Licenciatura in Sociology (After Work)

Education objectives

1)Understanding of the specificity of sociological knowledge in relation to other social sciences and common sense knowledge;
2)Knowledge and understanding of the principal concepts and theoretical approaches of Sociology;
3)Knowledge and understanding of sociological approaches to different topic areas of scientific and professional application;
4)Ability to communicate sociological knowledge in an accurate and significant form to specialists and non-specialists;
5)Knowledge and understanding of the principles and applications of the main strategies, methods and techniques of sociological research;
6)Ability to select and apply, under scientific supervision, these concepts and tools to the analysis, problematisation and investigation of social phenomena and problems, taking into account the ethical and deontological implications of the investigation;
7)Ability to communicate the procedures, results and implications of the investigation in an accurate and significant form to specialists and non-specialists;
8)Skills necessary to undertake further training for specialisation purposes, professional qualification or to acquire new skills for basic research under supervision;
9)Scientific skills to perform training or teaching tasks, following the acquisition of additional pedagogic skills.

General characterization

DGES code

8109

Cicle

Bachelor (1st Cycle)

Degree

Licence

Access to other programs

Completion of the Licenciatura (1st cycle) degree allows the holder to apply for Masters programmes (2nd Cycle), or other post-graduate courses including those which do not confer a degree.

Coordinator

João Pedro Lopes de Oliveira Silva Nunes

Opening date

2022-09-19

Vacancies

Available soon

Fees

697 Euros/year or 3500 Euros/year (foreign students)

Schedule

Presencial Pós-Laboral

Teaching language

Portuguese Language

Degree pre-requisites

Each student must obtain 180 credits: 66 credits from compulsory courses of the study programme, 84 credits from restricted options and 30 credits from free options or a Minor from another academic area. Each semester the student may not enrol in more than 30 credits and must respect any pre-requisites which have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the student is advised as to which courses are the most appropriate for their academic pathway and which they should take.
Legal framework/Study programme - Regulamento n.º 208/2010 - DR, 2ª série, nº 47, 9 de março de 2010. The degree of licenciado corresponds to the level 6 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.

Conditions of admittance

Students may be admitted to Higher Education through the National Competition for Access to Higher Education, special competitions/regimes and entry systems, re-enrolment systems, course changes and transfers. To apply for access to higher education through the National Competition, students must fulfill the requirements described in DGES/Access to Higher Education. More info at http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For more information about International Students please visit https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/internacional/estatuto-de-estudante-internacional/

Evaluation rules

Sistema de classificação: os estudantes da FCSH são avaliados com base no trabalho desenvolvido ao longo de um semestre, tendo por base a participação nas aulas, a apresentação de trabalhos escritos e orais, os testes e os exames. O resultado obtido, quer através da avaliação contínua, quer da avaliação por exames, é expresso numa escala de 0 a 20. Para ser aprovado há que ter no mínimo 10 valores, porém, os estudantes que reprovam têm uma segunda oportunidade para repetir os exames. REGIMES ESPECIAIS DE AVALIAÇÃO: - Trabalhador-estudante - Estudantes com estatuto de atletas de alta competição - Mães e pais estudantes - Dirigentes associativos - Militares - Outros regimes especiais previstos legalmente. Os estudantes com necessidades educativas especiais podem beneficiar de condições de ensino-aprendizagem adaptados às suas necessidades.

Structure

Conditional options (1) - it is necessary to obtain success in 1 of these curricular units
Code Name ECTS
Options
711081067 Demographic Forecasting 6.0
711081066 Sociology of Migration 6.0
711081065 Demographic Theory and Analysis 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 6
Conditional options (2) - it is necessary to obtain success in 1 of these curricular units
Code Name ECTS
Options
01100133 Sociology of Education 6.0
01100156 Sociology of Everyday Life 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 6
Conditional options (3) - it is necessary to obtain success in 1 of these curricular units
Code Name ECTS
Options
711081072 Human Resources Management 6.0
01100320 Sociology of Organisations 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 6
Conditional options (4) - it is necessary to obtain success in 1 of these curricular units
Code Name ECTS
Options
01100111 The Formation of Contemporary Portuguese Society 6.0
01100122 Modernity and Globalisation 6.0
711081078 Historical Sociology 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 6
Conditional options (5) - it is necessary to obtain success in 1 of these curricular units
Code Name ECTS
Options
01100314 Environmental Sociology 6.0
01100077 Sociology of Territory 6.0
711081063 Urban Sociology 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 6
Conditional options (6) - it is necessary to obtain success in 2 of these curricular units
Code Name ECTS
Options
711081053 Theories of Social Action 6.0
711081076 Contemporary Sociological Theories 6.0
711081052 Sociological Theories: the Founders 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 12
Conditional options (7) - it is necessary to obtain success in 1 of these curricular units
Code Name ECTS
Options
711081077 Computing for the Social Sciences 6.0
01100066 Surveys and Market Research 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 6
Conditional options (8) - it is necessary to obtain success in 6 of these curricular units (except those that have already been chosen in the remaining 7 groups of conditions)
Code Name ECTS
Options
01100111 The Formation of Contemporary Portuguese Society 6.0
711081072 Human Resources Management 6.0
711081077 Computing for the Social Sciences 6.0
01100122 Modernity and Globalisation 6.0
711081067 Demographic Forecasting 6.0
01100133 Sociology of Education 6.0
711081066 Sociology of Migration 6.0
01100320 Sociology of Organisations 6.0
01100156 Sociology of Everyday Life 6.0
01100314 Environmental Sociology 6.0
01100077 Sociology of Territory 6.0
711081078 Historical Sociology 6.0
711081063 Urban Sociology 6.0
01100066 Surveys and Market Research 6.0
711081065 Demographic Theory and Analysis 6.0
711081053 Theories of Social Action 6.0
711081076 Contemporary Sociological Theories 6.0
711081052 Sociological Theories: the Founders 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 36
Obrigatórias
Code Name ECTS
711081059 Multivariate Data Analysis 6.0
711081058 Univariate and Bivariate Data Analysis 6.0
01100040 Social Classes and Social Structures 6.0
01100055 Social Stratification and Mobility 6.0
711081057 Research Methods and Techniques: Sampling and Inquiry 6.0
711081056 Comprehensive Research Methods and Techniques 6.0
711081062 Problems of Sociological Research 6.0
711081050 General Sociology: Basic Principles 6.0
711081051 General Sociology: Theories 6.0
711081061 Contemporary Sociological Themes 6.0
711081055 Theory and Method in the Social Sciences 6.0
Free options may be chosen from this undergraduate study programme or any other offered by FCSH-UNL