Bachelor in Anthropology
Education objectives
1) To develop the ability to analyze and synthesize information and to develop critical thinking skills; 2) To develop the ability to apply acquired knowledge to practical situations; 3) To stimulate an understanding of human diversity and of the interconnections between different aspects of social and cultural life, belief systems, global dynamics, individual behaviors and physical environment; 4) To develop the ability to recognize and critically reflect on the important problems of the contemporary world; 5) To provide a theoretical grounding in anthropology in its multiple social, cultural and biological dimensions; 6) To become aware of the importance of ethnographic method to understand cultures and human groups, and to acquire the necessary techniques to employ it; 7) To develop knowledge of the cultural values of societies from different areas of the world through the study of a variety of rural and urban ethnographic contexts (Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe, with a particular emphasis on Portugal) as well as to raise awareness of the ethical issues involved in the study and representation of other social worlds; 8) To learn about methodological and research instruments which allow for different professional frameworks; 9) To develop the ability to participate professionally and for civic purposes with arguments supported by ethical and scientific principles in different areas of social intervention; 10) To acquire know-how applicable to the fields of material culture, patrimony and museology, and ethnographic films.
General characterization
DGES code
9448
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
Sónia Isabel Vespeira de Almeida
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: 126 credits obtained from compulsory courses, 24 credits from program 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 program: Regulamento n.º 590/2024 - DR, 2ª série, N.º 102, 27 de maio 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 the Licenciatura Degree in Anthropology 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 option (a). Students must complete 2 curricular units of this set. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01106294 | Arab and Islamic Ethnographic Contexts | 6.0 |
| 01106305 | Asian Ethnographic Contexts | 6.0 |
| 01106316 | European Ethnographic Contexts | 6.0 |
| 01106327 | Latin American Ethnographic Contexts | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Conditional option (b). Students must complete 2 curricular units of this set. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711001065 | Cognitive Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 711001069 | Anthropology of Migration | 6.0 |
| 01105699 | Anthropology of the Anthropocene | 6.0 |
| 01101584 | Anthropology of Space | 6.0 |
| 711001063 | Ethnoecology | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 711001059 | Anthropology of Religion | 6.0 |
| 01105724 | Anthropology of Cities | 6.0 |
| 711001064 | Kinship and Gender Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01101431 | Symbolic Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01101442 | Economic Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 711001049 | Anthropology and Heritage | 6.0 |
| 01101357 | Political Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01101458 | Contemporary Portuguese Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01101475 | Visual Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01100296 | Biology and Culture | 6.0 |
| 01101617 | Ethology | 6.0 |
| 01105688 | Human Evolution | 6.0 |
| 01105730 | History of Classic Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01101497 | History of Portuguese Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 711001067 | Anthropology Laboratory | 6.0 |
| 01105741 | Reading Ethnographic Texts | 6.0 |
| 711001048 | Ethnographic Methods | 6.0 |
| 01102075 | Research Methodology | 6.0 |
| 01105713 | Quantitative Methods for Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01105759 | Current Issues in Anthropology | 6.0 |
| 01101538 | Socio-Anthropological Theories | 6.0 |