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Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Conservation Sciences

Cycle

Segundo ciclo

Degree

Mestre

ECTS Coordinator

Maria João Seixas de Melo

Coordinator

Maria João Seixas de Melo

Opening date

September

Vacancies

10 vagas

Fees

999,71 Euros

Schedule

Daytime

Education objectives

Aims

The Master of Science in Conservation will have the autonomy to carry out a detailed characterization of disease and mechanisms of change in various types of cultural goods, and develop proposals for preventive or curative.

The choice of methods of examination and analysis most appropriate for the characterization of the Work and its pathologies is a major skills to be developed in this Masters. The Master of Science in Conservation will have unique skills to the coordination of multidisciplinary teams, with a profile that will allow you to easily build dialogues with experts from various areas.

Careers

  • Institutions responsible for the spoils of historic or artistic.

  • Research and development and technological innovation.
  •  Scientific analysis and other activities relating to the Conservation and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage.

Degree pre-requisites

Duration : 2 years
Credits : 120 ECTS
Mandatory scientifc areas

Area Credits (ECTS)
Conservation Sciences
92
Conservation and Restoration 6
Human and Social Sciences
22

Access to other courses

Access to third cycles

Evaluation rules

The following modes of evaluation are used with regard to academic qualifications:

  1. Evaluation based solely on an examination or completion of a final project.
  2. Evaluation based on work done throughout the semester excluding examination or final project. In these courses students can expect to carry out, for example, laboratory activities, mini-tests, tests, individual or group projects, seminar-related activities, any combination of which will be used to determine the final grade.
  3. Evaluation based obligatorily on an examination or a final project. In these courses there extist

    Structure

    1.º Semester
    Code Name ECTS
    2704 Biologia em Conservação 6.0
    7498 História e Técnicas de Produção Artística I 6.0
    7497 Métodos de Exame e Análise I 7.0
    7556 Projecto de Investigação 1 4.0
    7550 Teoria e Filosofia da Conservação 6.0
    2.º Semester
    Code Name ECTS
    7414 Conservação Preventiva 6.0
    7419 Direito do Património 6.0
    7420 Gestão do Património 6.0
    2789 História e Técnicas de Produção Artística II 6.0
    2788 Métodos de Exame e Análise II 7.0
    3.º Semester
    Code Name ECTS
    7551 História da Arte da Antiguidade e Medieval 11.0
    7552 História da Arte da Idade Moderna e Contemporânea 11.0
    7557 Projecto de Investigação 2 8.0
    4.º Semester
    Code Name ECTS
    7558 Projecto de investigação 3 30.0