Civil Engineering
Qualification awarded (in original language)
"Mestrado em Engenharia Civil". Title of "Mestre".Level of qualification
2nd Cycle of Studies. EQF level 7. ISCED 2011 level 7.Admission requirements
Students may be admitted if they:a) Hold a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent in Civil Engineering or a related field;
b) Hold a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by an adhering State in the area of Civil Engineering or a related area;
c) Hold a foreign higher education degree that is recognized as satisfying the objectives of a bachelor's degree by the competent body of the HEI to which they wish to be admitted in the area of Civil Engineering or a related area;
d) An academic, scientific, or professional curriculum vitae recognized by the HEI's competent body as attesting to their ability to complete this course.
Candidates for enrollment in the course will be selected by the Master's SC, taking into account the criteria set out in the Regulatory Norms, and ESTIG's TSC will approve the proposal for the ranking of candidates.
Recognition of prior learning
---Qualification requirements and regulations
4 Semesters (2 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 120 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. It includes a project work or a professional traineeship which will be concluded with a final report comprising 42 credits.The holders of this qualification may apply to the Order of Engineers. The professional title of Engineer is awarded by this institution, according to its internal rules.
Profile of the programme
---Civil Engineering: Solid Mechanics and Structures; Technology and Construction Materials; Construction Management and Organization; Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics; Roads.
Key learning outcomes
The degree of "mestre" (master) in Civil Engineering is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:a) develop and enhance the knowledge obtained in the first cycle, in order to develop and apply that knowledge to original situations often in the context of research;
b) apply their knowledge and understanding and problem solving capacities to new and unfamiliar situations in wide multidisciplinary situations, although related to their area of studies;
c) integrate knowledge, deal with complex matters, develop solutions or put forward opinions on situations of limited or incomplete information, including reflecting upon the implications and ethical and social responsibilities that result from both those solutions and opinions or indeed that condition them;
d) communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and reasoning that underly them, both to experts and non-experts, clearly and unambiguously;
e) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from self-oriented or autonomous lifelong learning.
To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.
Occupational profiles of graduates
---Access to further studies
The degree of "mestre" allows to proceed to 3rd cycle studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.Graduation requirements
---Examination regulations, assessment and grading
---Mode of study
Full-time.Programme director
| Manuel Teixeira Bras Cesar ( | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
Scientific areas of the study plan
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS Credits | |
| Compulsory | Optional | ||
| Civil Engineering | CEN | 0.0 | 42.0 |
| Construction Management and Organization | CMO | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics | FMH | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Mathematics | Mat | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Solid Mechanics and Structures | SMS | 30.0 | 0.0 |
| Technology and Construction Materials | TCM | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Transport Infrastructures | TIF | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 72.0 | 0.0 | |
Course structure
| Year | Sem | Type | Code | Course Unit | Scientific Area | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5083-855-1101-00-25 | Steel Structures | SMS | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5083-855-1102-00-25 | Transport Infrastructures | TIF | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | Option ↓ | 6.0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5083-855-1104-00-25 | Design in Geotechnical Engineering | SMS | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5083-855-1105-00-25 | Technology and Construction Processes | TCM | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5083-855-1201-00-25 | Project Evaluation and Management | CMO | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5083-855-1202-00-25 | Construction Law and Contracts | CMO | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5083-855-1203-00-25 | Rehabilitation and Maintenance | TCM | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5083-855-1204-00-25 | Computational Mechanics | SMS | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5083-855-1205-00-25 | Design in Hydraulic Engineering | FMH | 6.0 |
| 2 | - | Annual | 5083-855-2001-00-25 | Dissertation/Project/Internship | CEN | 42.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 5083-855-2101-00-25 | Dynamics of Structures and Seismic Engineering | SMS | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 5083-855-2102-00-25 | Building Physics | TCM | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 5083-855-2103-00-25 | Special Structures Design | SMS | 6.0 |