Master in Territorial Management

General characterization

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 2 years/4 semesters
Total credits: 120 credits (60 credits from curricular units + 60 credits from the non-teaching component)
Non-teaching component modes: Dissertation or Project Work or Internship with Report.
The student performs 50 credits in all the curricular units offered. The student may also carries out 10 credits as free-elective optional (from curricular units of postgraduate level at FCSH/NOVA, UNL, or other national or foreign institutions of higher education under agreement).
The degree of «mestre» corresponds to the level 7 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.


Competencies:

- Develop theoretical and methodological knowledge about Planning and Territorial Management(TM);
- Apply spatial analysis methodologies and techniques, diagnosis and foresight; ­ Develop spatial analysis models with technologies and GIS;
­- Have scientific and technical expertise to deal and develop spatial planning tools in order to understand the impact of technical and political decisions in the territory;
­- Lead/develop studies and projects in the areas of Environment, Planning and Territorial Development, Remote Sensing and GIS, within an integrated TM perspective;
-­ Evaluate, scientific and technically studies and projects in the areas of Environment, Development, Planning and TM;
-­ Apply knowledge and competences in solving new and/or complex issues, in multidisciplinary settings;
-­ Ability to develop original applications and do research;
-­ Communicate the knowledge and know­how in the fields of Geography and GT to different audiences.

Conditions of admittance

Application and access conditions to the cycle of studies reflect the conditions established in the national legislation, namely: - to hold a licenciado degree or legal equivalent; - to hold a foreign academic degree recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH; -to hold an academic, scientific or professional curriculum vitae recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH. Applicants will be selected and ranked according to the criteria annually defined in the application edict.

Evaluation rules

A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20 as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the post-graduate diploma. The final grade of the post-graduate diploma is the average, by credit, of the grades obtained in the course units in which the student obtained the 60 credits from the taught part of the Masters course. A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20 as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the Masters degree. The final grade of the Masters degree will be the average of the final grade of the taught part of the course, weighted to 40%, and the grade awarded to the dissertation, project work or practical work experience report, weighted to 60%.

Structure

Paths

• area of specialisation in Remote Detection and Geographic Information Systems
• area of specialisation in Planning and Territorial Organisation
• area of specialisation in Land and Development
• area of specialisation in Environment and Natural Resources