Qualification awarded (in original language)

"Mestrado em Exercício e Saúde". 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

100 ECTS Credits (30 per semester). 3 Semesters and a quarter (1.75 years). 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.
Holders of this diploma are entitled to apply to the career of high staff in central and local public administration, as well as in private enterprises and institutions or to undertake their own independent qualified activity.

Profile of the programme

The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional specialized skills in the study areas of  Sport Sciences and Health Sciences.

Key learning outcomes

The degree of "mestre" (master) is awarded to those students that 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 underlie 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 degree of "mestre" (master) in Physical Exercise and Health 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

Graduation is obtained after completion of the total ECTS credits foreseen in the study plan.

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the Attendance and Assessment Regulations of the School, available in www.ese.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

Jose Augusto Afonso Bragada (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Health Sciences	HS	16.5	0.0
Sport Sciences	SS	83.5	0.0
Total		100.0	0.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	6125-520-1101-00-23	Evaluation and Prescription of Exercise	SS	9.0
1	1	Semestral	6125-520-1102-00-23	Physiology of Exercising	SS	8.0
1	1	Semestral	6125-520-1103-00-23	Research Methodology and Data Analysis in Health and Physical Exercise	SS	6.0
1	1	Semestral	6125-520-1104-00-23	Nutrition and Exercise	HS	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6125-520-1201-00-23	Biomechanics of Exercise	SS	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6125-520-1202-00-23	Exercise Psychology	HS	4.0
1	2	Semestral	6125-520-1203-00-23	Epidemiology of Physical Activity	HS	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6125-520-1204-00-23	Exercise for the Elderly	SS	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6125-520-1205-00-22	Exercise in Specific Pathologies	SS/ HS	9.0
2	1	Semestral	6125-520-2101-00-23	Thesis/Final Project/Internship	SS/ HS	40.0

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