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6 Years
30 Jul 2019
Accreditation DGES
Initial registry R/A-Cr 72/2011
Update registry R/A-Cr 72/2011/AL01 de 29/01/2023
Contacts
School of Sociology and Public Policy
Secretariat
Sedas Nunes Building (Building I), room 1E03
secretariado.espp @iscte-iul.pt
(+351) 210 464 015
9:30 - 18:00

Tuition fee EU nationals (2025/2026)

1.stYear 2500.00 €
2.thYear 1250.00 €
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Lectured in Portuguese
Teaching Type In person

With a 2-year study cycle (4 semesters), the MCCIT operates on a day and after-work basis* and corresponds to a total of 120 credits (European Credit Transfer System - ECTS).

With a set of mandatory curricular units, the MCCIT also offers optional courses in different subject areas.

 

1st YEAR 

The mandatory curricular units are the following:

1st semester

  • Internet Social Dynamics
  • Discursive Practices
  • Theories in Media and Communication
  • Online Social Networks
  • Fans and Participatory Culture

2nd semester

  • Research Design
  • Media and Public Opinion
  • Media Literacy
  • Media and Political Participation

In addition to the curricular units already indicated, students choose, in the 2nd semester of their 1st year: 

An elective (optional) in Communication Sciences, including the following:

 • Media and Journalism

• Geopolitics of the Media

• Political Communication

• Creative Industries Management

A Postgraduate Diploma in Communication, Culture and Information Technology is awarded to students who successfully complete all coursework (60 credits) in the first year.

 

2nd YEAR

Dissertation in Communication, Culture and Information Technology or Project Work in Communication, Culture and Information Technology.

1st Semester of the 2nd Year

In addition to the Dissertation or Work Project curricular unit, students must also attend two elective courses, one that the student is free to choose (from an existing course offered at Iscte), and another elective related to one Social Research Method** to support the completion of the dissertation or project.

Students can select electives taught in either shift (daytime or evening).

The ability to personally design the course is one of the differentiating assets of this master's degree.

 

the choice of shift (daytime or evening) is made at the time of registration and is limited to the places available.

Programme Structure for 2025/2026

1st Year
Media and Public Opinion
6.0 ECTS
Online Social Networking
6.0 ECTS
Fandom and Participatory Culture
6.0 ECTS
Media Literacy
6.0 ECTS
Discursive Practices
6.0 ECTS
Research Design
6.0 ECTS
Theories in Media and Communications
6.0 ECTS
Media and Political Participation
6.0 ECTS
Social Dynamics of the Internet
6.0 ECTS
2nd Year
Master Project in Communication, Culture and Information Technology
48.0 ECTS
Master Dissertation in Communication, Culture and Information Technology
48.0 ECTS
2nd Cycle Internship
6.0 ECTS

Recommended optative


The availability of electives is contingent on enrollment. The electives are available in different schedules during the day or after work and can be attended by students enrolled in either schedule.

 Among the options offered in the field of communication sciences, the following courses are recommended to be attended as an elective:

  • Political Marketing
  • Reception, Enjoyment and Public of Culture
  • Digital Narratives and Transmedia Entertainment
  • Multimedia Narratives
  • Digital Languages in Media

 

Or

• Internship in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies

 

** Electives related to Social Research Method:

  • Analysis of Archives and Other Documentary Sources
  • Content Analysis with Computer Programs
  • Analysis of Statistical Indicators
  • Analysis of Networks in Social Sciences
  • History and Images
  • Oral History
  • Advanced Methods of Data Analysis
  • Methods of Data Analysis
  • Multimedia Analysis
  • Field Research



Thesis / Final work

At the end of the course, students will have to present and defend a dissertation or master's project (48 ECTS) in Communication, Culture, and Information Technology  with a topic chosen by the candidate.

Contacts
School of Sociology and Public Policy
Secretariat
Sedas Nunes Building (Building I), room 1E03
secretariado.espp @iscte-iul.pt
(+351) 210 464 015
9:30 - 18:00
Apply
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