Holders of higher education degrees from foreign institutions can apply for Master’s or PhD degrees at Lusófona University.

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International students who wish to apply to Master’s or PhD programmes must comply with the following requirements:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree (for applicants for master’s degree) or a Master’s degree (for applicants for PhD degree);
  
• Submit the documents listed below;
  
• The diplomas and certificates must highlight the circumstances of their emission accurately and must be authenticated by the Portuguese Consulate in the issuing country or, when necessary, be attached with an apostille, under the terms of the Hague Convention, and translated into Portuguese by a certified translator when they are written in a language other than Portuguese, Spanish, French or English.

Documents to submit by Master’s applicants

• Copy of the passport;
• Certificate of Bachelor’s degree (certificates which establish the titularity of the degree);
• Certificates that establish pass level in courses that don’t award a degree, delivered by higher education institutions, whether national or foreign, in the area of the master’s programme;
• Academic transcript of the Bachelor’s degree;
• Curriculum Vitae, dated and signed, preferentially in the Ciência Vitae, FCT-SIG or similar model;
• Recommendation letter (applicable to the master’s programmes of the School of Economic and Organizational Sciences);
• Applicable to the 2nd cycles in Film Studies and in Animation Arts of the Lusófona University – Lisbon campus:
  • PIndividual portfolio which enables recruiters to appraise the artistic and professional path of the candidates as well as the relevance of their previous experience. This portfolio should be submitted preferably in digital format – applicable to the 2nd cycles in Film Studies and in Animation Arts;
  • Individual project, with note of intent, synopsis and any other elements the candidate deems relevant regarding an original concept for the production of a feature-length film – applicable to the 2nd Cycle in Film Studies

Documents to be submitted by PhD applicants

• Copy of the passport;
• Certificate of Master’s degree (certificate that establish the titularity of the degree);
• Certificates that establish pass level in courses that do not award a degree, delivered by higher education institutions, whether national or foreign, in the area of the PhD programme;
• Motivation letter, briefly explaining the reasons for attending the study cycle;
• Academic Transcript of the Master’s degree
• Curriculum Vitae, dated and signed, preferably in the DeGóis, FCT-SIG or similar model;
• Copies of the scientific work of the candidate;
  • Thesis Pre-Project (applicable to the PhD programmes in Urbanism, Museology, Media Arts, Architecture and Communication Sciences, as well as all PhD programmes in the case of application for a scholarship)

Timetable for master’s and PhD programmes 2020/21 academic year

International / foreign students must pay when they apply for the 2020/2021 academic year

Upon enrolment

Enrolment fee + school insurance + 2 tuition fees

Monthly tuition fee

Visit the page with information on the monthly tuition fees / programme.

• 1. Enrolment fee for students admitted to Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias for the 1st time;
• 2. The enrolment fee may be paid in 3 equal and successive instalments in September, October and November;
• 3. The enrolment fee may be paid in 4 equal and successive fees in October, November, December and January.
• 4. For International / Foreign Students:
  • Upon enrolment, the International / Foreign Students must pay the first two tuition fees due, based on the number of ECTS they enrolled for in the academic year, considering a minimum of 20 ECTS of enrolment per academic semester. Until this amount has been paid, no certificates will be issued for the student, namely the certificate to obtain a student’s visa

Payment methods

• Bank Transfer – proof of transfer must be sent, with the students ID number, to tesouraria@ulusofona.pt.
• ATM or cash – at the Treasury office.
• Cheque – to be handed at the Treasury office, made out to COFAC, crl.
• ATM reference
• VISA credit card – information available after submission of the Application form
• PayPal – information available after submission of the Application form

Candidates who pay by VISA or Paypal must send proof of payment to tesouraria@ulusofona.pt

Any query relative to payments must be referred to the university’s Treasury service to tesouraria@ulusofona.pt