologies allow for interconnection with African Studies. Enrollment in optional courses through the open list rule is subject to approval by the study cycle coordination.
Course unit title	Year	Regime	Type	Subject area	ECTS credits
Follow-up seminar	2	Annual	Compulsory	LIT/LING/HCP/SCA	10.0
Dissertation	2	Annual	Elective *	LIT/LING/HCP/SCA	50.0
Internship/Report	2	Annual	Elective *	LIT/LING/HCP/SCA	50.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit