Geography and Regional Planning

Cycle

Primeiro ciclo

Degree

Bachelor

Coordinator

Maria Dulce Pimentel

Opening date

September 15, 2014

Vacancies

62 vagas

Fees

1.067,85€/year (except Statute of International Student) 1st instalment: 533,93€; 2nd instalment: 533,92€.

Schedule

(see timetable at http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/ensino-en/licenciaturas?set_language=en)

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.

Access conditions

Completion of secondary education, with a minimum entry grade of 9.5 on a scale of 0 to 20. Students may also be admitted to Higher Education through special access and entry systems, re-enrolment systems, course changes and transfers. More information: http://www.acessoensinosuperior.pt

Degree pre-requisites

Each student must obtain 180 credits: 120 credits from compulsory courses of the study programme, 30 credits from restricted options with 12 of these credits being obtained for one of the following courses: a) Work Experience in Geography; b) Seminar in Environment and Natural Resources; c) Seminar in Remote Detection and GIS; d) Seminar in Land Planning and Management; e) Seminar in Land and Development, 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.

Access to other courses

Completion of the licenciatura degree allows the holder to apply for Masters programmes, or other post-graduate courses including those which do not confer a degree.

Evaluation rules

Assessment is in accordance with the assessment regulations approved by the competent statutory body.

Structure

Mandatory
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
711041000	Environment and Biophysical Planning	6
711041067	Geographical Data Analysis	6
711041070	Geographical Analysis	6
711041068	Inferential Analysis and Forecasting	6
711041005	Thematic Cartography	6
711041008	Remote Sensing	6
711041071	Dynamics of Rural Areas	6
711041069	Geo-economics	6
711041018	Geography of Europe	6
711041024	Economic and Social Geography	6
711041025	Physical Geography - Climatology	6
711041027	Physical Geography - Geomorphology	6
711041026	Physical Geography of Portugal	6
711041028	Human Geography	6
711041029	Human Geography of Portugal	6
711041031	Urban Geography	6
711041054	Methodologies of Spatial Planning	6
711041042	Urban and Regional Planning	6
711041050	Geographic Information Systems	6
711041052	Development Theories and Policies	6

Elective option 1
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
711041060	Environment and Natural Resources Seminar	12
711041063	Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Seminar	12
711041062	Territorial Planning and Management Seminar	12
711041061	Territory and Development Seminar	12

Elective option 2
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
711041004	Territorial Evaluation and Management	6
711041055	Climatologia das Regiões Tropicais (not translated)	6
711041056	Demography of Lusophone Countries	6
711041007	Sustainable Development	6
711041012	Ecology	6
711041013	Regional and Urban Economics	6
711041019	Population Geography	6
711041020	Ocean Geography	6
711041023	Geography of Tourism and Leisure	6
711041072	Geography of Transport Systems	6
711041057	Human Geography of Lusophone Countries	6
711041058	Political Geography	6
711041059	Geomorphology of Tropical Regions	6
711041034	Geography: History and Methods	6
711041073	Planeamento Territorial em Portugal (not translated)	6
711041074	Services and Territory	6