Sociology
Cycle
Primeiro ciclo
Degree
Bachelor
Coordinator
Rui Santos
Opening date
September 15, 2014
Vacancies
55 vagas (diurno) e 25 vagas (pós-laboral)
Fees
1.067,85/year (except Statute of International Student) 1st instalment: 533,93; 2nd instalment: 533,92.
Schedule
Course Coordinator office hours: Mondays (9.30 am - 12.30 pm) (see timetable at http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/ensino-en/licenciaturas?set_language=en)
Education objectives
1)Understanding of the specificity of sociological knowledge in relation to other social sciences and common sense knowledge;
2)Knowledge and understanding of the principal concepts and theoretical approaches of Sociology;
3)Knowledge and understanding of sociological approaches to different topic areas of scientific and professional application;
4)Ability to communicate sociological knowledge in an accurate and significant form to specialists and non-specialists;
5)Knowledge and understanding of the principles and applications of the main strategies, methods and techniques of sociological research;
6)Ability to select and apply, under scientific supervision, these concepts and tools to the analysis, problematisation and investigation of social phenomena and problems, taking into account the ethical and deontological implications of the investigation;
7)Ability to communicate the procedures, results and implications of the investigation in an accurate and significant form to specialists and non-specialists;
8)Skills necessary to undertake further training for specialisation purposes, professional qualification or to acquire new skills for basic research under supervision;
9)Scientific skills to perform training or teaching tasks, following the acquisition of additional pedagogic skills.
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: 66 credits from compulsory courses of the study programme, 84 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.
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 | ||
| 711081059 | Multivariate Data Analysis | 6 |
| 711081058 | Univariate and Bivariate Data Analysis | 6 |
| 711081001 | Social Classes and Social Structures | 6 |
| 711081009 | Social Stratification and Mobility | 6 |
| 711081056 | Métodos e Técnicas de Investigação Compreensiva (not translated) | 6 |
| 711081057 | Research Methods and Techniques: Sampling and Inquiry | 6 |
| 711081062 | Problems of Sociological Research | 6 |
| 711081050 | General Sociology: Basic Principles | 6 |
| 711081051 | General Sociology: Theories | 6 |
| 711081061 | Contemporary Sociological Themes | 6 |
| 711081055 | Theory and Method in the Social Sciences | 6 |
| Options - Demografia e Sociologia da População | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711081068 | Demography and Social Policies | 6 |
| 711081067 | Demographic Forecasting | 6 |
| 711081066 | Sociology of Migration | 6 |
| 711081065 | Demographic Theory and Analysis | 6 |
| Options - Metodologia | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711081060 | Análise Compreensiva (not translated) | 6 |
| 711081077 | Computing for the Social Sciences | 6 |
| 711081046 | Surveys and Market Research | 6 |
| Options - Sociologia do Conhecimento e da Cultura | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711081030 | Sociology of Culture | 6 |
| 711081031 | Sociology of Education | 6 |
| 711081037 | Sociology of Everyday Life | 6 |
| 711081071 | Sociology of Knowledge | 6 |
| Options - Sociologia Económica e das Organizações | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711081072 | Human Resources Management | 6 |
| 711081070 | Sociology of Innovation | 6 |
| 711081035 | Sociology of Organisations | 6 |
| 711081069 | Economic Sociology | 6 |
| Options - Sociologia Histórica e Política | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711081006 | State, Nations and Nationalism | 6 |
| 711081010 | The Formation of Contemporary Portuguese Society | 6 |
| 711081021 | Modernity and Globalisation | 6 |
| 711081078 | Historical Sociology | 6 |
| 711071034 | Political Sociology | 6 |
| Options - Sociologia do Território e do Ambiente | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711081038 | Environmental Sociology | 6 |
| 711081064 | Sociology of Development and Sustainability | 6 |
| 711081042 | Sociology of Territory | 6 |
| 711081063 | Urban Sociology | 6 |
| 711081049 | Territory and Social Networks | 6 |
| Options - Teorias Sociológicas | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711081054 | Communities and Social Dynamics | 6 |
| 711081053 | Theories of Social Action | 6 |
| 711081076 | Contemporary Sociological Theories | 6 |
| 711081052 | Sociological Theories: the Founders | 6 |