Musical Arts

Cycle

Segundo ciclo

Degree

Master

Coordinator

João Soeiro de Carvalho

Opening date

September 15, 2014

Vacancies

10 vagas

Fees

1st year - 1.000,00 € / 2nd year - 1.000,00 €

Schedule

Education objectives

1) To further develop knowledge acquired in the 1st cycle so as to develop original applications in the area of Music and Musicology;
2) Ability to apply knowledge to the original and innovative resolution of problems related to the area of study;
3) Competencies for the utilisation and coherent management of various types of knowledge in the approach to questions of a wide scope as well as the ability to evaluate these from a technical, cultural and ethical point of view;
4) Oral competencies, written competencies and competencies of artistic expression in accordance with the rules of the subject, for use not only within the context of the academic community but also within the context of communication with the general public;
5) Competencies for the continued learning and application of new theoretical and methodological tools;
6) To gain further knowledge in selected domains of Musical Arts and Musicology end new technologies;
7) Ability to relate knowledge and research competencies from Musicology to the practical competencies of musical conception and execution;
8) Ability for interdisciplinary reflection on musical expression;
9) Ability to spread scientific training in the field of music to creative and interpretive practices, as related to new technologies.

Access conditions

1) In accordance with n.º 1, article 17 of Decree-Law n.º 74 of 24 March 2006 2) Candidates who meet the academic and curriculum requirements set forth in number 1 of the above article will be selected and ranked according to the following criteria: a. Final grade of 1st cycle degree (licenciatura); b. Academic and scientific curriculum: c. Professional curriculum; d. Interview (optional).

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.

Access to other courses

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.

Evaluation rules

1) No obligatory precedences for attending the program’s courses. 2) Knowledge evalutation in the courses is individual and takes place at the end of each semester. The following tools will be considered: final oral and/or written assignments, papers or other assessment tools, in conditions to be agreed upon with each lecturer. The result of the evaluation is expressed in a mark from 0 to 20. 3) Approval in a course requires a final grade equal to or above 10. 4) Only those students who have obtained 60 ECTs on the scholar part of the program can proceed to the dissertation or project or Practical Work Experience with Report. 5) For the evaluation of the dissertation or project work or Practical Work Experience with Report, please consult FCSH’s relevant

Structure

Mandatory
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722021017	History of Music	10
722021021	Music and Thought	10
722021028	Artistic Seminar 1	10
722021034	Artistic Seminar 2	10
722021035	Artistic Seminar 3	10
722021032	Theory and Method of Musical Sciences	10

Elective option 1
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722021045	Dissertation in Musical Arts	33
722021046	Practical Work Experience with Report in Musical Arts	33
722021033	Artistic Project Work	33