Masters Photography
The Master in Photography was designed to provide a demanding 2nd cycle training, developing technical, creative and artistic research skills in the broad field of photographic expression. Its curricular structure balances advanced practical, theoretical a Read more
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Course formatIn-Person
DegreeMasters
Semesters4
Credits120
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What will I learn in this course?
What will I learn in this course?
The Master in Photography was designed to provide a demanding 2nd cycle training, developing technical, creative and artistic research skills in the broad field of photographic expression. Its curricular structure balances advanced practical, theoretical and artistic training and immersive moments of development in artistic residency spaces, fostering experimentation, reflection and thought. With an innovative character in the panorama of the national 2nd cycle offer, the Master in Photography is founded on a professional technological park, a faculty that combines artistic practice and academic research, and infrastructures dedicated to photographic practice.
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Entry requirements and conditions
Entry requirements and conditions
Students with a background in the areas of Photography, Visual Arts and Media Arts will be admitted to the Master in Photography course, as well as students with other backgrounds but who demonstrate relevant professional experience. In addition to the detailed CV, all applicants to the course must submit the following elements: a) Individual portfolio that allows an assessment of the candidate's artistic and professional path as well as the relevance of his/her past experience. This portfolio should preferably be submitted in digital format. b) Motivation letter.
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Seriation Criteria
Seriation Criteria
- 25% - Mestrado - Habilitação Anterior
- 75% - Mestrado - Entrevista e Avaliação curricular/portefólio
Candidatos sem classificação de habilitação anterior
- 100% - Mestrado - Entrevista
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Profile of the candidates for whom the course is intended
Profile of the candidates for whom the course is intended
Graduates or legal equivalent in the areas of Photography, Media Arts, Visual Arts, Artistic Studies. Professionals in the areas of Photography, Visual Arts, Fine Arts and Media.
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Technical and professional skills that I will acquire
Technical and professional skills that I will acquire
Students who complete the Master of Photography will be equipped with a set of advanced conceptual, technical and artistic skills that will enable them to establish links between visuality and thought, enabling research in the broad field of Media Arts and Visual Arts, allowing the development of authorial and academic work in the field of photographic expression. Students will be equipped with a set of skills that will allow them to think Photography in an integrated way as a technique, artistic expression and visual culture, enabling its use at a professional and academic level.
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Study plan and curriculum structure
Study plan and curriculum structure
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1º Ano / Common Core
- [1º Semestre]
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Interdisciplinary Seminars I
5 ects -
Photography Techniques and Processes: Advanced and Experimental Techniques I
8 ects -
Research Methodologies in Art: Visual Complexity
5 ects -
Space, place and perception: Criticism and Construction I
8 ects
- [2º Semestre]
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Interdisciplinary Seminars II
5 ects -
Photography Techniques and Processes: Advanced and Experimental Techniques II
8 ects -
Research Seminar: Aesthetics
5 ects -
Space, place and perception: Criticism and Construction II
8 ects - Option I
- Option II
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2º Ano / Common Core
- [1º Semestre]
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Project Work / Dissertation: Immersion and Creation
15 ects -
Project Work / Dissertation: Technique and Practice
15 ects
- [2º Semestre]
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Project Work / Dissertation
30 ects
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1º Ano / Common Core
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Course Team
Course Team
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Career opportunities and career prospects
Career opportunities and career prospects
- Photographer; - Visual Artist; - Development of projects of artistic expression and research; - Academic Research, pursuit of studies for 3rd cycle (PhD); - Production, Post-production and Image Treatment; - Reproduction of heritage assets and management of photographic archives.
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What master's or postgraduate degrees can I pursue afterward?
What master's or postgraduate degrees can I pursue afterward?
Continuation of 3rd cycle studies in Media Arts and Communication or Communication Sciences.
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Observations
Observations
The Master in Photography includes two moments of artistic residency in the 1st year, one in the 1st semester and another in the 2nd semester, of approximately one week. These residencies are compulsory and are included in the tuition fee.
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Course Direction
Secretariat
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Telephone extension766
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LocationSala F.1.15
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Service hours2ªf a 6ªf - 11h às 13h e das 14h às 16h
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
Graduation Requirements
Have completed a total of 120 ECTS.
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