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Academic Year 2026/27

Access and Admission for the 2nd Cycle (Masters) - National / EU Student and International Student

1st Application Phase | From 02 January to 06 February 2026

According to Article 17 of Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, the following may apply for Masters degrees:

Portuguese students, students from a European Union country or equivalent, and international students

Start registering your application for the study cycle here

Application Calendar⇒

Application calendar	Application deadline for the 2026/27 academic year
	1^st phase		2^nd phase		3^rd phase
	Start date	End date	Start date	End date	Start date	End date
Submission of applications	02 January 2026	06 February 2026	09 February 2026	02 April 2026	12 June 2026	22 July 2026
Application analysis	09 February 2026	20 February 2026	06 April 2026	27 April 2026	23 July 2026	30 July 2026
Publication of provisional results	23 February 2026		28 April 2026		31 July 2026
Prior hearing	24 February 2026	09 March 2026	29 April 2026	13 May 2026	03 August 2026	14 August 2026
Publication of final results	13 March 2026	-	22 May 2026		04 September 2026
Submission of complaints	16 March 2026	06 April 2026	25 May 2026	16 junho 2026	07 September 2026	25 September 2026
Publication of decisions on complaints	10 April 2026	-	26 June 2026		02 October 2026
Enrolments	16 March 2026	20 March 2026	25 May 2026	29 May 2026	07 September 2026	11 September 2026
Enrollment in course units
Admission of wait-listed applicants	23 March 2026	27 March 2026	01 June 2026	09 June 2026	14 September 2026	18 September 2026
Publication of the number of remaining vacancies	30 March 2026		11 June 2026		-
Candidate notification	Online application email

Admission ⇒

Portuguese students, students from a European Union country or equivalent, and international students;
Students with an Undergraduate degree;
Students who completed a foreign 1st cycle course of study compliant with the Bologna Process in a participant country;
Students with a foreign higher education degree equivalent to an Undergraduate degree, as acknowledged by the higher education institution they are applying to;
Students with a worthy academic, scientific or professional curriculum, as acknowledged by the scientific council of the higher education institution they are applying to as capable of successfully completing the intended cycle of studie.

Vacancies, Selection and Ranking Criteria⇒

2nd cycle of studies | Vacancies - 2026/2027

	Course	Single Quota for NS and IS	Single Quota for NS and IS	Single Quota for NS and IS
2^nd cycle	Course	1^st phase	2^nd phase	3^rd phase	Total number of vacancies
	Archaeology	5	5+vacancies	10+vacancies	20
	Communication Sciences	10	15+vacancies	40+vacancies	65
	Communication and Management of Creative Industries	8	8+vacancies	14+vacancies	30
	African Studies	14	4+vacancies	2+vacancies	20
	Anglo-American Studies	7	8+vacancies	20+vacancies	35
	Gremany Studies	30	vacancies	vacancies	30
	Literary, Cultural and Interart Studies	15	10+vacancies	20+vacancies	45
	Medieval Studies	5	5	10+vacancies	20
	Philosophy	8	10+vacancies	12+vacancies	30
	Philosophy , Politics and Economics	5	5+vacancies	15+vacancies	25
	Contemporary History	7	7+vacancies	11+vacancies	20
	History of Art, Heritage and Visual Culture	5	5+vacancies	15+vacancies	25
	History and Heritage	10	8+vacancies	12+vacancies	30
	History, International Relations and Cooperation	18*	N.A	12+vacancies**	30
	Linguistics	5	5+vacancies	10+vacancies	20
	Museology	10	5+vacancies	5+vacancies	20
	Portuguese as second language / Foreign language	5	5+vacancies	15+vacancies	25
	Hazards, Cities and Spatial Planning	5	5+vacancies	10+vacancies	20
	Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Planning	5	5+vacancies	20+vacancies	30
	Sociology	7	7+vacancies	36+vacancies	50
	Translation and Linguistic Services	5	5+vacancies	26+vacancies	36
	Teaching Philosophy in Secondary	3	2+vacancies	15+vacancies	20
	Teaching Geography in the 3^rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education	2	2+vacancies	26+vacancies	30
	Teaching History in the 3^rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education	2	3+vacancies	25+vacancies	30

	Teaching Portuguese and Foreign Languages in the 3^rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education, with specialties in English or Spanish or French or German	N/A	6	19+vacancies	25
	Teaching Portuguese in the 3^rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education	5	5+vacancies	10+vacancies	20
	Teaching English and Foreign Languages in the 3^rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education, with specialties in Spanish or French or German	N/A	6	19+vacancies	25
**1^st phase - National Student + International Student*
**2^nd phase - National Student

Documents⇒

Documentation required for an online application : (1)

Identification document. If you have not submitted a copy of the identification document, you must submit to the Academic Services of the Faculty the original document, within the deadline established for the submission of applications, for data verification. The application will be confirmed only after its validation. (Optional);
Certificate of completion of bachelor's/master's degree detailing the subjects taken, indicating the system (semester or annual) and number of UC/ECTS credits (Mandatory)
Curriculum vitae (Mandatory);
Letters of motivation (Optional);
Self-Declaration (compulsory in the 3rd application phase, in case the student completes the study cycle of studies in the 2025/26 academic year)
Sworn statement to be signed by international students (mandatory for international student).

(1) The International Student in the application process with foreign documents or documents issued abroad must submit in the application a copy of the original document duly authenticated by the official education services of the respective country and recognized by Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority, or with The Hague Apostille, for countries that have joined the Hague Convention.
Please refer to Administrative Decision ('Despacho') No. GR 04/06/2021 (Legalization of foreign documents or documents issued abroad to be presented in the application
Requests for recognition of prior learning and experience shall be made upon enrolmen.

Payments⇒

National/EU Student:

Application fee of €55, non-refundable;
Payment is due upon enrolment:
- 2nd Cycle fee - Masters (except Masters in Teaching)
- 2nd Cycle fee - Masters in Teaching

International Student:

Application fee of €55, non-refundable;
Payment is due upon enrolment:
- 2nd Cycle fee - Masters (except Masters in Teaching)
- 2nd Cycle fee - Masters in Teaching

Prerequisites⇒

Academic curriculum;
Scientific curriculum;
Professional curriculum;
Interview.

In Masters in Teaching, an additional written test is required as proof of dominance in the Portuguese language.
Masters in Translation and Linguistic Services:
This Master’s degree is intended for students who have completed a 1st cycle of study in any area, as long as they prove dominance in the languages included in the study plan. Admission tests are mandatory and consist of written tests in the languages that the candidates intend to study. Interviews in the same languages will also be carried out.

Admission criteria and calculation formula:

Weighted average grade - 25%
Admission tests in the chosen languages - 25%
Scientific curriculum - 10%
Professional curriculum - 20%
Interview - 20%

The calendar for admission tests is defined in accordance with the applications and is available on the web page of the Masters in Translation and Linguistic Services.