Masters in Science Communication
Education objectives
Joint master degree programme between FCSH/NOVA and ITQB/NOVA.
Portugal has a scientific culture deficit. Despite the considerable progress of the scientific community, Portuguese science does not reach its main subsidizer society either because it is not communicated by the research institutions or because it is not properly handled by mass media, lacking qualified professionals in this area. A third player in the mission to bring science closer to the public is represented by science museums and science centers, that represent an important link between research institutions and the public. Intending to raise societys science literacy as its ultimate purpose, the Master in Science Communication has three main goals:
a. Raise awareness of the importance to communicate scientific issues in a society
increasingly dependent on science and technology;
b. Motivate future communicators and educators for science communication in its different forms;
c. Contribute to establish science communication as a common practice in all research institutions.
In its practical component, this study cycle has the collaboration of several entities, including the Lisbon Oceanarium.
At the end of this study cycle, students should be able to:
a. recognize the importance to contribute to increase science literacy and the main ways to do it;
b. identify the distinctive aspects of science and science communication that require specific communication training;
c. develop communication plans appropriate for different audiences, through media, in schools and science centers/museums, and at research institutions.
General characterization
DGES code
4296
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Master
Access to other programs
Completion of the Masters degree allows the holder to apply for the cycle of studies which leads to a Doctorate Degree. For the specific access requirements for doctoral programmes, consult the regulations governing the doctoral programmes at FCSH, UNL.
Coordinator
António Granado; Ana Sanchez (ITQB)
Opening date
September 2019
Vacancies
35
Fees
More information provided in the Call for Applications, available on www.fcsh.unl.pt
Schedule
(see at https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/cursos/)
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Length: 3 semesters.
Total credits: 93 credits (60 in course units of the study programme + 33 in the non-taught component).
Types of non-taught component: Dissertation or Project Work, or Internship with Report.
The degree of mestre corresponds to the level 7 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.
Conditions of admittance
Please consult the application call available at www.fcsh.unl.pt
Evaluation rules
1) No obligatory precedences for attending the programs courses. 2) A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20 as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the post-graduate diploma. The final grade of the post-graduate diploma is the average, by credit, of the grades obtained in the course units in which the student obtained the 60 credits from the taught part of the Masters course. A final grade, expressed as a number between 10 and 20 on a scale of 0 to 20 as well as its equivalent on the ECTS grading scale, is awarded for the Masters degree. The final grade of the Masters degree will be the average of the final grade of the taught part of the course, weighted to 40%, and the grade awarded to the dissertation, project work or practical work experience report, weighted to 60%.
Structure
Mandatory | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
722011140 | Science and Scientists - 1st semester | 10 |
722011142 | Science and Society - 2nd semester | 10 |
722011144 | Communication Science and Education - 2nd semester | 10 |
722011143 | Strategic Communication of Science - 2nd semester | 10 |
722011141 | Science Journalism - 1st semester | 10 |
722011145 | Science communication in practice - 1st semester | 10 |
Elective option 1 | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
722011148 | Dissertação em Comunicação de Ciência (not translated) | 33 |
722011146 | Estágio com Relatório em Comunicação de Ciência (not translated) | 33 |
722011147 | Trabalho de Projecto em Comunicação de Ciência (not translated) | 33 |