area of specialisation in Cinema and Television

Education objectives

1) To develop and deepen the knowledge gained at the 1st cycle in the area of Communication Sciences (CS) essential today as part of the Social Sciences and Humanities, to understand the strategic position of communication in contemporary societies; 2) To understand the position of Communication Sciences and their respective areas of specialization in the epistemology of Social and Human Sciences, from which it receives multiple contributions and to which it contributes; to be able to define objects and methodologies for their own investigations in Communication Sciences and to apply their knowledge to them, namely in new and unfamiliar situations and in the specific fields; 3) To develop a research with scientific rigor in the field of CS or in a multidisciplinary context, so that the dialogue with other fields of knowledge would be an incentive to claim its own domain knowledge; 4) To develop the ability of students to communicate, clearly and reasonably, methodologies and conclusions, in written or orally, before experts or general public; 5) To understand the specificity of each branch of this study cycle; 6) To provide skills that allow students, in continuous dialogue with the scientific and non-scientific knowledge, to develop autonomously learning throughout life.

General characterization

DGES code

8605

Cicle

Specialization Area

Degree

Master

Access to other programs

Access to the cycle of studies which leads to a Doctorate Degree. For the specific access conditions, consult the regulations governing the doctoral programmes at NOVA FCSH.

Coordinator

Carla Maria dos Santos Filipe Batista

Opening date

2020-09-28

Vacancies

80

Fees

1200 Euros/year or 2500 Euros/year (foreign students)

Schedule

Presencial Pós-Laboral

Teaching language

Portuguese Language

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, Project Work, Practical Work Experience with Report.
The degree of «mestre» corresponds to the level 7 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.

Competencies:

- To develop and deepen the knowledge gained at the 1st cycle in the area of Communication Sciences (CS) essential today as part of the Social Sciences and Humanities, to understand the strategic position of communication in contemporary societies;
-To understand the position of Communication Sciences and their respective areas of specialization in the epistemology of Social and Human Sciences, from which it receives multiple contributions and to which it contributes; to be able to define objects and methodologies for their own investigations in Communication Sciences and to apply their knowledge to them, namely in new and unfamiliar situations and in the specific fields;
-To develop a research with scientific rigor in the field of CS or in a multidisciplinary context, so that the dialogue with other fields of knowledge would be an incentive to claim its own domain knowledge;
- To develop the ability of students to communicate, clearly and reasonably, methodologies and conclusions, in written or orally, before experts or general public;
-To understand the specificity of each branch of this study cycle;
-To provide skills that allow students, in continuous dialogue with the scientific and non-scientific knowledge, to develop autonomously learning throughout life.

This path is an option of

Master in Communication Sciences

Conditions of admittance

Application and access conditions to the cycle of studies reflect the conditions established in the national legislation, namely: - to hold a licenciado degree or legal equivalent; -to hold a foreign academic degree recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH. - to hold an academic, scientific or professional curriculum vitae recognized by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCSH. Applicants will be selected and ranked according to the criteria annually defined in the application edict.

Evaluation rules

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

conditional options a)
Code Name ECTS
Options
722011031 Television Workshop 10.0
722011134 Contemporary Cinema 10.0
722011046 Documentary 10.0
722011133 Photography and Cinema 10.0
722011059 Performance Languages 10.0
722011104 Audiovisual Policies and Strategies: Migration to Digital 10.0
722011077 Film Direction 10.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 40
conditional options b)
Code Name ECTS
Options
722011040 Dissertation in Cinema and Television 33.0
7220111149 Work Experience with Report in Cinema and Television 33.0
722011083 Project Work in Cinema and Television 33.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 33
Regra que permite inscrição em um máximo de 20 ECTS que podem ser obtidos em unidades curriculares de nível pós -graduado da FCSH, ou de outras instituições de Ensino Superior nacionais ou estrangeiras, mediante protocolo.