Objectives

• Social, cultural and historical valorization based on the image;
• Expansion of the image field through technology;
• Contribution to visual literacy;
• Integration of documental image in applied research projects;
• Construction of communication objects with ethical and social visions;
• Production of critical thinking about the contemporary cultural universe;
• Integration of students into active public life.

Fields of Specialization

Project Areas

• Design and Citizenship;
• Photography and Cinema;
• Illustrated Narratives;
• Design and Sustainability;
• Cultural Heritage: Archive and Memory;
• Counter-Culture;
• Critical and Emerging Practices;
• Interaction and Games.

Professional Abilities

We Propose

• Recognition in the academic, cultural and professional contexts, in Portugal and abroad;
• The growth of visual literacy in cultural and social contexts, in a world increasingly post-linguistic and superabundant in visual stimuli;
• Innovation by leveraging the contemporary processes of image reconfiguration on a cultural and technological level;
• The consolidation of an active historical heritage through the use of visual systems in continuous process of updating;
• Achieving these goals through applied research projects developed in a partnership network, relevant and transformative of society, culture and art;
• The creation of visibility contexts through media devices, exhibitions, development pro- grams, editorial projects, and education and literacy programs.

Information

Organisation

• 4 semesters (120 ECTS) confers Master’s Degree;
• First Year - subjects in total of 60 ECTS.

• Second Year - Project Methodologies II (6 ECTS);

Original dissertation, project work or an internship report (54 ECTS).

General information

Study Plan

Certificates

Predominant Scientific Areas