The Master\u2019s Degree in Science Education and Communication (MSEC) was developed by the Science Education Unit (UEC), in close collaboration and strong synergy with the various Departments of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP). The MSEC aims at providing students with training enhancements around fundamental and current science topics, not only with the goal of strengthening Science Education, within a lifelong learning perspective, but also with the goal of developing the capacity to reflect analytically and critically on Science Communication to a wide variety of publics and by different means, with the goal to promote scientific culture.<\/p>\n\n
Employment Prospects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The Master opens the door to successful careers in:
\nScience Education in:
\nschool environment (Basic and Secondary Education)
\nacademic environment (Higher Education)
\nScience Communication in contexts such as:
\nMuseums and Science Centers
\nUniversities
\nOffices of Communication of R&D Units<\/p>\n\n (*) Important note: The Master\u2019s Degree in Science Education and Communication (MSEC) was developed by the Science Education Unit (UEC), in close collaboration …<\/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\/55"}],"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=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1256,"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/1256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This programme does not confer a teaching qualification. In Portugal, it is recognised for the purposes of career progression within the teaching profession, under the terms of Order no. 6654\/2019 of 24 July, with recognition, pursuant to the Order of 22 April 2021, for teachers in Basic and Secondary Education in subject groups 500, 510 and 520.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"