Instituto Politécnico de Tomar

Objectives

Innovate through the integration of knowledge about Museology, Museography, Heritage and Information and Comunication Technologies (ICT). Nowadays the ICT is a priority for the European comission and also for each of its state members. The european digital agenda for 2020 and the portuguese digital agenda for 2015 are already defined. One of their main goal is qualifiyng the professionals and citizens with digital competences.

The objective of this master is to give digital competences to the cultural sector in order to get new services and new applications to create new ways of interaction and learning.

Students are encouraged to analyse the cultural value of the heritage in a multiple perspective of design of spaces and services, conservation and restauration, architectonic and urban intervention, management territory, regional development, and by using and apllying ICT they may promote new interactive experiences and new knowledge for the citizens/ users .

Condições de Acesso

bLearning, classroom and distance.

Master Degrees in association with the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon (FAUTL) being conferred the Degree of Master by the two institutions: Tomar Polytechnic Institute and University of Lisbon.

Ano Letivo: 2013/14

Curricular plan

Publication in the Diário da República: Acta n.º72 CE CC ESGT

1º Ano
2º Ano

Plano curricular
Cód.	UC	Area	ECTS		Lecturer
Cód.	UC	Area	Obg.	Opt.	Lecturer
1º Semestre
30141	Cultural and Artistic Objects - Design of Cultural Projects and Spaces of Knowledge and Leisure	Museologia e Museografia	5
30142	Design of Cultural Projects and Spaces of Knowledge and Leisure	Museologia e Museografia	6
30145	Digital Libraries and Archives	Sociedade do Conhecimento	6
30143	Heritage and Integrated Land Management	Estudos do Património	5
30146	On-line Learning and Virtual Communities	Sociedade do Conhecimento	6
30144	Preservation of Architectural and Urban Heritage	Estudos do Património	5
2º Semestre
301411	Collection Management	Museologia e Museografia	6
301414	Conservation and Restoration	Estudos do Património	5
301410	Design and New Museology	Museologia e Museografia	6
301413	Heritage Management and Regional Development	Estudos do Património	5
301412	Heritage Protection Instruments	Estudos do Património	5
301415	Internet - Business and Security	Sociedade do Conhecimento	5
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301418	Case Studies	Museologia e Museografia		3
301416	Cultural Heritage as an Art Product	Estudos do Património		2
30149	Digital Media and Contents	Sociedade do Conhecimento		2
30147	Heritage and Museum Development	Museologia e Museografia		3
30148	Heritage, Museums and Knowledge Society Policies	Sociedade do Conhecimento		2
301417	Human Resources and Planning	Estudos do Património		2

Plano curricular
Cód.	UC	Area	ECTS		Lecturer
Cód.	UC	Area	Obr.	Opt.	Lecturer
Anual
301422	Dissertation			42
301423	Project			42
301424	Report			42
1º Semestre
301419	Digital Agenda and Cultural Heritage	Sociedade do Conhecimento	5
301420	Dissertation/Report Plan	Museologia e Museografia	1

(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona

Partnerships

The IPT has been involved in projects such:

- development of the portals of the World Heritage Monasteries of Portugal - Convent of Christ in Tomar, Monastery of Alcobaça, Monastery of Batalha and Monastery of Jerónimos in Lisbon. These monuments are in charge by the Institut of Management of the Architectonic and Archiological Heritage IGESPAR.

- development of the portal of the Popular Art Museum, in partnership with the Institut of Museums and Conservation IMC.

- development of the "Thousand years of wisdom, aplying ICT to the Convent of Christ", in partnership with the enterpreneur VilauNet, Bilbao, Spain.

- Projects funded by the Reference Strategic Portuguese Program (QREN):

1. Plan of ICT to the Levada Museum, Tomar.

2. Network of World Heritage Portuguese Monasteries, as a partnership with the Town Hall of where each monastery is: Tomar CMT, Batalha CMB, AlcobaçaCMA and Lisbon CML, with the IGESPAR and with the Politechnique Institut of Leiria.