Bachelor in History

Education objectives

1) To have a critical view of the human past together with an understanding of how this conditions the present and the future as well as our perception of both;
2) To reveal an understanding of points of view resulting from different historical antecedents in different cultural and geographical contexts;
3) To be aware of how historical interests, categories and problems alter with time and how historiographical debate is linked to the economic, social, political and cultural interests of each age;
4) To be familiar with the different periods in the History of Portugal;
5) To have general knowledge of the methods, techniques and topics relating to the study of the main periods into which History is normally divided from Pre-history to the present day;
6) To know how to integrate the history of Portugal into a comparative perspective with other spatial and cultural areas;
7) To know how to identify, select and collect, in accordance with the rules of the discipline, a wide variety of sources of information (bibliography, documents, oral and iconographic testimony among others) and to use them critically;
8) To be able to apply acquired knowledge and the ability to understand to a historical topic or to seek an understanding of current world issues;
9) To be able to present both in writing and orally the knowledge acquired using correct History terminology and demonstrating argumentative skills.

General characterization

DGES code

9181

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

Paulo Jorge Chalante Azevedo Fernandes

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: 132 credits from compulsory courses of the study programme, 18 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 - Regulamento n.º 358/2024, DR, 2ª série, n.º 64, de 1 de abril de 2024.
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) - Students take a minimum of 18 ects in the set of these teaching units
Code Name ECTS
Options
711051141 Spaces and forms of Power in the Middle Ages 6.0
711051143 Comparative History of the Colonial Empires 6.0
711051117 History of Medieval Culture and Mentalities 6.0
711051118 History of Modern Culture and Mentalities 6.0
711051109 History of the Construction of Brazil 6.0
711051147 History of War in the Middle Ages 6.0
711051149 History of India 6.0
711051150 History of the French Revolution 6.0
01101041 History of al-Andalus 6.0
711051152 The History of the Printed Book 6.0
711051154 History of Fascisms 6.0
01101059 History and Civilization of Islam 6.0
01106272 Religious History of the Medieval West (5th - 15th centuries) 6.0
711051107 Palaeography and Diplomatics 6.0
Mandatory ECTS number: 18
Obrigatórias
Code Name ECTS
01100863 Contemporary History (18th and 19th Century) 6.0
01100874 Contemporary History (20th Century) 6.0
711051104 History of the Portuguese Expansion 6.0
711051163 History of Ancient Greece 6.0
01100880 Contemporary Portuguese History (19th Century) 6.0
711051106 Contemporary Portuguese History (20th Century) 6.0
01100905 Medieval Portuguese History (9th-13th Century) 6.0
01100916 Medieval Portuguese History (13th-15th Century) 6.0
01100938 History of Modern Portugal (17th-18th Century) 6.0
01100927 History of Modern Portugal (15th-17th Century) 6.0
711051164 History of Ancient Rome 6.0
711051102 History of Ancient Egypt 6.0
01100949 History of the Ancient Middle East 6.0
01100951 Medieval History (5th-11th Century) 6.0
01100962 Medieval History (12th-15th Century) 6.0
01100984 Modern History (17th-18th Century) 6.0
01100973 Early Modern History (15th-16th Century) 6.0
01100990 Historiography 6.0
01101002 Applied Computing for History 6.0
01101013 Methodology for History 6.0
01101024 Pre-History 6.0
01101030 Theory of History 6.0
Free optins may be chosen from this undergraduate study programme or any other offered by FCSH-UNL