The MA in International Relations and European Studies It is an interdisciplinary master's degree that aims to provide students with an in-depth analysis of the main actors, structures and processes that shape the global policy. During the first year, the Master's program addresses the key issues of International Relations and theoretical perspectives for its analysis, giving special emphasis to the study of the European Union as a political system and as an actor in a globalized world. Classes are designed to maintain a balance between the practical and theoretical dimensions of the two core areas of the course, in order to provide students with a diverse set of core competencies in both the academic and the professional level. The second year is devoted to writing the dissertation, allowing students to further research and apply knowledge and skills acquired to an area of ​​RI or European studies that is of interest and serve their professional aspirations. ... [-]

The main objectives of the Master in Social Psychology and Organizations are:

Professional exercise of Psychology.

This master's degree has three main areas: research into human palaeoecology and prehistory, palaeoanthropology, geology and palaeontology of the Quaternary; archaeological intervention; and the management, conservation and socialisation of archaeological heritage. It shares objectives and educational activities with the degrees in History and Anthropology and Human Evolution through introductory subjects to a specialisation in archaeology.

It offers a specialised, career-oriented degree designed to prepare students for research in the field of Quaternary archaeology without neglecting the important demands of society and the labour market. It aims to train students to evaluate and draw up reports on archaeological interventions so that they can work as specialists in the field of archaeology or in the management of archaeological heritage... [-]

OBJECTIVES

The Master's main objectives are to provide complementary and specialized training in the fields of international economics (theoretical and applied, real and monetary) and to study the current characteristics and trends of the processes of globalization and economic integration, favoring a multidisciplinary, economic approach , political, legal and institutional aspects of European integration and its current issues./>

RECIPIENTS

The master's degree is mainly intended to complete first cycle training for all those interested in acquiring specialized and vocational skills in the fields of the international economy and the European economy and institutions; in particular, is intended for those interested in a career in Community and international institutions, in diplomatic services, in international affairs or in specialized journalism, in teaching and scientific research activities, as well as in public or private training needs in the area./>... [-]

OBJECTIVES

The Master in International Cooperation and Development has as main objective to provide Master's students additional skills acquired in the first cycle to allow them a high employability as leaders, staff and senior technicians of public and private companies, organizations related to international cooperation. It is intended to be made a deepening of economic theories, political and sociological development and social change, as well as international cooperation for development; who know the research methodologies in this area, as well as the complexity of empirical reality of developing countries; and that Master's students have the skills to prepare technical dossiers to support the political decision-making in the area of ​​economic and social policy development, and international cooperation.... [-]

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The Master Degree in International Relations at EEG intends to meet the need of advanced training in International Relations, as it accommodates itself to the requirements of the European Higher Education and in line with the changes resulting from the post-cold war and the 9/11, 2001.

It is thus an eclectic education project, whose main objectives are:

The Master Programme in European Union Policies and Territorial Cooperation is a joint programme under the umbrella of the University of Minho (EEG and ICS), Portugal, and the University of Vigo, Spain, along with the support of the European Centre of Excellence (EEET).

It intends to contribute to the development and updating of knowledge on the policies of the European Union and Territorial Co-operation. Its specific objectives are listed below:

The Master Programme in Political Science offers in-depth specialised training/education deemed fundamental for a comprehensive understanding, analysis, management, and evaluation of political phenomena. It is offered in a high-quality research environment provided by the Research Centre in Political Science (CICP), which is an R&D unit funded by FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology. CICP ranks Excellent for the period 2014-2020. All members of its faculty hold doctoral degrees awarded by the most prestigious national and international universities (European and American).

This Master Programme was audited and accredited unconditionally by A3es-Agency for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education, in 2014.... [-]

The Master in Applied Psychology is designed to enable the acquisition and the development of scientific knowledge in the applied areas of psychology.

The first year is characterized by a comprehensive and transversal training focused on problems in several domains of the Applied Psychology, following a logic of professional nature, seeking to promote competence assessment, intervention, and research in specific fields of professional and scientific activity of psychology.

The second year aims a differentiated training, focused in specific areas of the Psychology in practice: Clinical and Health Psychology, Scholar and Educational Psychology, Justice and Community Psychology, Organizational Psychology and Sport Psychology. It is included a curricular internship and a thesis.... [-]

The Master's degree in English Language, Literature, and Culture prepares students for a wide range of careers where English is the working language as well as for specific careers within English Studies. It aims to build on knowledge and competencies acquired during a bachelor degree and to prepare students for a professional career using English. It also aims to broaden the scientific horizons of all those already working, as is the case of teachers. It provides students with the oral and written skills to be able to work within an English-speaking professional environment and establishes a coherent basis for those who wish to pursue research careers in this field within Ph.D. degrees. As an acknowledged post-Bolonha degree, it is a degree that will be recognized in a variety of international contexts.... [-]

The Master in Sociology aims to provide graduate students with adding theoretical and practical knowledge that allows the consolidation of the Sociologist profession, reinforcing their research abilities and developing their practical skills to be applied in professional contexts.

The course focuses on flexibility, on scientific interdisciplinarity and on the enhancement of Sociologist skills as an adequate response to the challenges and contemporary problems, especially those arising from the economic and social changes promoted by globalization. It is in pursuit of this line of objectives that the Master is divided into three areas of specialization: (1) Culture, Leisure and Tourism; (2) Social Policies; (3) and Organizations and Labor.... [-]

The 2nd cycle of studies in European Policies and Territorial Cooperation is an official master's degree recognized in the European Higher Education Area, and it results from a partnership between the partnership of the Institute of Social Sciences and the School of Economics and Management of the University of Minho. With support from the European Centre for Transboundary Excellence, this master program aims to contribute to further development and updating of knowledge on EU policies and territorial cooperation, with special attention to the Euroregion Galicia-North of Portugal in their social, economic, political, administrative and cultural dimensions.... [-]

The Master in Cultural Heritage of the University of Minho aims to enhance a training profile with highly specialized skills that enable their graduates to perform research tasks, projects’ coordination and management that value the historical and cultural assets, networking with local and regional development structures, appropriately framed in legal terms and with scientific and professional ethical awareness.

The intrinsic interdisciplinarity of the master’s concept justifies the use of the most diverse scientific fields, from Archaeology to Anthropology, passing through Education Sciences, International Relations, Public Administration, Geology, Geography and the New Information Technologies, in addition to History, the main scientific area. This variety of approaches will provide students with skills to solve problems in broader and more suited context, regarding the requirements of the labor market reality.... [-]

The Master Degree in Crime, Difference and Inequality offers a training program oriented to the development of specific knowledge and skills for understanding and acting in social challenging environments, related to crime, unequal access to resources, citizenship diversity constitution, structuring processes of social exclusion and cultural differences in several domains (as social, economic, political and educational).

The program looks to provide students a learning atmosphere based on an integrated and interdisciplinary perspective, harvesting concepts of the area of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Law. In the first year, the course presents a curricular component aimed at developing fundamental theoretical and methodological skills. In the second year, application learning contexts are created by developing operative projects on which will be based the dissertation.... [-]