ACADEMIC YEAR 2023.2024 – 8th EDITION

Director: Professor Rui  Póvoas

Duration: 1 year

Fee:1850 euros | 1500 euros for partners

Partners

Gaiurb - Urbanismo e Habitação, EM.

Porto Vivo, SRU – Sociedade de Reabilitação Urbana do Porto, E.M., S.A.

Ordem dos Arquitectos, Secção Regional do Norte

* other partners may be involved

Numerus clausus: 25
Minimum of 10 students required

Online applications

Informations:

International Cooperation and Academic Affairs

Keywords

Architecture, Heritage, Conservation, Architectonic Restoration and Rehabilitation, Urban Rehabilitation.

Objectives

The advanced studies course in Architectural Heritage seeks, in general, to provide the student with:

a) A capacity of systematic understanding in the scientific and technological fields relevant to architectural heritage safeguard;

b) Competences, skills and research methods related with the architectural heritage domain;

c) A capacity to communicate their conclusions, through the corresponding knowledge and reasoning, to both specialists and non-specialists in the architectural heritage field.

The specific aims of the advanced studies course in Architectural Heritage are the following:

a) To provide specific training in the field of architectural heritage safeguard;

b) To meet the growing demand of the labour market for highly trained technicians in this area of knowledge, which is becoming increasingly demanding and specialised;

c) To stimulate a closer and more productive relationship between the university and the organisms and institutions dedicated to intervene in this specific area.

Information

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Holders of a minimum of 300 ECTS credits, which correspond to a master's degree in Architecture, Engineering or similar courses (History of Art, Conservation and Restoration, Archaeology, etc.), or a former degree in Architecture, Engineering or similar, with a minimum duration of five years.


Holders of degrees from foreign universities who meet the requirements set out in the previous number may also be admitted to the course, after curricular appraisal by the course's Scientific Committee.

Exceptionally, and in duly justified cases, the Scientific Committee may admit holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized as attesting the ability to carry out the course, to apply.


Senior students of the eligible courses identified above may also apply to attend the advanced studies course. The validation of your admission, however, will only be considered definitive after the presentation of an official document proving the obtaining of the respective graduation.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Selection and ranking criteria for the course:

The ranking of candidates will be done by adding the weighted average of the set of previous training completed - taking into account the average obtained (M) and the relative weight of training (P) - and professional development (VP), according to the following formula:

Rating (AC) = Σ(Pi*Mi)/ΣPi * 50% + VP * 50%

On what:

- M is the final average of the previous training, expressed on a scale of 0-20

- P is the Weight of the previous Training, according to the following weight scale:

. Post-Bologna degree: 3 points;

. Pre-Bologna degree: 5 points;

. Integrated Master: 5 points;

. Master: 2 points;

. PhD: 4 points;

- PV is the Professional Enhancement value, expressed on a scale from 0 to 20, which results from the analysis of the following parameters:

. Professional experience

. Other non-degree training courses

. scientific curriculum

In case of need for a tiebreaker, the assessment criterion in the professional valuation component will be adopted.

APPLICATIONS – 1ST PHASE: 13 places

ONLINE application submission: 19 to 30 June 2023

Provisional results: July 5, 2023

Public hearing: July 6 to 19, 2023

Final results: July 21, 2023
Complaints: July 5 to 25, 2023

Decision on complaints: July 27, 2023

ENROLMENT – 1ST PHASE:

Registration of admitted candidates:  July 24 to August 4, 2023

Registration of substitutes: August 8 to 11, 2023

APPLICATIONS – 2ND PHASE: 6 places

Applications ONLINE : July 10 to 26, 2023

Provisional Results: July 31, 2021

Public hearing: August 1 to 14, 2023

Final results: August 18, 2023

Complaints from applicants: July 31 to August 21, 2023

Decisions: September 3, 2023

 

ENROLMENT – 2ND PHASE

Registration of admitted candidates: August 21 to September 1, 2023

Registration of substitutes: September 5 to 8, 2023

APPLICATIONS – 3RD PHASE: 8 (6+2) places

Applications ONLINE : August 5 to 25, 2023

Provisional Results: September 1, 2023

Public hearing: September 5 to 16, 2023

Final results: September 18, 2023

Complaints from applicants: September 1 to 21, 2023

Decisions: September 25, 2023

ENROLMENT – 3RD PHASE

Registration of admitted candidates: September 18 to 21, 2023

Registration of substitutes: September 22, 2023

BEGINNING: September 29, 2023

DIPLOMAS

Diploma of advanced studies course in Architectural Heritage (and/or Certificate of specialization course and diploma supplement)

SCIENTIFIC AREAS (FOS)

Architectural design

Architectural engineering

More information can be found in the option documents

General information

Study Plan

Certificates

Predominant Scientific Areas