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The Master in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea at Iscte brings together the scientific knowledge of teachers and researchers from varying fields in the Institution, including the areas of Law, Economics, Anthropology and International Studies, in relation to the study of the sea.
Governance and Sustainability are the central, motivating ideas of this Master, operating as aggregators of thematic diversity and an interdisciplinary nature. The curricular structure offered enables contact with the multidimensionality of the various maritime subjects via their different disciplinary and methodological contributions. Besides curricular units in the subjects of Law, Economics, Anthropology and International Studies, the Master offers both mandatory and optional curricular units of a methodological nature.
The staff of teachers and lecturers integrates academics with both Portuguese and foreign specialists, including experts and political decision-makers of high degree.
In this way, the program is intended to offer a comprehensive structure, contributing to the education of qualified professionals and the development of scientific research concerning the governance of the sea in light of the principles of sustainable development.
2026/2027
| Unidades curriculares | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Seminar | 1 | 6.0 |
| National Law and Politics of the Sea | 1 | 6.0 |
| Port Business and Management | 1 | 6.0 |
| Sea and Globalisation | 1 | 6.0 |
| 2nd Cycle Internship Parte Escolar > Optional Courses | 2 | 6.0 |
| Critical Approaches to Maritime Anthropology | 2 | 6.0 |
| International Law and Politics of the Sea | 2 | 6.0 |
| Maritime and Port Economics | 2 | 6.0 |
| Research Seminar | 2 | 6.0 |
Recommended optative
Optional courses will only be held if they achieve a minimum number of enrollments.
| Unidades curriculares | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Master Dissertation in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea Final Work | 1 | 60.0 |
| Master Project in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea Final Work | 1 | 60.0 |
Recommended optative
Optional courses will only be held if they achieve a minimum number of enrollments.
2025/2026
The Master's in Governance and Sustainability of the Sea has as its goal to train highly-qualified professionals through a multicisciplinary academic programme, enabling them to perform the roles of decision-making, execution and analysis in this area.
This Master's prepares students to act in the following roles:
| Round | Start Date | End Date | Vacancies | Application fee | Reservation fee | candidacy.reservation_fee_international |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | Mestrado/Master | 2025-12-15 09:30 | 2026-01-14 17:00 | 25 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | 500.00 € |
The application is made exclusively online. The following documents are mandatory:
*Applicants still completing the bachelor degree must upload a declaration of honor (draft available on the platform) as an alternative to the diploma.
Applicants who do not submit the above-mentioned documents will be transferred to the next round. If they do not deliver the missing documentation by the end of the application period of the subsequent round, they will be excluded.
SELECTION AND RANKING CRITERIA
Evaluation criteria and other usefull information about the aplication available HERE (portuguese only).
DOCUMENTS
The application is made exclusively online. The following documents are mandatory:
*Applicants still completing the bachelor degree must upload a declaration of honor (draft available on the platform) as an alternative to the diploma.
Applicants who do not submit the above-mentioned documents will be transferred to the next round. If they do not deliver the missing documentation by the end of the application period of the subsequent round, they will be excluded.