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 Queirós
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 from compulsory courses of the study programme, 30 credits from restricted options and 30 credits from free options or a Minor from another academic area. Each semester the student may not enrol in more than 30 credits and must respect any pre-requisites which have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the student is advised as to which courses are the most appropriate for their academic pathway and which they should take. 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 Higher Education through the National Competition for Access to Higher Education, special competitions/regimes and entry systems, re-enrolment systems, course changes and transfers. To apply for access to higher education through the National Competition, students must fulfill the requirements described in DGES/Access to Higher Education. More info at http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For more information about International Students please visit https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/internacional/estatuto-de-estudante-internacional/
Evaluation rules
Students at FCSH are evaluated based on the work developed over a semester, based on class participation, presentation of written and oral tests and examinations. The result obtained either by continuous assessment or evaluation of the tests is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20. To be approved, students must have at least 10 points to pass, however, who fail have a second chance to repeat the exams. Repeat exam: Has access any student of 1st or 2nd cycle who has obtained the minimum grade of eight values per rounding in the final grade of the curricular unit. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION: - Worker-Student - Students with the status of top athletes - Mothers and fathers students - Associative leaders - Military - Other special arrangements provided legally. Students with special needs can benefit from teaching and learning conditions to meet 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 |