Language Sciences

Cycle

Segundo ciclo

Degree

Master

Coordinator

Ana Maria Lavadinho Madeira

Opening date

September 2015

Vacancies

15 vagas

Fees

1.000€/year

Schedule

After-work schedule (to be available at http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/ensino/mestrados)

Education objectives

1. To broaden and deepen previous knowledge in the area do Language Sciences, with a particular focus on Portuguese;
2. To critically evaluate different theoretical proposals in the various domains of Language Sciences;
3. To apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in the development of research on various languages;
4. To use new technologies and apply or develop news products for research in areas such as language acquisition and development, language impairment, language teaching, linguistic consultancy, translation, dictionaries and publishing;
5. To develop new strategies and apply new technological resources in professional activities related to teaching, oral and written communication, advertising, production of didactic and lexicographic materials, among others;
6. To write an original paper (thesis / work project essay / traineeship report) for the completion of the masters’ degree.

Access conditions

1) As provided in paragraph 1, article 17 of Decree-Law No. 74 of March 24, 2006 and republished by Decree-Law . 2) Applicants meeting the requirements of academic and curricular expressed in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be selected taking into account the following criteria: a) degree classification; b) academic and scientific curriculum; c) Professional curriculum; d) Possible interview

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 or Project Work or Internship with report.
Number of credits from free-elective optionals: 30 credits (the student can obtain 30 credits from elective options in course units taught at post-graduate level at FCSH/NOVA, or at any other national or foreign higher education institution under agreement or protocol.)

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/NOVA.

This course is recognized for career progression purposes of recruitment for teachers of group 200, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340 and 350, as provided in the Statute of Teaching Career.

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

Mandatory
Code	Name	ECTS
722131093	Seminário de Investigação (not translated)	10

Elective option 1
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722131079	Phonology	10
722131080	Morphology	10
722131081	Pragmatics	10
722131082	Semantics	10
722131083	Syntax	10

Elective option 2
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722131071	Análise do Discurso (not translated)	10
722131032	Language Acquisition and Language Learning	10
722131072	Fontes e Métodos da Linguística Histórica (not translated)	10
722131073	Lexicology and Lexicography	10
722131074	Historical Linguistics	10
722131075	Psicolinguística (not translated)	10
722131076	Sociolinguística (not translated)	10
722131077	Text Theory	10
722131078	Terminologia (not translated)	10

Elective option 3
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722131035	Dissertação em Ciências da Linguagem (not translated)	33
722131094	Internship with Report in Language Sciences	33
722131051	Trabalho de Projecto em Ciências da Linguagem (not translated)	33