Educational Organisation and Administration

Presentation

The Master’s Degree in Educational Organisation and Administration, from the School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, aims to provide specific professional specialisation, responding to the challenges posed to leadership, administration and management from a multifaceted perspective, covering the areas of executive leadership, executive management and the coordination and pedagogical guidance of educational organisations.

Articulate, objectives, knowledge, skills and competencies for the exercise of positions and functions of educational administrationmanagement of education in different types and levels of organisation, still that in line with the indicators of definition of the levels of the Framework European of Qualifications, in this case for level 7.

The course runs over four semesters, corresponding to 30 credits per semester, for a total of 120 ECTS. It is preferably run on an after-work basis.

Objectives

The course has as objectives:

  • Deepen knowledge in the field of educational organisation and administration;
  • Develop skills for the administration and management of educational organisations;
  • Mobilizar para o cumprimento das questões éticas e deontológicas, que se insurgem ao exercício de cargos e funções de administração, direção, gestão e coordenação educacionais;
  • Develop, in an autonomous manner, skills for learning throughout life, in the field of specialisation in educational organisation and administration;
  • Promote a critical understanding of the political-administrative and managerial phenomena of education;
  • Critically develop knowledge about the principles, theories and practices of administration and management of educational organisations;
  • Master educational assessment, diagnosis, planning, management, and intervention methods and techniques capable of fostering appropriate responses to the challenges and demands placed on educational organisations;
  • Contribute to research and production of knowledge in the area of Educational Administration Educational Administration.

Career Opportunities

The course is primarily aimed at professionals in the field of education who wish to further their training and specialise in the field of educational organisation and administration, in order to qualify for positions and roles in the management, administration and coordination of educational services and organisations.

The main contexts for professional intervention are school organisations and other educational organisations and institutions, whether public, social sector or private, as well as other organisational configurations in the form of education and training centres and departments structurally integrated into various organisations, associations, ministerial services and local authorities.

In more concrete terms, obtaining the diploma is particularly important for career progression in teaching, as provided for in the Statute of the Teaching Career of Educators and Teachers in Primary and Secondary Education (as amended by Law No. 16/2016 of 17 June), as well as for the exercise of positions and functions in conjunction with the regime of autonomy, administration and management of public pre-school, primary and secondary education establishments (Decree-Law No. 75/2008, of 22 April).

Study Plan

1º year 1º Semester
Code Curricular Unit Plano Work Hours Contact Hours ECTS ECTS File
318180020 1 202 45 7.5 EN
318180021 1 202 45 7.5 EN
318180022 1 202 45 7.5 EN
318180023 1 202 45 7.5 EN
           
1º year 2º Semester
Code Curricular Unit Plano Work Hours Contact Hours ECTS ECTS File
318180024 1 202 45 7.5 EN
318180025 1 202 45 7.5 EN
318180026 1 202 45 7.5 EN
31813086 Op. Teorias e Dinâmicas da Educação 1 202 45 7.5 EN
31813087 Op. Relações Interpessoais em Contextos Educacionais 1 202 45 7.5 EN
           
2º year 1º Semester
Code Curricular Unit Plano Work Hours Contact Hours ECTS ECTS File
318180028 1 202 45 7.5 EN
           
2º year 2º Semester
Code Curricular Unit Plano Work Hours Contact Hours ECTS ECTS File
           

Order No. 1354/2024 (DR No. 24, 2 February 2024 – 2nd Series)

Accreditation

A3ES accreditation status – Accredited
Date of publication of the A3ES decision – 3 November 2023
Number of years accredited – 6 years
A3ES decision – Link
Accreditation – Link
Self-assessment guide – Link
External assessment report – Link

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Course

Educational Organisation and Administration

Degree or Diploma

Master’s degree

Duration

2 academic years / 4 semesters

Department

Psychology and Sciences of Education

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