Admissions Requirements

• Holders of a degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, or in related areas such as Economics, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or legal equivalent, provided that the respective curriculum demonstrates a basic scientific preparation suitable for this cycle of studies.
• Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that the course's Scientific Committee recognises as sufficient to attest their ability to carry out this cycle of studies.

Selection Criteria and Results

Selection and ranking of the candidates will be carried out according to the following criteria and sub-criteria:

1. Academic curriculum at the level of the 1st cycle (70%)
   
   • Sub-criterion 1.1: training area (25%)
   • Sub-criterion 1.2: final graduation mark (45%)

   The measured mean is obtained by normalizing the mean to the scale from 0 to 20, adding the value of ln(R/r), and rounding to the nearest integer on the scale from 0 to 20, with ln being the natural logarithm and being R and r, respectively, for the University of Porto and for the university where the course was held, the positions in the world ranking published at www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings

2. Scientific curriculum and professional experience (30%)
   
   • Sub-criterion 2.1: publications, scientific communications and awards, taking into account the scientific area (10%)
   • Sub-criterion 2.2: participation in research projects/internships in the area of the study cycle, or other professional experience considered relevant by the Scientific Committee of the Course (10%)
   • Sub-criterion 2.3: complementary training in the area, including courses leading and not leading to a degree, such as other masters or specialization courses, duly certified (10%)

Tiebreaker: In case of a tie, the ranking of the higher education institution considered in sub-criterion 1.2 will be used as the first tiebreaker and the result of an interview will be used as the second tiebreaker.

Candidates who do not yet have a bachelor's degree and/or have an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the statutorily competent scientific body, will be ranked according to the criteria and sub-criteria indicated above, but substituting the final graduation average for the weighted average of the curricular units carried out.

Teaching Language

• In Portuguese and partially in English

Information

• Application Dates 2025-2026
• Readmission Dates 2025-2026

Contacts

Course Director:	m.ecad.diretor@fc.up.pt
Postgraduate Section:	pos.graduacao@fc.up.pt
Students:	m.ecad@fc.up.pt

This information is provided strictly for informational purposes
and does not preclude consultation of the Official Gazette.

General information

Study Plan

Certificates

Predominant Scientific Areas