English and American Studies
Education objectives
1) To acquire methodological tools for research and analysis in order to develop learning, critical choice and reflective skills which allow appropriate application of knowledge to practical situations;
2) To acquire basic skills in the area of human sciences thus enabling lifelong learning of theoretical and practical knowledge of foreign languages with a high degree of autonomy;
3) To develop the ability to collect, select and interpret relevant textual and non-textual information, enabling principled decisions which take into account the relevant social, academic and ethical aspects associated to the study of new languages, literatures and cultures;
4) To develop a theoretical and practical knowledge of languages, literatures and cultures set in their national historical contexts;
5) To develop communicative competence in foreign languages, and in the mother tongue, encouraging plurilingualism and interculturality;
6) To develop the ability to work autonomously in the interdisciplinary field of literary, culture and language studies;
7) To develop skills in the application of new technologies to literary, cultural and language sciences.
General characterization
DGES code
17043
Cicle
Specialization Area
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
Rogério Miguel do Deserto Rodrigues de Puga
Opening date
2024-09-16
Vacancies
Available soon
Fees
697 Euros/year or 3500 Euros/year (foreign students)
Schedule
Presencial
Teaching language
Portuguese language
Degree pre-requisites
Each student must obtain 180 credits: credits are obtained from compulsory courses, from programmme-restricted electives, and from unrestricted electives. In their 1st year, students should not enrol in more than 30 credits per semester, respecting precedence rules when they have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the students will be advised on which courses to take, according to what best suits their academic requirements.
Legal framework/Study programme - Regulamento n.º 490/2024, DR, 2ª série, nº 85, de 2 de maio de 2024.
The degree of ‘Licenciado’ corresponds to the level 6 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.
This path is an option of
Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Conditions of admittance
Students may be admitted to the Licenciatura Degree through the National Call to enrol in higher education, the Special Contests and the Special Access Regimes, as well as through Readmission or a Change of Institution/Program. To apply for access to higher education through the National Call, students must fulfill the requirements set by the General Directorate of Higher Education (DGES) on their website: http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For information regarding International Students please visit: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/en/international-student-statute/
Evaluation rules
Students are assessed based on the work carried out over the course of a semester, based on class participation, on the presentation of oral and written papers, and on tests and exams taken. The results of that assessment are expressed on a scale from 0 to 20. In order to pass, students must have at least 10 marks. Students who fail, however, have a second change to retake the final exam. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REGIMES: - Student-worker - Students with competitive athlete status - Student mothers and fathers - Association leaders - Military personnel - Other special regimes provisioned by law. Students with special educational needs can benefit from teaching and learning conditions adapted to their needs.
Structure
| Conditional Options (1) The student completes at least six levels of English. At the end of the course, the student must acquire, at least, the competence in English of Level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711121061 | English B2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711121062 | English B2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711121063 | English C1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711121064 | English C1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711121065 | English C1.3 | 6.0 |
| 711121066 | English C2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711121067 | English C2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711121068 | English C2.3 | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 36 |
| Conditional options (2) The student chooses six curricular units from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01101112 | Contemporary English Culture | 6.0 |
| 01101123 | 19th Century English Culture | 6.0 |
| 01101134 | Contemporary North American Culture | 6.0 |
| 01101140 | Anglo-Portuguese Studies | 6.0 |
| 01106887 | Britain in the 20th and 21st Centuries | 6.0 |
| 01101166 | History of England | 6.0 |
| 71111114 | Literature and Cinema:British and North American Literature on screen | 6.0 |
| 01101177 | British Media | 6.0 |
| 01101188 | North American Media | 6.0 |
| 01107009 | Problematics in the History of the United States | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 36 |
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 711101074 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 6.0 |
| 711160000 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 6.0 |
| 711131043 | Introduction to Language Sciences | 6.0 |
| 711111112 | Guided Reading | 6.0 |
| 01100221 | English Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01101065 | Contemporary English Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101076 | English Victorian Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101087 | English Literature of the Renaissance | 6.0 |
| 01101098 | English Romantic Literature | 6.0 |
| 711121050 | North American Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101101 | Contemporary North American Literature | 6.0 |
| 711160003 | Research Methodology | 6.0 |
| 711121053 | English Seminar | 12.0 |
| 711131023 | Topics in English Linguistics | 6.0 |
| Opção Complementar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711121069 | English for Professional Purposes | 6.0 |