The University of Algarve, located in the south of Portugal, is a young public university, with a student population of more than 8,000 and employs over 700 academics. In these last three decades, the University of Algarve has consolidated the link established with the regional business and with the public and private organizations, encouraging the transfer of knowledge and contributing to sustainable development, with a positive impact across the community.

The University of Algarve is in the Top 10 Countries to Study Abroad

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MAEH is a two year master programme (120 ECTS credits) offered by four European Universities: the University of Algarve (Portugal), the coordinating institution, the University of Lodz (Poland), the Technische Hochschule Lübeck (Germany) and the University of Antwerp (Belgium).

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Full time

Master in Applied EcoHydrology

The Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries has two specializations: one in Aquaculture and another in Fisheries. In addition to the predominant areas of the Aquaculture and Fisheries Sciences course, other important areas are Environmental Sciences and Biological Sciences.

Master in Aquaculture and Fisheries

The Biotechnology MSc provides advanced-level training in Biotechnology, Biological, and Biochemical Engineering.

Master in Biotechnology

The MSc in Civil Engineering aims to give a professional specialization by developing the technical and scientific capabilities by the holders of a 1st cycle in Civil Engineering, which is offered by both institutions.

Master in Civil Engineering

This master's degree aims to provide theoretical and practical knowledge, at the same time as it aims to create an operational definition of resources that essentially integrate the reinvention of the development of communication design projects in the fields of Tourism and Culture.

Master in Communication Design for Tourism and Culture

The Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering is guided by a constant perspective of applied research and development, focusing on the research and implementation of solutions for concrete problems.

Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The aim of the MSc program in Food Technology is to provide a general understanding of food properties and production, and knowledge of technologies involved in the production of safe and healthy food that qualifies the recipient not only to analyze and control but also to design, innovate and develop food production systems and food products.

Master in Food Technology

The creation of an advanced cycle of studies in History and Cultural Heritages consolidates an area in which the University of Algarve has been a pioneer among Portuguese universities, since it created, in 1999, the degree in Cultural Heritage. It seeks to combine the methodologies of History, Art History, and literary studies, in the sense of integrating them in a reading that meets the multifaceted processes of production and cultural transmission.

Master in History and Cultural Heritages

The Master in Informatics Engineering based on broadband knowledge in computer science obtained in a first-degree course offers advanced training in several areas of computer science. This way, it provides solid training suitable to the work market, also enabling the pursuit of studies at the doctoral level.

Master in Informatics Engineering

The main objective of the Master in Landscape Architecture is to form professionals with a wide technical and scientific background in Landscape Architecture and with the necessary abilities to exercise the profession in Europe, as demanded by the Portuguese Association of Landscape Architecture (APAP) and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA Europe) and capable to innovate and to strengthen the scientific research in the key areas of analysis and representation, landscape design project, management and planning of landscape and land.

Master in Landscape Architecture

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The Master's in Management is a three-semester program, fully taught in English, that offers three specialization areas: Tourism Management; Healthcare Management; Marine and Maritime Management. This Master's program is open to applicants from all backgrounds but is primarily aimed at students who have not previously studied business and management.

Master in Management

International Master in Marine Biological Resources covers a wide, yet consistent, range of subjects related to the sustainable use of marine biological resources. With an emphasis on marine biological and ecological processes, the program links the biology of marine organisms and environmental studies with subjects in marine policy and planning.

Master in Marine Biological Resources

The Master's course in Marine Biology presents unique conditions at the University of Algarve, as it has a fixed teaching staff with a doctorate in full time with international training in the areas of Biological Sciences and in the area of ​​Marine Sciences. In addition, it has facilities and human and material resources which increase the value for the student, such as a scientific diving center, an experimental marine organism laboratory (LEOA), and a field station (Ramalhete Station), as well as nearby natural resources: Ria Formosa, Guadiana Estuary, sandy and rocky coasts, namely on the Vicentine Coast.

Master in Marine Biology

The Marine and Coastal Systems master program (MaCS - SIMCO) integrates knowledge using an interdisciplinary approach. It focuses on the study of processes operating within the coastal and marine systems, subject to complex geological, physical, chemical, biological, and social forcings.

Master in Marine and Coastal Systems

The Master's Program in Mechanical Engineering – Energy, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration aims at a deep understanding of the knowledge and skills obtained at the Mechanical Engineering degree (first cycle). The graduates will be able to develop professional regulated acts, namely by accessing the Qualification Degree E2 established by the Portuguese engineers public association, Ordem dos Engenheiros.

Master in Mechanical Engineering - Energy, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration

If you search for a deep understanding of microbial and other biological systems, driving from a molecular and cellular organization of individual or community to apply in different areas (Environmental, Industrial, and Biomedical) then come and seek your tools in the Microbial and Molecular Biology (MMB) Master Program.

Master in Molecular and Microbial Biology

This Master's prepares students with advanced academic training for professional careers that demand them to apply contemporary sociological knowledge. It aims to train students to analyze specific issues pertaining to contemporary societies.

Master in Sociology

The Master in Tourism contributes to the enhancement of the academic skills and professional performance of young graduates, who intend to expand their knowledge and direct their professional career, and of professionals, interested in developing scientific and technical skills in the field of tourism.

Master in Tourism

The course aims to respond to the current societal challenge of sustainable water management in the urban cycle, always bearing in mind the issues associated with global change (climate and anthropogenic) and the current drought scenario. In this sense, the program is based on three main pillars: urban water infrastructure, sustainable water management (origins, quality, uses, and reuse) and water governance (economics, policies and regulation).

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