Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
Master in Nursing

Coimbra, Portugal

DEGREE TYPE

Master degree

DURATION

3 semesters

LANGUAGES

Portuguese

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Oct 2026

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The Master in Nursing focuses on advanced nursing practice and leadership. This program prepares students for complex healthcare challenges, emphasizing critical thinking, clinical judgment, and research. Students will engage in hands-on practice and develop skills in patient care, management, and health promotion over the course of two years.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue roles such as nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, or healthcare manager. They may find opportunities in hospitals, clinics, academic institutions, or public health organizations. This degree enhances career advancement prospects and leadership capabilities in nursing.

Master in Nursing

The Master Course in Nursing is regulated by Order No. 8487/2017, of September 27.

General objectives defined for the cycle of studies:

To qualify nurses for the nursing practice in the area of Management of Care Units and for the area of Clinical Supervision;
Understand the methodological complexity of the various research processes and the critical reading of the research produced;
Acquire advanced methodological tools to support the treatment and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data;
To construct an informed, critical and creative vision of the process of disciplinary and professional development of the nursing sciences;
To create an interface with clinical research in nursing and with conceptual research for disciplinary and professional construction;
Reflect critically on the policies, design and organization of health systems and services;
Understand the training process in clinical teaching, supervision of peers and students in initial training.