1. The quality of the training offered by the FPCEUC has
been confirmed by means of the accreditation of its
courses by the Agency for Assessment and Accredita-
tion of Higher Education (A3ES) and by the creation of
a new Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2014-2015.
The Master’s Degree in Social Work enhances com-
petencies in the domain of analysis and social man-
agement in order to contribute to the construction,
implementation and assessment of new-target-
audiences-oriented public policies, by means of in-
novation skills, expertise and professional proficien-
cy. It ensures a professional and scientific profile
based on critical thinking and the domain of research
competencies and innovative social intervention,
individually and collectively, in an organizational and
community context.
Schedule: Fridays (14:00-19:00) and Saturdays
(10:00-16:30).
Duration: 3 academic semesters, 90 ECTS
Professors: Helena Neves Almeida, Cristina Pinto
Albuquerque, Clara Cruz Santos, Marlene Braz Rodri-
gues, Ana Cristina Vieira, Bruno de Sousa, Pedro Hes-
panha, Joana Guerra, Jacqueline Marques and Rosa
da Primavera Castro.
Creditation: Under the Regulation no. 191/2014
from 15th
May (Portuguese Official Gazette, 2nd
se-
ries)
Syllabus:
Theoretical Foundations and Critical Thinking in So-
cial Work
Public Policies and Social Transformation
Thematic Seminar – Social Work: Debates, Chal-
lenges and Opportunities
Detailed Issues of Social Research
Theories of Social Justice and Intervention
Social Work, Creativity and Innovation
Theories, Models and Mediation Contexts
Seminar of Research in Social Work
Optional Curricular Unit (among the offer of the
University of Coimbra)
Internship, Intervention Project or Dissertation
(choice of the student)
APPLICATIONS: UNTIL 15th
JULY 2015
https://apps.uc.pt/courses/PT/course/5161
COORDINATOR PROFESSOR: Helena Neves Almeida
Why study in Coimbra?
The University of Coimbra is a prestigious univer-
sity in national and international Teaching and
Research.
It is a university conducive to study, reflection,
and the creation of stronger ties between stu-
dents, personality developers and definers of a
life path. From that point of view, Coimbra is the
only truly University City in Portugal.
It is a University in which opportunities are con-
quered and built fitting the needs of each stu-
