Early Childhood and 1st Cycle of Basic Education
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(Português) Acreditação pela A3ES
Início / Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico
Presentation
This Master’s Degree programme has the following aims:
- To provide professional qualifications for simultaneous pre-school and primary school teaching, with scientific and pedagogical autonomy, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 79/2014, of 14 May;
- With this Master’s degree course, for four semesters and 120 ECTS, the aim is for the student, a future kindergarten or primary school teacher, to develop and integrate specific knowledge, techniques and skills at these levels of education.
Find out more: Early Childhood and 1st Cycle of Basic Education
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Access conditions
In accordance with the entry conditions set out in Articles 17 and 18 of Decree-Law No. 79/2014, of 14 May, holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Education who demonstrate an oral and written command of the Portuguese language and mastery of the essential rules of logical and critical argumentation may apply to this course.
The assessment of the oral and written command of the Portuguese language and command of the essential rules of logical and critical argumentation is carried out through a test, to be scheduled by the institution, divided into two parts (written assessment test; oral assessment test – Interview), which aims to assess the candidate’s communication skills, as well as their command of the essential rules of logical and critical argumentation. The test consists of a series of oral and written comprehension and production tasks, namely: interpreting and understanding texts of different types; analysing and summarising statements; constructing logical, relevant and well-founded lines of argument; structuring texts/statements using discursive and linguistic strategies appropriate to arguing a point of view; using grammar appropriately and proficiently.
Bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent with a minimum of 30 credits in Portuguese, 30 credits in Mathematics, 30 credits in Environmental Studies (Natural Sciences and History and Geography of Portugal), 30 credits in Arts; 15 credits in General Educational Training and 15 credits in Specific Didactics.
Levels and cycles covered: All areas of pre-school and primary school education.
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Aims
- To provide professional qualifications for simultaneous pre-school and primary school teaching, with scientific and pedagogical autonomy, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 79/2014, of 14 May;
- This Master’s Degree program, lasting 3 semesters and comprising 90 ECTS, aims to equip the student, who will become an Early Childhood Educator and a Primary School Teacher, with a comprehensive and integrated understanding of specific skills, techniques, and knowledge pertinent to these educational stages.
Study Plan
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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| Didática da Educação Artística | EFP | S1 | TP:60.00 | 8.00 | |
| Didática da Matemática | EFP | S1 | TP:90.00 | 8.50 | |
| Linguística Aplicada ao Ensino | EFP | S1 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Temas Atuais em Matemática | EFP | S1 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Contextos Educativos e Relação Pedagógica (opcional) | EFP | S1 | TP:45.00 | 4.50 | |
| Mudança e Inovação Educacional (opcional) | EFP | S1 | TP:45.00 | 4.50 | |
| Práticas de Educação Inclusiva (opcional) | EFP | S1 | TP:45.00 | 4.50 | |
| Artes Visuais nos Primeiros Anos (opcional) | EFP | S1 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Jogo e Atividade Lúdico Motora (opcional) | EFP | S1 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Música para Crianças (opcional) | EFP | S1 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Oficina de Drama (opcional) | EFP | S1 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Didática da Educação Física | EFP | S2 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Didática do Estudo do Meio | EFP | S2 | TP:90.00 | 8.50 | |
| Didática do Português | EFP | S2 | TP:90.00 | 8.00 | |
| Métodos e Técnicas de Investigação em Educação | EFP | S2 | TP:45.00 | 3.50 | |
| Observação e Práticas Educativas na Primeira Infância | EFP | S2 | TP:14.00 | E:16.00 | 4.00 | |
| Brinquedos com Ciências | EFP | S2 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Educação e Património Histórico | EFP | S2 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Literatura e Imaginação em Espaços Escolares | EFP | S2 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Oficina de Matemática via steaM no Ensino Básico | EFP | S2 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 | |
| Práticas de Ecologia nos Primeiros Anos | EFP | S2 | TP:30.00 | 3.00 |
| Curricular Unit | Area | Type | Contact hours | ECTS | PUC |
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| Seminário de Integração Curricular | EFP | A | TP:90.00 | 9.00 | |
| Prática de Ensino Supervisionada | EFP | A | TP:154.00 | E:390.00 | 51.00 |
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Employability
Please see information at infocursos.mec.pt.
Partnerships and internships
– Viana do Castelo City Council
– School cluster
– Private social solidarity institutions (IPSS)
– Environmental Monitoring and Interpretation Centre (CMIA)
– Other Portuguese and international higher education institutions
– Portuguese and international research and teaching networks
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Qualifying Work Experience
Diário da República, Series II — No. 165 — 25 August 2015 http://www.ipvc.pt/sites/default/files/Educacao_Pre_Escolar_Ensino_1_Ciclo_EB_plano_estudos.pdf
Projects
MaSCE3 – Maths Trails in School, Curriculum and Educational Environments of Europe
Transformation Schools:
Contributions to social change through Education for Development and Global Citizenship at the Get Up and Goals School! Global education time: an international network of learning and active schools for SDGs
ALMAF – Fun Motor Activities to Support the Family
Coastal Geopark of Viana do Castelo Project
Fostering and Assessing Student Creativity and Critical Thinking in Higher Education
NMSPCAM: New Media at the service of Alto Minho’s cultural heritage
M&M – Maths & Movement (Move your Mind)
Research projects
NMSPCAM: New Media in the service of Alto Minho’s cultural heritage.
The project involved the use of new technologies in a formal context – educational games – for learning about local historical and cultural heritage.
Regulations
– Decree-Law No. 79/2014, approving the legal framework for professional qualifications for pre-school, primary, middle and secondary school teaching
https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/25344769
– Master’s Degree Course Regulation Order No. 9767/2015, of 26 August 2015
https://dre.pt/home/-/dre/70108511/details/maximized
– Change to Masters’ regulations:
http://www.ipvc.pt/sites/default/files/despacho_2459_2016
– Regulations for Master’s Degree Courses that confer a professional qualification for teaching
http://portal.ipvc.pt/images/ipvc/ese/pdf/reg_pes2_mest_03_2017.pdf
Regulations
(Português)
| – Decreto-Lei n.º 79/2014 que aprova o regime jurídico da habilitação profissional para a docência na educação pré-escolar e nos ensinos básico e secundário
https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/25344769
– Regulamento dos Mestrados Despacho n.º 9767/2015 de 26 agosto de 2015 https://dre.pt/home/-/dre/70108511/details/maximized
– Alteração às normas do Mestrado: http://www.ipvc.pt/sites/default/files/despacho_2459_2016
– Regulamento dos Cursos de Mestrado que conferem habilitação profissional para a docência http://portal.ipvc.pt/images/ipvc/ese/pdf/reg_pes2_mest_03_2017.pdf |
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With Accreditation in 2022, for four years | Maximum number of admissions: 24
Initial Registration: R/A-Cr 153/2015 of 31/07/2015
Amendment Registration:
R/A-Cr 153/2015/AL01 of 29/06/2022