Bachelor in Language Sciences
Education objectives
1. To understand and to describe the way by which language activity, in both spoken and written forms, is part of a more general set of communicative activities; 2. To acquire basic knowledge, within various frameworks, in main areas of linguistics phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse fundamental for an understanding of language activity; 3. To understand the mechanisms underlying language variation and change phenomena and to use adequate methods and theoretical concepts; 4. To understand and to describe the relationships between language and cognition, language and society, and language and discourse; 5. To develop abilities to analyse, describe and explain the functioning of different natural languages, assessing the appropriateness of distinct theoretical frameworks; 6. To master basic techniques of linguistic data collection, analysis and interpretation; 7. To develop abilities to use new technologies in the study and analysis of spoken and written linguistic productions; 8. To develop competences for the application of the acquired knowledge to different areas, e.g. language pathologies, translation studies, language teaching/learning, elaboration of scientific, didactic and lexicographic tools, among others.
General characterization
DGES code
9040
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
Maria Clara Abelho Amante Nunes Correia
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: 120 credits obtained from compulsory courses, 30 credits from programme-restricted electives, and 30 credits from unrestricted electives or a Minor from another academic area. 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 - Aviso n.º 13661/2017 - DR.2ª série-Nº 221 - 16 de novembro de 2017
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 the Licenciatura Degree in Language Sciences through the National Call to enrol in Higher Education, the Special Contests and the Special Access Regimes, as well as through Readmission or the Change of Institution/Course regime. 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 2 levels of foreign language | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 711111114 | Spanish A1 | 6.0 |
| 711111115 | Spanish A2 | 6.0 |
| 711111116 | Spanish B1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111117 | Spanish B1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711111118 | Spanish B2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111119 | Spanish B2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711111120 | Spanish C1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111121 | Spanish C1.2 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| 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: 12 |
| Conditional options (2) - The student chooses 2 curricular units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01100210 | German Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01100204 | Spanish Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01100195 | French Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01100221 | English Linguistics | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 711131055 | Discourse Analysis | 6.0 |
| 711131058 | Language Acquisition | 6.0 |
| 711131044 | Introduction to Linguistic Analysis | 6.0 |
| 01102684 | Phonetics | 6.0 |
| 711131050 | Phonology | 6.0 |
| 711131056 | History of the Portuguese Language | 6.0 |
| 711131043 | Introduction to Language Sciences | 6.0 |
| 711131054 | Lexicology and Lexicography | 6.0 |
| 01100034 | Computational Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 711131061 | Text Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01100023 | Historical Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 711131088 | Models and Methodologies in Language Sciences | 6.0 |
| 711131051 | Morphology | 6.0 |
| 01102552 | Pragmatics | 6.0 |
| 711131045 | Text Practices | 6.0 |
| 01100012 | Psycholinguistics | 6.0 |
| 711131053 | Semantics | 6.0 |
| 711131052 | Syntax | 6.0 |
| 711131066 | Terminology | 6.0 |