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 Masters Course in Administrative Law
2026/2027

General

Academic degree:
  • Master's degree
ECTS:
120
Duration:
4 curricular semesters
Regime:
Mixed
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Public Legal Sciences

Contacts

    School of Law
    Campus de Gualtar
    4710-057 Braga
    Tel: +351 253601800 Fax:
    E-Mail: sec@direito.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.direito.uminho.pt

Description

The Master’s program of Administrative Law aspires to, over a two-year period, (including 1 year of dissertation), bestow upon law graduates, solid theoretical and practical knowledge that will permit academic activity, the integration of Public Administration boards or the practice of Law. The School of Law thus demonstrates that it is aware of the various realities related to the classic themes of Administrative Law, to the change of the paradigms that affect certain administrative areas, as well the dominion of administrative procedural guarantees. Masters in Administrative Law are capable of continuing their studies in order to obtain certain academic degrees and to practise various functions of a legal nature.

Access to higher education

This Master degree provides basic training to carry out a course of 3rd cycle (PhD) in the same scientific area, or other areas

Access

40

Vacancies

20

Minimum

Access forms

The access to this Cycle of Study can be done at the Students Portal of the University of Minho https://alunos.uminho.pt/EN/candidates/MastersDegrees/Pages/default.aspx

This information does not replace consultation of the Academic Regulations of the University of Minho and other official documents.

Formal requirements

Can apply for access to the cycle of studies leading to the master degree:
a) Law degree or legal equivalent;
b) Degree not referred to in sub-heading a) as long as CV and experience demonstrate adequate, basic preparation, in the terms defined by the Scientific Council of the School of Law;
c) Higher education degree conferred by a foreign country, succeeding a cycle of studies organized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a State subscribed to this Process;
d) Higher education degree conferred by a foreign country that satisfies the objectives of title-holders of a degree by the Scientific Organ of the Higher-Education Establishment where they deem to be admitted; or
e) Academic, scientific or professional CV demonstrating the capacity necessary for the attainment of this cycle of studies by the Scientific Organ of the Higher-Education Establishment where they deem to be admitted.

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Administrative Organization Law CJP 6
S1 Global Administrative Law CJP 6
S1 Protection of Fundamental Rights at National and European Level CJP 6
S1 Research Methodologies CJG 6
S1 Tax Law CJP 6
S2 Administrative Litigation Law CJP 6
S2 Direito Processual Europeu CJP 6
S2 Direito Processual Tributário CJP 6
S2 Mediação, Conciliação e Arbitragem Administrativas CJP; CJPri 6
S2 Opção 6
Administrative Heritage Law CJP 6
Administrative Sanctions Law CJP 6
Administrative Social Rights CJP 6
Constitutional Procedural Law CJP 6
Year 2 60
A Dissertation CJG; CJP; CJPri 60

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
12-05-2025
A3ES deliberation:
https://si.a3es.pt/sia3es/page?stage=ConsultaPublicaProcesso&processID=26514
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Cr 107/2011/AL02
Registry Date:
20-05-2025
Accreditation validity:
31-07-2031