Master in Science of Religions

• Master

  Degree

• Portuguese

  Language of instructions

• 2 years

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• October 31, 2025

  Studies commence

• Portugal, Lisbon

  Location

Admission Requirements The following may apply to the cycle of studies that leads to the mestre degree a) holders of a licenciado degree or legal equivalent; b) Holders of a foreign academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies organized according to the principles of the Bologna process by a State that adheres to that process; c) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as fulfilling the objectives of the degree of licenciado by the statutorily competent body; d) holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized by the statutorily competent body of ULHT as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies. Seriation criteria - 50% grade of the previous qualification - 50% mark of the curricular appreciation Applicants with no previous qualification or with no classification of previous qualification - 75% appreciation of the curriculum vitae - 25% Motivation and Justification Objectives The creation of this cycle of studies fits in the recent international dynamics that led to the creation of the European Association for the Study of Religions (2002) affiliated to the International Association for the History of Religions - IASR. This 2nd Cycle in the Science of Religions at ULHT received a great influence when it welcomed the secretary-general of the IASR in 2007. The formulation of this course has as its main objective the research on the multiplicity of the religious phenomenon, in a total freedom of research and respect. This course emerges as a response to the need to train researchers with special tools to work on religious issues outside the confessional scope. The 2nd cycle degree in Science of Religions at ULHT is the only one with these objectives in Portugal: total religious exemption. Thus, it is assumed as a fundamental objective the development of an academic community dedicated to this object of study, diversified in religious terms, but always with a scientific outlook. Career Prospects Our masters present tools with significant acuity in the fields of editorial work social work, diplomacy, religious and cultural counseling. Currently, and following the steps of several other European countries, the teaching staff and other collaborators in the area develop a wide range of activities that tend to create the image of the need to create a discipline on the religious phenomenon in Secondary Education.