Entry Requirements

• In accordance with the Regulations on Study Cycles leading to a Master’s Degree at the Polytechnic University of Viana do Castelo, the following may apply for the Master’s Degree Course in Fitness Activities:

1. a) Holders of a bachelor’s degree or its legal equivalent in the academic area of Sports Science or in a similar academic area.
2. b) Holders of a foreign higher education degree granted following a first study cycle organised in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State that is a signatory to this process in the academic area of sports science or in a similar academic area.
3. c) Holders of a foreign higher education degree recognised by the Scientific and Technical Council at IPVC as meeting the aims of the bachelor’s degree in the academic area of the study cycle in question or in a similar academic area.
4. d) Holders of academic, scientific or professional qualifications that are recognised as attesting to their ability to take on this study cycle by the IPVC Scientific and Technical Council.

•  The recognition of the similarity of the academic area referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the previous point is granted by the Course Committee.
•  The selection of candidates by the Scientific and Technical Committee will take the following general criteria into account:

1. a) The candidate’s academic and scientific background, with particular relevance for holders of higher education qualifications (bachelor’s degree) in the area of fitness or exercise.
2. b) The candidate’s professional background in sports science or similar areas, with particular relevance being given to proven professional experience in the area of fitness or exercise.