English and French Studies (Language 1 French: Language 2 English)

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

21662

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 French.
Code Name ECTS
Options
711111122 French A1 6.0
711111123 French A2.1 6.0
711111124 French A2.2 6.0
711111125 French B1.1 6.0
711111126 French B1.2 6.0
711111127 French B2.1 6.0
711111128 French B2.2 6.0
711111129 French C1.1 6.0
711111130 French C1.2 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 36
Conditional Options 5 - The student completes at least six levels of English.
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 (3) -The student chooses five curricular units from this set. It is up to the student to choose the predominant foreign language in the study cycle.
Code Name ECTS
Options
01101222 Contemporary French Literature 6.0
01101233 19th Century French Literature 6.0
01101244 18th Century French Literature 6.0
01106997 World Literature in French 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 18
Conditional options (3) -The student chooses two curricular units from this set. It is up to the student to choose the predominant foreign language in the study cycle.
Code Name ECTS
Options
71111114 Literature and Cinema:British and North American Literature on screen 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
Mandatory ECTS number: 12
Conditional options 2 - The student chooses one curricular unit from this set
Code Name ECTS
Options
711111087 French Seminar 12.0
711121053 English Seminar 12.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 12
Conditional options 4 (English) - The student chooses one curricular unit from this set, two from language 1 and one from language 2
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
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: 6
Conditional options 4 (French) - The student chooses two curricular units from this set.
Code Name ECTS
Options
01106865 French Feminisms 6.0
01106969 Contemporary French Culture and Thought 6.0
01106986 History of France: topics and problems 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 12
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
01100195 French Linguistics 6.0
01100221 English Linguistics 6.0
711160003 Research Methodology 6.0
Free options may be chosen from this undergraduate study programme or any other offered by FCSH-UNL. The information on this webpage does not exempt students from checking the information given by the study programme regulations