Contemporary, Culture Materiality and Design
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Mestre
Coordinator
Susana Trovão, João Paulo Martins (FA-UTL)
Opening date
Not offered in 2012-2013
Vacancies
Brevemente
Fees
Total: 2000 €
Education objectives
The MA aims addressing contemporary materiality as an expression of multiple cultural narratives, from a perspective that integrates its conceptualization, production, circulation and consumption. It promotes the confluence of Social Sciences and Design in order to provide tools capable of achieving informed interventions in the context of concrete situations.
Given the eminently practical training proposed, it promotes an approach to professional practice that develops the skills to intervene directly and innovatively in several contexts, institutions and collective arenas.
a) ability to analyze the relation between theory and practice, exploring and focusing on "middle range" concepts and perspectives.
b) acquire and use critically diverse methodological tools throughout the different stages of production (preproject, project) and consumption (appropriations) of objects, focusing on qualitative methodologies such as ethnography, visual record, interview or historical analysis.
c) develop and appropriate theoretical and practice tools, as part of the conceptualization, production, mediation, movement, commodification and appropriation of contemporary material culture, from an interdisciplinary point of view that incorporates different levels and contexts of analysis.
d) maximizing collective work valences in multi-disciplinary teams and effectively respond to issues and problems raised by third parties.
e) conceptualize, develop and successfully completing a research project and / or research / original action.
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:4 semesters. Total credits: 120 credits (70 in course units of the study programme + 50 in the non-taught component). Types of non-taught component: Dissertation, Practical Work Experience with Report or Project Work.
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 programs, consult the regulations governing the doctoral programs 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. 5) For the evaluation of the dissertation and project, please consult FCSH’s relevant regulations.
Structure
| Obrigatória | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 722170162 | Crítica do Design | 10.0 |
| 722170161 | Culturas Materiais Urbanas | 10.0 |
| 722170152 | Laboratório Multidisciplinar I | 10.0 |
| 722170153 | Laboratório Multidisciplinar II | 10.0 |
| 722170154 | Metodologias Qualitativas para as Ciências Sociais | 10.0 |
| Opção Condicionada 1 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 722051087 | Arqueologia Industrial | 10.0 |
| 722170157 | Desenho e Concepção | 10.0 |
| 722170158 | Estéticas da Imagem Mediática | 10.0 |
| 722170159 | Exposição, Investigação e Comunicação | 10.0 |
| 722170155 | Gestão de processos de Design | 10.0 |
| 722001035 | Identidade e Culturas Expressivas | 10.0 |
| 722081099 | Problemas Sociais Contemporâneos | 10.0 |
| 722170160 | Teoria do Design do Produto | 10.0 |
Os alunos fazem 20 créditos no conjunto destas unidades lectivas. |
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| Opção Condicionada 2 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 722170163 | Dissertação em Cultura Contemporânea, Materialidade e Design | 50.0 |
| 722170164 | Estágio com Relatório em Cultura Contemporânea, Materialidade e Design | 50.0 |
| 722170165 | Trabalho de Projecto em Cultura Contemporânea, Materialidade e Design | 50.0 |
Para a realização da componente não lectiva conducente ao grau de mestre, o aluno deve optar por uma destas modalidades. |
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