The cycle of studies of the master's degree in Educational Sciences – Educational Administration is comprised of 4 semesters (2 academic years). Those who obtain 120 ECTS are awarded the title.
This master’s degree aims at providing a solid theoretical and practical training to the school governing bodies and leaders of other social organizations.
The master’s degree in Educational Administration is organized in credit units, structured in 4 semesters: two dedicated to the curricular component (focusing in scientific areas of Education, Educational Sciences, Social Sciences, Management and Law), and the last two are dedicated to the formulation of a dissertation. As an alternative to the dissertation, students may choose to do an internship in schools, or to create a project work and respective report.
With the approval of the curricular component of this master’s degree (first academic year), students are eligible to have a Post-Graduate degree diploma in Educational Administration.
This degree’s objective is to develop critical analysis, research and diffusion of school’s knowledge skills, processes and organization practices, leadership, administrative and pedagogic management; conception, management, and project evaluation skills, aiming at the educational development and innovation.
This cycle of studies is automatically recognized for career progression purposes of all education groups of pre-school, 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles of basic and secondary education, by letter from the directorate-general of the School Administration.
