Master's degree in Social and Solidary Economics
ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon
Program description
Social and Solidary Economics
The Masters Programme in Social and Solidarity Economy has the purpose of preparing professionals for acting in the context of social innovation processes related with Social Economy and the new paths of Solidarity Economy.
This Masters general objective consists of deepening the conceptual and theoretical reflection about actual processes and about new possibilities of meeting human needs in contemporary conditions.
Information regarding COVID-19
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Portuguese government has temporarily closed all schools and universities from March 12th 2020.
In light of this, ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa will be suspending face-to-face classes and offering all programs remotely instead. For more information about this, please contact the university.
Program content
The course corresponds to 4 semesters, with a total of 120 ECTS, 60 in the curricular component and 60 in the 2nd year (6 correspond to the Research Seminar and 54 to the elaboration of the dissertation or project work).
Approval in every curricular unit of the Masters course awards the degree of Master in the chosen course. The completion of the 1st year of the Masters course, corresponding to 60 ECTS, awards the attribution of a Diploma of Postgraduate Studies.
- Contributing to research, conceptual and theoretical renewal in the field, challenging its principles, contents and practices in face of the epistemological and methodological foundations of Economic Science;
Deepening the demands for interdisciplinarity in the analyses of contemporary problems and challenges of the 21st century;
Deepening the knowledge about its practices and paths, valuing methodological pluralism in the production of science;
Contributing to rethink models of action and management, providing guidelines and suggestions which may enable the development of new skills among its players.
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ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon
Founded in 1972, the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) is one of the most prestigious public universities in Portugal, particularly focused on postgraduate studies and scientific research. It is organized in four schools: ISCTE Business School, School of Sociology and...
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