Brazilian Studies
Brazilian Studies
The Master's in Brazilian Studies is a joint transversal programme of the Faculdade de Letras and the Instituto de Ciências Sociais of the Universidade de Lisboa and results from the recognition of points of contact and intersection in the research conducted on Brazil in different fields and units of the Universidade de Lisboa. It is an interdisciplinary and innovative second cycle of studies in the national context, aiming at a dynamic integration between the humanities and the social sciences, and designed for students who are interested in all aspects of Brazilian culture, with emphasis on four fundamental fields and their articulation: Anthropology, History, Linguistics, and Literature. It allows, at the same time, a transversal specialization within the scope of Brazilian Studies and a pre-specialization in each of the fields involved. Students with a 1st cycle training in humanities in the broadest sense or in social sciences may apply.
Course Plan
The Master's degree in Brazilian Studies is granted to students who have obtained 120 ECTS through:
- the approval of the advanced studies course in Brazilian Studies (60 ECTS) and
- the approval of the defence of an original scientific dissertation (60 ECTS).
1ST YEAR - 1ST SEMESTER
| Curricular Units | ECTS |
| Brazilian Studies: Critical Problems | 12 ECTS |
| Conditional Elective Unit | 12 ECTS |
| Conditional Elective Unit | 12 ECTS |
1ST YEAR - 2ND SEMESTER
| Curricular Units | ECTS |
| Conditional Elective Unit | 6 ECTS |
| Elective Unit* | 6 ECTS |
* To be chosen from a list of curricular units defined annually by the statutorily competent body.
1ST YEAR - CONDITIONAL ELECTIVE UNITS
| Curricular Units | ECTS |
| Topics of Literature in Brazil | 12 ECTS |
| European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese | 12 ECTS |
| From Medieval Portuguese to Brazilian Portuguese | 12 ECTS |
| Topics of the History of Brazil I | 12 ECTS |
| Topics of the History of Brazil II | 12 ECTS |
| Topics of Anthropology in Brazil | 12 ECTS |
2ND YEAR - 1ST SEMESTER
| Curricular Units | ECTS |
| Monitoring Seminar | 12 ECTS |
| Dissertation | 12 ECTS |
2ND YEAR - 2ND SEMESTER
| Curricular Units | ECTS |
| Dissertation | 36 ECTS |
Requirements
The following are admitted as applicants:
- Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities and graduates in any other field considered relevant and appropriate by the Scientific Committee of the cycle of studies;
- Holders of a foreign higher education degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities and graduates in any other field considered relevant and appropriate by the Scientific Committee of the study cycle;
- Holders of a foreign higher education degree in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities, or any other field considered relevant and appropriate, which is recognized as meeting the objectives of the bachelor's degree by the Scientific Committee of the cycle of studies;
- Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting the ability to carry out this cycle of studies by the Scientific Committee of the cycle of studies.
Applications
Applications 2023/2024
Applications are permanently open.
To begin the programme in the 1st semester:
- Applications: until 31st March 2023
- Results: until 15th April 2023
To begin the programme in the 2nd semester:
- Applications: until 31st October 2023
- Results: until 15th November 2023
Applications through the FLUL FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.letras.ulisboa.pt.
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The application has a cost of € 55.
Applications must be submitted with the following documents:
- Certificate of Bachelor's or transcript of records if you have not yet concluded the Bachelor's;
- Letter of interest (with indication of the field of research and objectives);
- Curriculum Vitae (including published works, diplomas; and certificates).
In case you have not finished your Bachelor's, you may apply, and you must submit your degree certificate at the time of registration.
