Qualification awarded (in original language)

"Mestrado em Marketing Turístico". Title of "Mestre".

Level of qualification

2nd Cycle of Studies. EQF level 7. ISCED 2011 level 7.

Admission requirements

a) Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent awarded by a national HEI, preferably in Law for Solicitors and other degrees or legal equivalent considered related (Law and related scientific areas);
b) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree, awarded following a 1st study cycle organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by an acceding country, preferably in Law for Solicitors, Law, and related scientific areas;
c) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized by the Technical-Scientific Council of the EsACT-IPB as satisfying the objectives of a bachelor's degree in the fields mentioned above or equivalent;
d) Holders of an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum vitae recognized by the Technical-Scientific Council of the EsACTIPB as attesting the ability to complete this study cycle (SC).

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 crediting the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.
Aiming to achieve 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

3 semesters (1.5 years). 20 weeks of study per semester, full-time (40 per year). 90 credits ECTS (30 per semester), corresponding 1 credit to 27 hours. It includes a scientific dissertation, a project work, or an internship of 30 credits.
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Profile of the programme

The general objective of the SC is to provide graduates in Solicitors (and related areas) with advanced, complete, and specialized training in the field of Contracts, that is, to provide master’s students with specific skills in the areas of Condominium, Lease, Property Contracts, Labour, Commercial, Tax, and Digital. In addition, the aim is to introduce master’s students to the training and research in new legal areas under development, such as condominium, law and technology, and intellectual property, among others, preparing them for the future competitive context of a profession exposed to new challenges.
It is intended to reinforce the training of master’s students in the contractual areas that are essential to professional practice and the consolidation of the underlying knowledge of substantive law, as well as to foster critical thinking and the problematization of the fundamental legal issue.
Our program also seeks to foster scientific research and the elaboration of specialized studies in the area of SC, through the mastery of research methods based on critical thinking, problem-solving capacity, and proposal of solutions. Law

Key learning outcomes

The degree of "Mestre" (master) is awarded to those students who 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

The SC aims to provide students with solid technical and scientific training, through interdisciplinary practice based on legal sciences, allowing them to:
● Develop critical and argumentative thinking, combined with verbal and written communication skills and mastery of legislative, doctrinal, and jurisprudential research tools;
● Draft and title real estate transactions and advise on and comply with related tax obligations;
● Formalize other civil and commercial contracts, including contracts concluded by digital means;
● Integrate the tax aspect into the drafting of real estate, civil and commercial contracts;
● Provide consultancy services to individuals/corporations, particularly in the area of contracts, and perform functions such as data protection officer, condominium administrator, among others;
● Demonstrate a capacity for applied research, contributing to the academic and professional debate in the scientific area of the SC.

Access to further studies

The master degree allows to proceed to 3rd cycle studies, according to the organization 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

a) Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent awarded by a national HEI, preferably in Law for Solicitors and other degrees or legal equivalent considered related (Law and related scientific areas);
b) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree, awarded following a 1st study cycle organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by an acceding country, preferably in Law for Solicitors, Law and related scientific areas;
c) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that the Technical-Scientific Council of the EsACT-IPB recognizes as satisfying the objectives of a bachelor's degree in the fields mentioned above or equivalent;
d) Holders of an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum vitae recognized by the Technical-Scientific Council of the EsACTIPB, as attesting the ability to complete this study cycle (SC).

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examinations and assessment follow the IPB's Registration and Enrolment Regulations (http://www.ipb.pt/go/cz169), the School's pedagogical regulations (www.esact.ipb.pt) and the NRMIPB (http://www.ipb.pt/go/cz169).
For information on the grading and qualification system, see “ECTS at IPB” in this Guide.

Mode of study

Fulltime

Programme director

Nina Teresa Sousa Santos Aguiar (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Law	L	84.0	0.0
TIPB	TIPB	6.0	0.0
Total		90.0	0.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	5080-832-1101-00-24	Lease and Condominium	L	6.0
1	1	Semestral	5080-832-1102-00-24	Labour Contracts	L	6.0
1	1	Semestral	5080-832-1103-00-24	Property Contracts	L	6.0
1	1	Semestral	5080-832-1104-00-24	Direito e Tecnologia	L	6.0
1	1	Semestral	5080-832-1105-00-24	Research Methodologies	L	6.0
1	2	Semestral	5080-832-1201-00-24	Commercial contracts	L	6.0
1	2	Semestral	5080-832-1202-00-24	Taxation of Contracts	L	6.0
1	2	Semestral	5080-832-1203-00-24	Intelectual Property	L	6.0
1	2	Semestral	5080-832-1204-00-24	Titling of Legal Transactions	L	6.0
1	2	Semestral	5080-832-1205-00-24	IPB Free Course	TIPB	6.0
2	1	Semestral	5080-832-2101-00-24	Thesis/Project/Internship	L	30.0

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