Music
Master Degree
Ano Letivo 2024/2025

Course Overview

The Master in Music aims to train musicians who develop an autonomous career of high level of artistic demand, whether as a solo career, or as an orchestral or another type of ensemble performer. On the other hand, it seeks to develop research capacities for the renewal of repertoires at national and international levels, as well as it aims to explore the relationships between performer and composer, promoting research according to international standards and practices. It also allows the acquisition of specific skills for access to Higher Education in Music´s 3rd Cycle, in the Areas of Performance and Composition.

Specialization Areas:

Composition
Performance

Organic Unit: School of Fine Arts

DGES Code: 0603/6198

Duration: 4 Semesters/120 ECTS credits (60 required and 12 optional in curricular units)

Language: Portuguese, English

Regime: Presencial

CNAEF Areas:

Music and performing arts (212)

Study Plan

Career Prospects

Composers; Soloist Musicians; Orchestra Musicians; of Wind Bands or other Ensemble Types; prepares for a career in Higher Education, University or Polytechnic, in Portugal or abroad; allows pursuit of continuing studies at a 3rd Cycle (PhD) level, in the fields of Performance and Composition.

Specific Entry Requirements

- Holders of a Bachelor's degree in Music or an equivalent qualification.
- Minimum score of 12 points in the Interview. The interview (see notes in the "Ranking Criteria" section) includes a specific performance test on the instrument chosen by the candidate or a portfolio of original compositions for the Composition branch.