The Master’s in Education organised by the FCUP are second cycle, professional degrees qualifying students to teach in primary and secondary schools. These degrees provides the scientific and pedagogical skills required to teach Biology and Geology in the 3rd cycle of primary and in secondary education. It harmonises the educational process with the need for teachers’ qualifications which have arisen as a result of changes in society and education and the evolution of science and technology. The degree guarantees careful instruction in both general and specific areas of knowledge and the necessary know-how for quality professional training whilst it also prepares practitioners to face the novel demands of education.