{"id":1266,"date":"2026-02-24T10:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/frequently-asked-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:48:26","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;133&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-question-circle&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;What are the class hours?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1580656663010-11bf0f1e-98d2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Currently, the master\u2019s program is conducted in a face-to-face modality. In the first semester, classes are mostly held on Thursday and Friday afternoons, and on Fridays throughout the entire day. It should be noted that working students benefit from a flexible participation system in the course units, subject to prior coordination with each course teacher.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-question-circle&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Does the master\u2019s degree grant professional qualification for teaching in Portugal?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1580656663024-748d992b-f363&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"92\">The <em data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"144\">Mestrado em Ensino e Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o das Ci\u00eancias<\/em> does not grant professional qualification to teach in basic or secondary education in Portugal. Because it is not a professional (initial teacher training) master\u2019s degree, it does not provide the required professional teaching qualification. Instead, it is intended (among other potential candidates) for science teachers who already hold a professional teaching qualification and are seeking further academic training at the master\u2019s (2nd cycle) level.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;133&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-question-circle&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;What are the class hours?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1580656663010-11bf0f1e-98d2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Currently, the master\u2019s program is conducted in a face-to-face&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1266"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1266"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1268,"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1266\/revisions\/1268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}