Bachelor in Geography and Regional Planning
Education objectives
1) To be familiar with the basic theories and concepts of Geography;
2) To acquire basic concepts in the areas of Environment, Land Planning and Development, and Geographic Information Sciences;
3) To master methods and techniques of geographical analysis (data collection, selection, treatment and interpretation) and to apply these in geocomputational and real contexts;
4) To acquire the ability to observe and interpret landscape;
5) To articulate theoretical-practical knowledge with the needs of present-day society, contributing to deliberating on problems and proposing solutions in relation to environment, land planning and development;
6) To interpret the diversity and complexity of the land and the interrelationship of phenomena of an environmental nature with others of an economic, social and cultural nature;
7) To articulate geographical know-how with other know-hows, particularly when collaborating in multidisciplinary teams,
8) To communicate knowledge and know-how in the field of geography to different publics.
General characterization
DGES code
9145
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.
Coordinator
Ana Isabel Costa Febrero de Queiroz
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 - Despacho nº 16486/2011, DR, 2ª série, nº 232, de 5 de dezembro de 2011.
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 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 one curricular unit from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711041060 | Environment and Natural Resources Seminar | 12.0 |
| 711041063 | Remote Sensing and GIS Seminar | 12.0 |
| 711041062 | Territorial Planning and Land Management Seminar | 12.0 |
| 711041061 | Territory and Development Seminar | 12.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Conditional options (2) - The student chooses three curricular units from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01100815 | Sustainable Development | 6.0 |
| 01100781 | Ecology | 6.0 |
| 01100826 | Population Geography | 6.0 |
| 01100792 | Ocean Geography | 6.0 |
| 711041072 | Transport Geography | 6.0 |
| 01100837 | Tourism and Leisure Geography | 6.0 |
| 711041073 | Territorial Planning in Portugal | 6.0 |
| 711041074 | Services and Territory | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 01100682 | Environment and Biophysical Planning | 6.0 |
| 711041067 | Spatial Data Analysis | 6.0 |
| 711041070 | Geographical Analysis | 6.0 |
| 711041068 | Inferential Analysis and Foresight | 6.0 |
| 01100753 | Thematic Cartography | 6.0 |
| 01100671 | Remote Sensing | 6.0 |
| 711041071 | Dynamics of the Rural Space | 6.0 |
| 711041069 | Geo-economics | 6.0 |
| 01100736 | Geography of Europe | 6.0 |
| 01100719 | Economic and Social Geography | 6.0 |
| 01100660 | Physical Geography - Climatology | 6.0 |
| 01100725 | Physical Geography of Portugal | 6.0 |
| 01100654 | Physical Geography - Geomorphology | 6.0 |
| 01100693 | Human Geography | 6.0 |
| 01100747 | Human Geography of Portugal | 6.0 |
| 01100708 | Urban Geography | 6.0 |
| 711041054 | Territorial Planning Methodologies | 6.0 |
| 01100764 | Regional and Urban Planning | 6.0 |
| 01100303 | Geographic Information Systems | 6.0 |
| 01100770 | Development Theories and Policies | 6.0 |