Journalism

Cycle

Segundo ciclo

Degree

Master

Coordinator

António Granado

Opening date

September 15, 2014

Vacancies

25 vagas

Fees

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

Schedule

Education objectives

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. Number of credits from free-elective options: 10 credits (the student can obtain 10 credits from free-elective options in course units taught at post-graduate level at FCSH/UNL, or at any other national or foreign higher education institution with bilateral agreement.)

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 internship. 5) For the evaluation of the non-taught component, please consult FCSH’s relevant regulations.

Structure

Elective option 1
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722011047	Journalistic Writing	10
722011135	History and Theories of Journalism	10
722011136	Specialised Journalism I	10
722011137	Specialised Journalism II	10
722011066	New Narratives in the Media	10
722011076	Contemporary Issues in Journalism	10

Elective option 2
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722011139	Master thesis in Journalism	33
722011048	Estágio com Relatório em Jornalismo (not translated)	33
722011089	Trabalho de Projecto em Jornalismo (not translated)	33