Industrial and Scientific Heritage Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Overview

The Master in Industrial and Scientific Heritage from Universidade Nova de Lisboa aims to provide students with consistent and up-to-date knowledge about industrial and scientific heritage, as well as to develop technical and scientific skills adjusted to the academic and professional context. Based on an interdisciplinary perspective and by combining knowledge from different fields, at the end students should be able to:

• Contribute to the theoretical framework and intervention in industrial heritage, in technological and scientific culture, in identity and memory, in museology, in conservation and restoration;
• Develop critical analytical skills in the areas of museology and scientific and technological heritage and its relationship with the historical context and contemporary society;
• Acquire scientific research skills and knowledge application in the fields of preservation and management of industrial and scientific heritage;

• Solve complex problems by making use of an interdisciplinary theoretical-experimental framework.

Career opportunities

In terms of the professional opportunities, the Master’s degree in Industrial and Scientific Heritage opens up the possibility to manage heritage through the preservation of material and immaterial culture, which requires a dialogue with the various stakeholders, from the State and local authorities to producers and consumers of culture, private institutions, museums, foundations and associations. This training will enable graduates to develop fundamental heritage management skills in central and local governmental bodies, in curatorship in arts, science, technology and industrial heritage, in conservation and restoration of industrial and scientific heritage, in communication and industrial tourism, in research and scientific, cultural, industrial and heritage policymaking.