Master in Musicology

General characterization

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 2 years/4 semesters Total credits: 120 credits (60 credits from curricular units + 60 credits from the non-teaching component) Non-teaching component modes: Dissertation or Project Work or Internship with Report. The student performs 50 credits in all the curricular units offered. The student also carries 10 credits as free-elective optional (from curricular units of postgraduate level at FCSH/NOVA, UNL, or other national or foreign institutions of higher education,under agreement). In the 3rd semester the student must attend a follow-up seminar for the non teaching component (5 ECTS). The degree of «mestre» corresponds to the level 7 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.

Competencies:
- Develop the knowledge acquired in the 1st cycle in order to develop original applications in the area of Musicology;
- Ability to apply knowledge to the original and innovative formulation and resolution of problems related to the area of study;
- Competencies for the utilisation and coherent management of various types of knowledge in the approach to questions of a broad scope as well as the ability to evaluate them from a technical, cultural and ethical point of view;
- Oral and written communication competencies for use within the academic community and within the context of communication directed at the general public;
- Competencies for the continued learning and application of new theoretical and methodological tools.

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

Paths

• Area of Specialisation in Psychology of Music and Human Development
• Area of specialisation in Historical Musicology
• Area of specialisation in Ethnomusicology