Master in Civil Engineering
Education objectives
The Master in Civil Engineering (MEC) of NOVA FCT provides the necessary training for a career in Civil Engineering. Our graduates will be able to plan, design, build, rehabilitate, manage or audit public and private constructions, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, foundations, roads, railways, ports, airports, dams and other hydraulic works, or even intervene in areas such as land use planning, civil protection and the development of construction products.
This course provides the graduates with the technical knowledge and skills to respond to the current challenges of a built environment that is intended to be safe, comfortable, durable and sustainable, in line with the United Nations´ sustainable development goals.
NOVA FCT´s MEC has a flexible curricular structure. The student can opt for a personalized course structure or a specialization in construction, structures, or geotechnics. The speciality contents have a rigorous and up-to-date approach, so that the students can acquire the necessary skills that will allow them to successfully pursue a career in civil engineering. In addition to the strong training in Civil Engineering topics, the MEC of NOVA FCT includes complementary cross-training (entrepreneurship and soft-skills). The completion of the dissertation allows the expansion of skills in the area of speciality but also in terms of personal skills such as autonomy, ethics and communication.
Recent graduates by NOVA FCT are highly valued by recruiters from design and consultancy offices (buildings, hydraulic works, transport infrastructures, heritage rehabilitation); construction and material production companies; project management and inspection offices; and government organisations.
General characterization
DGES code
1075
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Mestre
Access to other programs
Access to a 3rd cycle
Coordinator
António Manuel Pinho Ramos
Opening date
September
Vacancies
25
Fees
Portuguese students: 1250 €/year
Foreign students: 7000 €/year
Schedule
Daytime
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 2 years
Credits: 120 ECTS
No Profile
| Scientific Area |
Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Civil Engineering | EC | 72 | 0 |
| Engineering Sciences | CE | 0 | 24 |
| Civil Engineering or Engineering Sciences | EC / CE | 0 | 15 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0 |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 (a) |
| TOTAL | 75 | 45 | |
Construction Profile
| Scientific Area |
Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Civil Engineering | EC | 102 | 9 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0 |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 (a) |
| TOTAL | 105 | 15 |
|
Structures Profile
| Scientific Area |
Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Civil Engineering | EC | 96 | 9 |
| Engineering Sciences | CE | 6 | 0 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0 |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 (a) |
| TOTAL | 105 | 15 |
|
Geotechnics Profile
| Scientific Area |
Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Civil Engineering | EC | 102 | 9 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0 |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 (a) |
| TOTAL | 105 | 15 |
|
(a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCT, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of NOVA FCT.
Conditions of admittance
Available soon
Evaluation rules
The evaluation of all UCs is continuous for all the components that integrate it, and it must be completed by the last day of the school term of the academic semester.
The continuous evaluation of a UC must include a minimum of three elements in the set of evaluation components, on dates adequately spaced throughout the period of classes.
All UCs with a theoretical-practical evaluation component must provide, in addition, a form of evaluation of this component by exam, to be carried out after the period of classes (Examination of Appeal).
All requirements and conditions related to the evaluation of the UC, namely the minimum weights and classifications, if any, of each component, as well as the Frequency conditions, are defined a priori and, mandatorily, published in the Discipline Form.
For each UC, combinations of three evaluation components are allowed: (i) Theoretical-practical evaluation; (ii) Laboratory or project evaluation; (iii) Summative assessment.
The final Dissertation (or Project) involves a public discussion with a Jury.
Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (Licenciaturas, Mestrados Integrados e Mestrados.)