Master's degree in Political Science

Political Science

The Master's in Political Science is an in-depth studies course with the key objective of providing a solid theoretical and empirical training in the field of political science and other related sciences, centred on the problems of democracy and citizenship.

The students are intended to improve their ability of operationalising the acquired knowledge, so as to: 1) favour a qualified professional performance, specialised on the social and political reality; 2) develop the practice of scientific research, knowing how to articulate the various types of knowledge with the research methods and techniques.

The Master's course in Political Science has an experienced faculty composed by national and foreign professor, with a wide curriculum in the fields of teaching and political research. A great part of the faculty is connected to the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL), a research centre that has always had the classification of excellent in the valuations carried out by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Foundation for Science and Technology). The students are encouraged to develop empirical research works and to apply their knowledge in the professional field, namely by means of the possibility of undergoing traineeships in a considerable number of public and private institutions, with which were established protocols.