Bachelor in Philosophy

Education objectives

1) Ability to argue critically and to produce discourse that is conceptually articulate, coherent and based on solid principles;
2) Ability to recognise, ponder and clarify the problems that the human being encounters in his effort to understand himself and the world;
3) Ability to question and to understand ideas referring to the nature of reality, knowledge and values which are present in all fields of human experience;
4) Ability to identify and analyse the problems that interconnect the fields of philosophy, science, art and culture.

General characterization

DGES code

9139

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

Marta Maria Anjos Galego de Mendonça

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 15577/2018 - DR, 2ª série, n.º 208, 29 de outubro de 2018.
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 Philosophy 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 chooses five curricular units from this set
Code Name ECTS
Options
711031070 Philosophy of Art 6.0
711031057 Philosophy of the Mind 6.0
711031069 Philosophy of Religion 6.0
01106799 Philosophy of Technology 6.0
01102042 Philosophy and Culture in Portugal 6.0
01101211 Hispanic Thought 6.0
711031076 Problematics of the History and Theory of Ideas 6.0
711031084 Themes in Political Philosophy 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 30
Obrigatórias
Code Name ECTS
711031051 Philosophical Anthropology 6.0
01102003 Epistemology 6.0
01102014 Aesthetics 6.0
711031052 Ethics 6.0
711031059 Ancient Philosophy 6.0
711031062 Contemporary Philosophy 6.0
01106841 Philosophy of Science 6.0
711031080 Philosophy of History. 6.0
01102020 Philosophy of Language 6.0
711031065 Philosophy of Nature 6.0
711031056 Philosophy of Knowledge 6.0
711031060 Medieval Philosophy 6.0
711031061 Modern Philosophy 6.0
711031053 Political Philosophy 6.0
711031079 Logic 6.0
711031064 Ontology 6.0
711031071 Ancient Philosophy Themes 6.0
711031074 Contemporary Philosophy Themes 6.0
711031072 Medieval Philosophy Themes 6.0
711031073 Modern Philosophy Themes 6.0
Free options may be chosen from this undergraduate study programme or any other offered by FCSH-UNL