Courses

UMAIA is pleased to welcome you to its university and hopes you will enjoy your stay and studies in Maia.

The International Relations Office, UMAIA and its staff are always available and await your arrival with enthusiasm.

The University of Maia - ISMAI is located in the city of Maia, 12 km from Porto, the second largest city in Portugal. The university campus occupies an area of 70,000 m2 and offers students excellent infrastructures, transport facilities and state-of-the-art technological equipment. For academic members' convenience, UMAIA is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

UMAIA is a prestigious higher education institution that offers Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degree programmes, all of which have been accredited by the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education - A3ES.

All course programmes are taught by highly professional and qualified academic staff members, holders of a PhD to an extent that largely exceeds the national legal requirements.

Course Offer

UMAIA offers a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in different areas.

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Bachelor's Degrees

Multimedia Art

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Business Management

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Communication Sciences

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Computer Science

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Criminology

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Human Resource Management

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Marketing Management

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Multimedia Communication Techonologies

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Physical Education and Sport

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Psychology

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Renewable Energy

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Sport Management

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Tourism

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Master's Degrees

Physical Education and Sport Sciences - Specialisation in Physical Exercise and Health

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Physical Education and Sport Sciences- Specialisation in Sports Coaching

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Criminology

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Teaching Physical Education in Basic and Secondary Education

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Business Management

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Sport Management

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Strategic Human Resource Management

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Clinical and Health Psychology

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School and Educational Psychology

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Information, Communication and Multimedia Technologies

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Tourism, Heritage and Development

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PhD Degrees

Psychology - Specialisation in Clinical Psychology

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Sport Sciences

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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

With some exceptions, the programmes at ISMAI are conducted through Portuguese. For international and/or Portuguese students interested in attending English-taught courses, the programmes in Psychology and Physical Education and Sport will be made available in English in 2015/16 (provided there is a minimum number of students required for the course to be run). International students can obtain special permission to sit exams and carry out project work in languages other than Portuguese, usually English, French or Spanish. Language support is provided through Portuguese language courses offered by the International Relations Office. The timetables of the classes are normally flexible, so as to suit students' needs.

TEACHING AT ISMAI

Steered by a learner-centred approach
Close and direct contact with academic and non-academic staff as well as with the management board
Based on respect, responsibility and dignity
Safe and reliable academic organisation
Plenty of reference sources for students? work and research.
Intensive use of information and communication technologies.

Departments and Functional Units

UMAIA is divided into 4 Departments

Physical Education and Sports Sciences
Communication Sciences and Information Technologies
Business Sciences
Social and Behavioural Sciences

Academic and research activities rely on the support of both functional and research units.ISMAI has 6 Resaerch Units integrated in interinstitutional research centres

As what regards Functional Units, UMAIA provides the academic community with a(n):

Multiplatform Studio (Centre for Communication Sciences)
Advanced Laboratory of Telecommunications
Multimedia Centre and Laboratory
Photography Laboratory
Physical Condition Centre and Human Kinetics Laboratory
Laboratory of Forensic and Criminal Sciences
Occupational Safety Support Centre
Physics Laboratory
Chemistry Laboratory
Entrepreneurship Centre
Centre for Psychological Support Services

For further information

erasmus@umaia.pt