area of specialisation in Contemporary Culture and New Technologies
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
8606
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 | ||
| 722011026 | Alterities | 10.0 |
| 722011033 | Cyberculture | 10.0 |
| 722011034 | Cyberspace, Media and Interaction | 10.0 |
| 722011122 | Pop Culture | 10.0 |
| 02100459 | Media Aesthetics | 10.0 |
| 722011068 | The Body and Space in Contemporary Arts | 10.0 |
| 722011069 | Ontotechnologies of the Body | 10.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 40 |
| conditional options b) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 722011043 | Dissertation in Contemporary Culture and New Technologies | 33.0 |
| 722011154 | Work Experience with Report in Contemporary Culture and New Technologies | 33.0 |
| 722011086 | Project Work in Contemporary Culture and New Technologies | 33.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 33 |