Political Science and International Relations

Cycle

Primeiro ciclo

Degree

Bachelor

Coordinator

António Horta Fernandes

Opening date

September 2015

Vacancies

81

Fees

1 063,47€/year 3 000,00€/year (international student)

Schedule

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

Education objectives

1)To know and understand the theories, methods, boundaries and nature of political science and international relations;
2)To know and understand the concepts, structures, contexts and ideas which are instrumental in the area of political science and international relations;
3)To acquire appropriate intellectual skills for the identification, description and evaluation of relevant information within the political sphere and scope of international relations;
4)To acquire generic intellectual skills to develop arguments, synthesise relevant information and exercise critical judgement on ethical implications in the area of politics and international relations;
5)To develop personal skills to handle, select and communicate information (written and spoken);
6)To develop personal skills to be able to work autonomously, with initiative and self-discipline;
7)To develop personal skills to collaborate in a network and work towards collective objectives.

Access conditions

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.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Estudantes/Acesso/ For more information about International Students please visit http://fcsh.unl.pt/aluno-internacional-en?set_language=en

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 3 years/6 semesters.
Students must perform 180 credits: 120 credits based in the compulsory curricular units, 30 credits to be chosen in a set of elective optionals and 30 credits undertaken in free-elective optionals or in a minor of another scientific area. Every semester, the student may not sign up in more than 30 credits, respecting the precedence when these have been set. At the beginning of each semester, students will be advised of the curricular units to carry out in order to appropriate them to their academic career.
The undergraduate students can still benefit from the different mobility programmes in which FCSH/NOVA participates as Erasmus +, Almeida Garrett exchange programmes, among others, and participate in research within the research units of the Faculty.

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

Students at FCSH/NOVA 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. 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

Mandatory
Code	Name	ECTS
711071000	Comparative Political Analysis	6
711071001	Social Demography and Demographic Policies	6
711071003	Constitutional Law	6
711071005	International Law	6
711071051	Human Ecology	6
711071008	Political Economics	6
711071044	Statistics	6
711071010	Security Studies	6
711071015	History of Political Ideas	6
711071054	History of International Relations	6
711071022	History and Theory of the State in Portugal	6
711071023	International Institutions	6
711071043	Research Methods and Techniques	6
711071053	Political Parties and Interest Groups	6
711071049	Contemporary International Politics	6
711071033	Political Systems	6
711071034	Political Sociology	6
711071050	International Relations Theory	6
711071046	Theories of Democracy	6
711071047	Territories and Societies	6

Elective option 1
Code	Name	ECTS
Options
711071048	Forecasting Analysis and Planning	6
711001013	Political Anthropology	6
711071057	European Union Law	6
711071007	International Economics	6
711071012	European Studies	6
711071058	Political Área Studies	6
711031053	Political Philosophy	6
711071059	Globalization and the Environment	6
711071045	History of the Idea of Europe	6
711071055	History of Portuguese International Relations	6
711071026	Portuguese Philosophical Thought	6
711071029	Public Policies	6
711071030	Diplomacy	6
711071042	Theories of Justice	6