Portuguese and German 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
17048
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 (5) -The student chooses two curricular units from this set | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
01100476 | Classical Greek Culture | 6.0 |
01100487 | Classical Latin Culture | 6.0 |
711091108 | 19th Century Portuguese Culture | 6.0 |
711091109 | 20th Century Portuguese Culture | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
Conditional Options (1) - The student completes at least, six levels of German | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
711101075 | German A1.1 | 6.0 |
711101076 | German A1.2 | 6.0 |
711101077 | German A2.1 | 6.0 |
711101078 | German A2.2 | 6.0 |
711101079 | German B1.1 | 6.0 |
711101080 | German B1.2 | 6.0 |
711101081 | German B1.3 | 6.0 |
711101082 | German B2.1 | 6.0 |
711101083 | German B2.2 | 6.0 |
711101084 | German B2.3 | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 36 |
Conditional options (2) - The student chooses one curricular unit from this set | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
711101060 | German Seminar | 12.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
Conditional options (3) -The student chooses three curricular units from this set | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
711091115 | Portuguese Literature in the 19th Century | 6.0 |
711091116 | Portuguese Literature in the 20th Century | 6.0 |
01100498 | Portuguese Literature in the 17th and 18th Centuries | 6.0 |
711091112 | Medieval Portuguese Literature | 6.0 |
01100506 | Portuguese Renaissance Literature | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
Conditional options (4) -The student chooses three curricular units from this set | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
Options | ||
01101199 | 19th Century German Culture | 6.0 |
01101200 | 20th Century German Culture | 6.0 |
711101058 | History of Germany | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
Obrigatórias | ||
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Code | Name | ECTS |
711131067 | Portuguese Grammar | 6.0 |
711131056 | History of the Portuguese Language | 6.0 |
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 |
01100210 | German Linguistics | 6.0 |
711101072 | 19th Century German Literature | 6.0 |
01106931 | 18th. Century German Literature: between Rationalism and Sentimentality | 6.0 |
711101071 | 20th Century German Literature | 6.0 |
711160003 | Research Methodology | 6.0 |