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Masters Course in Children, Family and Inheritance 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:
  • Private 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

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

30

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:
a) Holders of the degree in law or legal equivalent;
b) Holders of foreign academic degree, not referred to in subparagraph a), awarded following a course of study organized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a State acceding to this Process;
c) Holders of foreign academic degree, not referred to in subparagraph a), which is recognized as meeting the objectives of a degree by the competent scientific body of the higher education institution where they wish to be admitted; or
d) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, that is recognized as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the competent scientific body of the higher education institution where they intend to be admitted

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Child Protection and Civil Guardianship Process CJPri 6
S1 Childhood and Rights ECr; CJPri 6
S1 Children's Protection Law CJPri 6
S1 Practicum CJG 6
S1 The Child and the Family ECr; CJPri 6
S2 Criminal Protection of Child Interests Psi; CJP 5
S2 Educational Tutelary Law CJP 5
S2 Inheritance Law CJPri 7.5
S2 Property Family Law I CJPri 7.5
S2 Property Family Law II CJPri 5
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=26560
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Cr 97/2013/AL02
Registry Date:
21-05-2025
Accreditation validity:
31-07-2031

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