If you don't hold a Bachelor's degree but have years of experience in related fields to the postgraduation, you can apply with a professional curriculum. You must demonstrate effective learning that attests the acquisition of professional skills by providing a professional CV and/or portfolio for the ESAP's Scientific Council to evaluate your application.

The application process consists of the following steps:

1. Application Form:
Applicants must fill in their personal information and submit the required documentation:
Motivation letter*
Curriculum Vitae*
Degree Certificates* (minimum Bachelor’s)
Portfolio (optional)
Others

2. Application Evaluation:
Members of Critical Concrete and ESAP will evaluate applications on a roll-in basis. Admissions will be granted based on a ranking of your motivation, academic background, and professional experience.
An interview may be necessary if initial evaluation is not sufficient to distinguish you from other applicants.

3. Application Decision:
After reviewing applications, successful applicants will receive an admission email to join the programme. It is compulsory to pay a non-refundable application fee of 98€ to secure their place.

Upon receiving an admission letter, students are required to pay a 98€ application fee to secure their place.

Payments for ESAP administrative fees include: enrolment, registration and insurance (500€) and must be paid before the start of the course.

There are three modalities of payments of the programme fee (2110€):

Option 1: 10 monthly payments of 211€

Option 2: 2 payments of 1028.63€, before the start of each semester (includes a 2.5% discount)

Option 3: 1 payment of 2004.50€ (includes 5% discount) to be paid before the start of the programme.

The fee includes access to all theoretical courses in the Criti.co platform, participation in the practical workshops with vegan lunch on site, and administrative support.

The fee does not include the certificate issuing fee, travel costs to Porto from your place of residence, accommodation during the workshop, meals offsite, nor health insurance.
You’ll need to show proof of your health insurance to participate in the hands-on workshop.

We have had students successfully complete the course whilst working full time. However, it is important for you to consider the following:

1. Live sessions will mostly happen during working hours in european timezones. You are strongly recommended to attend these sessions although they are all recorded for reference later.

2. Online courses combine pre-recorded video lectures, reading content, discussion forums, and weekly assignments. Students are expected to follow the recommended schedule of completion provided at the beginning of each semester.

3. The practical workshops happen once per semester for a duration of 3 weeks. We encourage you to discuss with your employer as early as possible about taking study leave or unpaid leave rather than using holiday time or working overtime. You need to consider your wellbeing and mental health when balancing work and study so this should be an ongoing conversation with both us and your employer.

4. Acceptable reasons for not attending the construction workshop include proof of illness or travel restrictions. Be aware the construction workshops make up two thirds of the total hours for the course and require direct, continuous participation from students.

The programme is delivered 100% in English so a good command of the language is absolutely mandatory. During the in-person workshops, speaking Portuguese can be very helpful but it is not mandatory.