Community nursing in family health nursing
Qualification awarded (in original language)
Community nursing in family health nursing. Title of "Mestre".Level of qualification
2nd Cycle of Studies. EQF level 7. ISCED 2011 level 7.Admission requirements
The holders of the licenciado degree or legal equivalent, the holders of a foreign academic degree and the holders of a relevant academic, scientific or professional curriculum vitae may apply to the 2nd cycle of studies, as stated in the description 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.Recognition of prior learning
Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.
Qualification requirements and regulations
90 ECTS credits (30 per semester). 3 semesters. 40 weeks of study per year (20 weeks per semester). 1620 total hours of study per year; 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. A variable number of contact (teaching) hours, depending on the established schedule for each Course Unit. It includes a scientific dissertation, a project work or a professional traineeship which will be concluded with a final report comprising 30 credits ECTS.Holders of this qualification are entitled to develop high-level professional activity and to be admitted to the Portuguese Order of Nurses. The professional title of Specialist Nurse is assigned by the Order of Nurses, in accordance with its internal rules.
The cycle of studies leading to the Master's degree in Family Health Nursing at the School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, of the School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo and of the School of Health of the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, published by Order n.º2555/2022 de 25/02/2022 – 2nd series, obtained a favorable opinion from the Order of Nurses, reported on 15 October 2020.
Profile of the programme
The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Community nursing in family health nursing. NursingKey learning outcomes
The degree of "mestre" (master) in Community nursing in family health nursing is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
To apply the fundamentals of the systemic paradigm and human communication in family evaluation and intervention;
To argue the development of family health nursing based on ethical-legal, sociopolitical and epistemological references of the profession and of Community Nursing in the area of Family Health Nursing (EC-AESF);
Acquire specialized skills for decision making in EC-AESF, focusing on the demands arising from adaptive responses to transitions atdifferent levels of prevention;
Apply the models of evaluation and intervention in the family and its members, as a care unit, throughout the life cycle and at thedifferent levels of prevention, in interface with Public Health and Community Health;
To develop research and leadership capacity in EC-AESF.
Occupational profiles of graduates
The degree of "mestre" (master) in Community nursing in family health nursing belongs to the education and training area of Health Sciences and Social Protection. Graduates are specialized to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.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
Degree in Nursing.Examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.essa.ipb.pt.Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.
Mode of study
Full-time.Programme director
| Manuel Alberto Morais Bras ( | 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 | ||
| Nursing | NUR | 60.0 | 30.0 |
| Total | 60.0 | 0.0 | |
Course structure
| Year | Sem | Type | Code | Course Unit | Scientific Area | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5066-748-1101-00-23 | The family as a care unit | NUR | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5066-748-1102-00-23 | Evaluation and Intervention in Family Health Nursing | NUR | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5066-748-1103-00-23 | Family Health Nursing Research | NUR | 5.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5066-748-1104-00-23 | Person and Family | NUR | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 5066-748-1105-00-23 | Epistemological and Ethical Benchmarks of Family Health Nursing | NUR | 7.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5066-748-1201-00-23 | Communication in Family Health Nursing | NUR | 5.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5066-748-1202-00-23 | Family Nursing and Health-Disease Process Management | NUR | 5.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5066-748-1203-00-23 | Internship in Family Health Nursing | NUR | 15.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 5066-748-1204-00-23 | Family Health Nursing Management | NUR | 5.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | Optional ↓ | 30.0 |