Cultural Heritage

Cycle

Segundo ciclo

Degree

Master

Coordinator

António Camões Gouveia

Opening date

September 2016

Vacancies

15

Fees

New students - 1.100,00

Schedule

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

Education objectives

- To acquire knowledge about international guidelines and regulation policies implemented in Portugal in the Cultural Heritage field.
- To develop interdisciplinary and specific training to fully understand Cultural Heritage in its several fields.
- To gain scientific training and practices of Culture to act critically in the domain of Cultural Heritage.
- To understand the multifaceted dimension of Cultural Heritage and the requirements for revision of
knowledge associated with it.
- To recognize, analyse, evaluate the inventory and preservation processes to enhance Cultural Heritage.
- To understand the political, ethical and behavioral boundaries in Cultural Heritage.
- To acquire skills to plan, adapt and implement culturally intervention plans in different cultural contexts and circumstances.

Access conditions

The entry requirements considers the conditions laid down in national legislation, namely: a) Possess a degree, or equivalent; b) Holders of a foreign academic degree that is recognized by the Scientific Council (SC) of FCSH; c) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the SC. Applicants are selected taking into account the classification of degree, the academic and scientific curriculum and professional curriculum. An interview could be conducted, especially in cases where one wishes to deepen the application.

Degree pre-requisites

Length: 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 accomplishes 50 credits in all the curricular units offered. The student also carries out 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).

Access to other courses

Access to study programmes leading to a doctoral degree.

This course is recognized for career progression purposes of recruitment for teachers of group 200 and 400, 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
722051412	History, Methodologies and Theories of Heritage in Portugal	10
722051420	Heritage and Identities - 1st semester	10
722051413	Public Policies and Heritage	10
722051421	Research Seminar in Heritage	5

Elective option 1
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722051400	Archaeological heritage protection and management	10
722051200	Documentary Heritage - 2nd semester	10
722051414	Intangible Heritage - 2nd semester	10
722051415	Tangible Cultural Heritage: Movable Heritage and Architectural Heritage - 2nd semester	10
722061102	Portuguese Heritage in the world - 2nd semester	10

Elective option 2
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722051416	Cities and Arts	10
722051285	Historic Centers	10
722051390	Communication and Enhancement Archaeological Heritage	10
722051331	School, community and culture	10
722051314	Patrimony Management and Law	10
722051318	Inventariação e Conservação de Colecções (not translated)	10
722061107	Artistic Heritage in a global world: concept, recreation and merit	10

Elective option 3
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
722051417	Dissertation in Cultural Heritage	55
722051418	Internship with report in Cultural Heritage	55
722051419	Work Project in Cultural Heritage	55