Urban Studies
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Master
Coordinator
Joana da Cunha Leal; Teresa Madeira Silva (ISCTE-IUL)
Opening date
September 2016
Vacancies
20
Fees
New students - 1.000,00
Schedule
(to be available at http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/ensino/mestrados)
Education objectives
Joint master degree programme between FCSH/NOVA and ISCTE-IUL.
Access conditions
1) As provided in paragraph 1, article 17 of Decree-Law No. 74/2006 and republished by Decree-Law No. 115/2013. 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
Duration: 2 years/4 semesters
Total credits: 120 ECTS, distributed among 36 in compulsory curricular units and 36 optional (6 in free-elective optionals, 24 specific and 6 TEP) and 48 in the dissertation or project work.
Access to other courses
Access to study programmes leading to a doctoral degree.
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 or project work, weighted to 60%.
Structure
| Mandatory | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 722171252 | Cities, Migrations and Diversity - 2nd semester | 6 |
| 722171251 | Consumption, Culture and Urban Quality of Life - 2nd semester | 6 |
| 722171253 | Research Design | 6 |
| 722171249 | Urban Development and City Policies - 1st semester | 6 |
| 722171250 | City through Time - 1st semester | 6 |
| 722171248 | Theories of the City and Territory - 1st semester | 6 |
| Elective option 1 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 723000006 | Cities and Development (ISCTE-IUL) - 1st semester | 6 |
| 723000007 | Contemporary Metropolitan Culture (ISCTE-IUL) - 1st semester | 9 |
| 723000011 | Development and Social Sustainability (ISCTE-IUL) - 2nd semester | 6 |
| 723000013 | Urban Economy (ISCTE-IUL) - 2nd semester | 6 |
| 723000003 | Urban Management (ISCTE-IUL) - 1st semester | 3 |
| 723000004 | Globalization, Territory and Competitiveness Policies (ISCTE-IUL) - 1st semester | 6 |
| 723000016 | History of the Portuguese City (ISCTE-IUL) - 2nd semester | 6 |
| 723000012 | Innovation and Territory (ISCTE-IUL) - 2nd semester | 6 |
| 722041052 | Territorial Planning - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722041054 | Strategic Planning - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722041062 | GIS and Spatial Analysis - 1st semester | 10 |
| 723000015 | Society and Architecture (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000005 | Ecological Urbanism (ISCTE-IUL) - 1st semester | 6 |
| Elective option 2 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 723000027 | Archives and Other Sources Studies (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000026 | Using Content Analysis Software (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000025 | Using Statistical Indicators (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000024 | Network Analysis (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000017 | History and Image (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000018 | Oral History (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000021 | 6 | |
| 723000019 | Multimedia Analysis Methods (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000020 | Inquiry Methods Online (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| 723000022 | Field Research (ISCTE-IUL) | 6 |
| Elective option 3 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 722171254 | Master dissertation in Urban Studies | 48 |
| 722171256 | Internship in Urban Studies | 48 |
| 722171255 | Master project in Urban Studies | 48 |