INTEGRATED MASTER’S DEGREE
Result of the accreditation process by the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) • Decision: Accredited • Number of years of accreditation: 3 • Accreditation validity period: 31/07/2025* • A3ES Resolution • Self-assessment report
* Awaiting the result of the accreditation renewal request under Article 40 of Regulation No. 392/2013 of A3ES. The expiry of the validity period does not terminate the effects of the accreditation of this study cycle, as the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 38 of Regulation No. 392/2013 of A3ES apply.
The Integrated Master's Degree in Architecture, accredited by the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education, is structured in ten semesters/300 ECTS credits culminating in the preparation and public presentation of a Master's Dissertation.
Beyond effective classroom training, students are confronted with the development of project activities, study, and monitoring of real-world cases, assuming an active role in society from an early stage. The UFP's "Laboratory for Studies and Projects" (LEP) presents itself as a privileged stage for this confrontation, allowing the creation of a whole set of systemic interrelationships between research, teaching, and learning activities, and simultaneously, an approach to the specific acts of the architectural profession.
This diploma is automatically recognized by all member states with regard to access to the exercise of a professional activity (as set out in Annex V, point 5.7.1 of Directive 2005/36/EC).
ABOUT THE COURSE
ENTRANCE EXAMS
GENERAL REGIME
(03) Design
or
(18) Portuguese
or
One of the following sets:
(07) Physics and Chemistry + (16) Mathematics
(10) Descriptive Geometry + (16) Mathematics
(10) Descriptive Geometry + (18) Portuguese
(16) Mathematics + (18) Portuguese
(03) Design + (10) Descriptive Geometry
(03) Design + (18) Portuguese
Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to practice their professional activity in public institutions (Municipal Councils, Ministries and General Directorates, Public Institutes and Technical Support Offices); Architecture, Urban Design and Interior Architecture Studios; Institutions in the area of technological research, industrial production or marketing of construction materials; Educational institutions.
Curriculum Plan
Integrated Master's Degree* • Duration: 10 Semesters • 300 ECTS
According to R/A-Ef 2910/2011/AL01
Predominant scientific field: Architecture
1st Year • 1st Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Geometry | 3 |
| Drawing I | 6 |
| Building systems in architecture I | 3 |
| History of art and architecture | 6 |
| Project I | 12 |
1st Year • 2nd Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Drawing II | 6 |
| Building systems in architecture II | 3 |
| History of Architecture I | 6 |
| Social and urban anthropology | 3 |
| Project II | 12 |
2nd Year • 1st Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Digital tools I | 6 |
| Building systems in architecture III | 3 |
| History of Architecture II | 6 |
| Architecture, ecology and environmental health | 3 |
| Project III | 12 |
2nd Year • 2nd Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Digital tools II | 6 |
| Building systems in architecture IV | 3 |
| Architectural Theory I | 6 |
| Analysis of architectural and urban space | 3 |
| Project IV | 12 |
3rd Year • 1st Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Structural systems | 3 |
| Architectural Theory II | 6 |
| History of Architecture III | 6 |
| Project compatibility, coordination, and management | 3 |
| Project V | 12 |
3rd Year • 2nd Semester*
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Theories and practices of rehabilitation | 3 |
| Urban planning theory | 6 |
| History of Architecture IV | 6 |
| Land use planning and GIS. | 6 |
| Project VI | 12 |
* The degree of Bachelor in Topography and Drafting is awarded.
Construction after six semesters and approval of 180 ECTS credits.
4th Year • 1st Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Urban sociology | 6 |
| Landscape architecture | 6 |
| History of Architecture V | 6 |
| Urban planning intervention project I | 12 |
4th Year • 2nd Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Territory of diffuse urbanization | 6 |
| Sustainability, inclusion and resilience | 6 |
| Infrastructure, mobility and urban networks | 6 |
| Urban Intervention Project II | 12 |
5th Grade • 1st Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Master's thesis methodology | 3 |
| Internship | 9 |
| Final project/laboratory | 12 |
| Seminar | 6 |
5th Grade • 2nd Semester
| Course Unit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Dissertation | 30 |
Coordination
Professor Doctor Luís Pinto de Faria
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ERASMUS+ EXCHANGE
Students at the Fernando Pessoa University (UFP) who meet the eligibility criteria have the opportunity to undertake periods of study and/or internships through international mobility programs.
International student study periods are carried out at higher education institutions outside of Portugal with which UFP maintains student exchange agreements under the Erasmus+ Program (within the European area), or other existing bilateral exchange agreements.
Information regarding mobility/exchange programs is available through the International Relations Office. (connection).
PRICE LIST & APPLICATION CONDITIONS
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