Program Overview

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Master’s Degree in Cultural Heritage and Museology

General Objectives of the Course

The Master’s degree in Cultural Heritage and Museology aims to provide advanced education in the respective areas, ensuring theoretical and practical preparation and expertise that enable engagement or an increase in professional activities, research, management, teaching, and/or dissemination in Museology, Programming and Management, and Conservation and Rehabilitation. The program also seeks to provide updated knowledge, understanding of concepts, and an inventory of supplies, thus contributing to continuing education. Furthermore, it aims to ensure training for a career in the museum field and protection of assets, enhance the ability to organize and implement planning projects, and stimulate, disseminate, and/or rehabilitate cultural heritage and museums.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Master’s degree is granted to:

• Holders of a Bachelor’s degree or a legal equivalent
• Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that was awarded after accomplishing a 1st cycle structured according to the principles of the Bologna Process in an adhering country
• Holders of a foreign higher academic degree recognized to meet the objectives of the Bachelor’s degree by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Humanities
• Holders of an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum recognized as attesting the capacity to accomplish this cycle of studies or part of it by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Coimbra

Professional Goals

Graduates of the Master’s degree in Cultural Heritage and Museology can pursue careers as:

• Museum Curator
• Museologist or Museology Technician
• Management Senior Research Investigator
• Public Administration Senior Official
• Positions in central and local government, foundations, and private organizations, monuments, heritage sites, and companies or agencies of technical consulting in the rehabilitation of heritage conservation and rehabilitation, covering areas such as Education, Research, Inventory, Heritage, Specialized Assistant for projects, preparation of action proposals, Cultural Management, Event Production, Educational and Outreach services, Communication, Cultural tourism

Mode of Study

The program is offered in a face-to-face mode of study.

Teaching / Evaluation Language(s)

The teaching and evaluation language is Portuguese.

Examination Regulations, Assessment, and Grading

Assessment is a pedagogical activity inseparable from the teaching process, aiming to establish students' competencies and knowledge, their critical sense, ability to recognize and resolve problems, as well as their written and oral presentation skills. Examples of assessment items include oral or written exams, written or practical work, individual and group projects that may require an oral defense, and class participation. Grading is based on a scale of 0 to 20, and a grade of 10 is required to pass.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

Based on an interdisciplinary perspective and comparison/coordination of knowledge, students will acquire skills such as:

• Ability for reflection and analysis of museum and heritage events and relate them to social and cultural history
• Capacity to produce research and/or the original application of knowledge according to academic standards of quality
• Apply knowledge and methodologies to work, propose, and find solutions
• Being able to use different disciplinary methodologies from an integrated perspective
• Deepen research skills regarding resources, strategies, challenges, and trends in areas of museology and heritage
• Learn to critically analyze the current national and international museological and heritage landscape
• Enhance students' capacity for intervention and specialized training in professional activities in the fields of museology, management, and planning, and rehabilitation

Course Coordinator(s)

The course coordinators are:

• Francisco Paulo de Sá Campos Gil
• João Paulo Cabral de Almeida Avelãs Nunes

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

The ECTS departmental coordinators are:

• Francisco Paulo de Sá Campos Gil

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The legal framework for the qualification is established by the Decree-Law nr 74/2006, 24th March, in its current wording, and Ordinance nr 782/2009, 23rd July.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must pass all specific classes in one of three areas for a total of 120 ECTS, which also includes the completion and public defense of a thesis, project, or internship report.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates can proceed to PhD degree studies.

Study Programme

The study programme includes paths in:

• Conservação e Reabilitação (Conservation and Rehabilitation)
• Gestão e Programação (Management and Programming)
• Museologia (Museology)

Academic Year

The academic year details are available upon request.

Course Type

The course type is 2nd Cycle Studies - Advanced Specialisation Master Programme.

DGES Code

The DGES code is M847.

Qualification Awarded

The qualification awarded is a Master’s degree.

Duration

The duration of the program is 2 years.

ECTS Credits

The program consists of 120 ECTS credits.

Category

The category of the program is Advanced specialization second cycle.

Accreditations

The program is accredited by Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior and Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior, with the registration number R/A-Cr 170/2015/AL01.