Masters Media and Digital Citizenship

This master program - Media and Digital Citizenship-MILCitizen - focuses on particularly essential issues of today's mediated society, such as digital literacy, critical literacies, cross-media and as well as civic literacies. Based on a Humanist vision of the field and following the guidelines of UNESCO and the Council of Europe (COE), we use the UNESCO designation of MIL-Media and Information Literacy. The MIL concept is developed to bring together the dimensions of information, media and ICT or digital literacy (Frau-Meigs, O'Neill, Soriani & Tomé, 2017). Main area: Communication Sciences (321) Second area: Education Sciences (142) Maria José Brites - https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/en/0616-7E2E-4575 (Coordinator CV) Elisabete Pinto da Costa - https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/E41C-6D9D-F56B (Co-oordinator CV)

The following may apply to the study cycle leading to the master's degree: a) holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent; b) holders of a foreign academic degree awarded upon completion of a first cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a state adhering to that process; c) holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized by the legally competent body as meeting the objectives of a bachelor's degree; d) individuals with an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum recognized by the statutorily competent body of CUP as demonstrating the capacity to undertake this study cycle.

The 15 positions in the Master's in Media and Digital Citizenship are aimed primarily at graduates in Communication Sciences and Education Sciences, as well as other social sciences and humanities, such as Political Science, Social Work, and Sociology. It may be of scientific and professional use to Journalists and other Communicators; Media content producers; Marketing professionals; Teachers and other educators; Professionals working with children, young people and the elderly (in the public and private sectors); Educational and cultural mediators; Professionals from Non-Governmental Organisations; Political and cultural decision-makers; Researchers; Others interested in the subject. This training programme also enhances, within Communication Sciences, the skills acquired in the Bachelor's degrees in Communication Sciences, Applied Communication, Audiovisual and Multimedia Communication, and Communication Design. It also adds value for graduates in other areas of Social Sciences and Political Science.

"Open Class - MIL and Digital Citizenship": https://melcilab.cicant.ulusofona.pt/talks-webinars/

Communication Sciences (areas such as journalism, communication, marketing), Education Sciences (teachers and educators) and Citizenship (professionals in the area of political communication, third sector, as NGOs, among others).

PhD Communication and Activisms

Research centres within the scientific areas of MILCitizen: - CICANT - Center for Research in Applied Communication, Culture and New Technologies, with the following research areas: Media technologies and literacies, Society, media and culture and Media, creative arts and industries. Link: https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/team/ MeLCi Lab - Media Literacy and Civic Cultures Lab (https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/research/labs/melci-lab ) - CeiED - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development, which in the context of Public Education Policies includes the following lines of research: Curriculum, educational resources and global citizenship, Inclusion, learning and socio-educational mediation, Training of educators and teachers. Link: http://www.ceied.ulusofona.pt/en/ceied/

A unique offering in Portugal and Europe, and an intermediate level between a bachelor's degree and a doctorate, this master's degree in Media and Information Literacy and Digital Citizenship provides tools for: 1 - Be flexible in its approach to content, which is distributed across course units (CUs) organized in a coherent manner, in both theoretical and practical terms, reinforced by a team of teachers specialized in the areas of the proposed CUs. 2 - Be an innovative proposal in societal terms as well, since it deals with a subject that challenges us every day in this highly mediatized society. The products to be produced within the scope of the course may prove to be elements of social, cultural, and economic development. 3 - Foster the idea of the researcher who acts, starting from a solid theoretical basis, to implement concrete projects for social action/change. 4 - Affirm the cross-cutting nature of scientific areas, necessary to respond to the problems that will arise and for which solutions will be sought, especially in Communication Sciences, but also in Education Sciences. 5 - Ensure that the Curricular Units respect a holistic and complementary vision in relation to MIL, with a focus on theory and empirical dimensions in areas such as society and citizenship, public policies, creative and digital processes, citizen empowerment, critical readings, and information disorders, combined with thinking about specific methodologies in the area. 6 - Ensure that students' work is effective by monitoring them throughout the course, in particular with two CUs over three semesters. With Methodologies I, II, and III and Interactive Seminar I, II, and III, the aim is to closely monitor students so that they produce regular, intensive, high-quality work that is completed within two academic years. Internship Protocols: - High Commission for Migration - European Literacy Network - LUSA - National Reading Plan - School Library Network - Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto - Alexandre Herculano School Group (Porto) - Abel Salazar School Group (Matosinhos) Other protocols: - Público na Escola Other relevant observations: In the second semester, students must choose one of the following optional course units: - Public Policies and Project Organization in Media and Information Literacy (Professor Vítor Tomé) - Media Creativity and Learning with Media and Information Literacy (Professors Andreia Pinto de Sousa, Daniel Catalão, and Ana Oliveira) Accreditation registration of the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Teacher Education: CCPFC/CFE-3837/25 (in the form of a training course). For the purposes of Article 8(1) of the Legal Framework for Continuing Teacher Education, this action is relevant for the career progression of Early Childhood Educators and Primary and Secondary School Teachers.