Master in Media and Society
Portalegre, Portugal
Master degree
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The Master in Media and Society combines Journalism and Communication studies and welcomes graduates from related fields. It provides scientific and professional training in communication sciences, media analysis and media production. The programme covers coursework in two semesters. In the third and fourth semesters you choose specialization via an internship or a research track culminating in a dissertation.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work as communications officers, media relations and digital communication technicians, journalists for local or national media and news agencies, or research team members. They can also move into public relations, content production, social media management and editorial roles.
The Master in Media and Society integrates the training offer of ESECS-IPP in the area of Communication, followed by the Degree in Journalism and Communication. This Master's degree is aimed not only at holders of a degree in the area, but also at holders of diplomas in other study areas (Management, Advertising and Marketing Administration, Communication Design, Tourism, etc.), who wish to broaden their path higher level training.
With this cycle of studies, students acquire scientific and professional training in the area of Communication Sciences, develop a greater capacity for analysis on contemporary issues of the media and society, and are endowed with skills of analysis, production and creation in the context of the media. .
The cycle of studies consists of a curricular part in the first two semesters. In the third and fourth semesters, students can opt for professional specialization, through an internship in the area of communication or journalism, or through the research path in which they develop a dissertation or project.
