{"id":81,"date":"2019-02-03T17:55:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T17:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:03:28","slug":"study-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fc.up.pt\/medc\/en\/study-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Study plan"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The study cycle leading to the Master\u2019s degree comprises 120 ECTS credits, distributed over 4 semesters (60 ECTS in the 1st year, which includes several course units, and 60 ECTS in the 2nd year, which includes a dissertation course unit and a seminar course unit).<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Master\u2019s programme is delivered in person, with classes mainly held on Thursday and Friday afternoons in the first semester, and on Fridays throughout the entire day; it should be noted that working students benefit from a flexible participation arrangement in the course units, subject to prior coordination with each course coordinator.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;156&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;1st Year \/ 1st Semester&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1550091808920-68644dfe-0e64&#8243;][vc_column_text]<!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:advgb\/table {\"align\":\"full\"} --><\/p>\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table alignfull advgb-table-frontend\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Unidade Curricular<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Horas Contacto<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ECTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Observa\u00e7\u00f5es<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Epistemologia e Educa\u00e7\u00e3o em Ci\u00eancias<\/td>\n<td>42 TP<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elementos de Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o das Ci\u00eancias<\/td>\n<td>42 TP<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Multim\u00e9dia em Ensino e Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o das Ci\u00eancias<\/td>\n<td>42 TP<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Op\u00e7\u00e3o espec\u00edfica<\/td>\n<td>42 TP<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Pode trocar de semestre com 6 ECTS de Op\u00e7\u00f5es UP \"><span class=\"scp-icon scp-icon-background pull-left scp_icon-a3caf8be7733b3eacb87240a48d13ee1\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> \u00a0 <a class=\"show-hide-content\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"#quadro1\" data-content=\"#pressrelease-content-1\"><em>Ver op\u00e7\u00f5es espec\u00edficas<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Op\u00e7\u00e3o UP *<\/td>\n<td>depende das<br \/>UCs escolhidas<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\n<span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Quaisquer unidades curriculares de n\u00edvel de 2.\u00ba ciclo oferecidas na U. Porto (incluindo as do Quadro 1) que se enquadrem nos objetivos do ciclo de estudos, mediante valida\u00e7\u00e3o pela comiss\u00e3o cient\u00edfica.\">\n<div id=\"pressrelease-link-1\" class=\"sh-link pressrelease-link sh-hide\"><span class=\"scp-icon scp-icon-background pull-left scp_icon-a3caf8be7733b3eacb87240a48d13ee1\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/span> \u00a0 <a class=\"show-hide-contentbb\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"#quadro1666\" data-content=\"#pressrelease-content-1\"><span id=\"pressrelease-toggle-1hh\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Op\u00e7\u00f5es<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/span>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;1st Year \/ 2nd Semester&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1550091809018-9931f380-7e90&#8243;][vc_column_text](*) To be carried out among U.Porto&#8217;s 2nd Cicle training offer, including the Transversal Skills Catalog upon prior validation by the course&#8217;s 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