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Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Communication Sciences

Cycle

Primeiro ciclo

Degree

Licenciado

Paths

Coordinator

Cristina Ponte

Opening date

September 17th, 2012

Vacancies

87 vagas

Fees

1037,20€ (Fees can be paid in two instalments)

Schedule

Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2pm-4pm

Education objectives

1) To have up to date theoretical and methodological training in the field of Communication Sciences;
2) To understand the world from a critical point of view, in particular issues related to the phenomenon of communication;
3) To develop skills required to undertake theoretical and/or practical work in the field of Communication Sciences;
4) To be familiar with the different professional realities and opportunities within the field of study of the course;
5) To be familiar with the concepts, tools and methodologies required to exercise the profession in different areas of communication, namely:
a) in journalism and the news media,
b) in cinema, television and other audiovisual media,
c) in strategic and political communication,
d) in public relations,
e) in the field of artistic and cultural production, management and programming;
6) To be able to carry out innovative and experimental projects in the field of knowledge of the course;
7) To be able to reflect on one’s own personal development in relation to all academically relevant subject matters in the context of Communication Sciences.

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 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 his/her academic pathway and which should be taken.

Access to other courses

Completion of the "licenciatura" degree allows the holder to apply for Masters programs, 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

Obrigatória
Code Name ECTS
711011006 Comunicação e Ciências Sociais 6.0
711011067 Direito e Deontologia da Comunicação 6.0
711011012 Discurso dos Media 6.0
711011013 Economia 6.0
711011016 Filmologia 6.0
711011017 Filosofia da Comunicação 6.0
711011024 História dos Media 6.0
711011055 Mediação dos Saberes 6.0
711011030 Métodos Quantitativos 6.0
711011032 Mutação dos Media 6.0
711011041 Retórica e Argumentação 6.0
711011042 Semiótica 6.0
711011043 Sistémica e Modelos da Informação 6.0
711011044 Sociologia da Comunicação 6.0
711011046 Teoria da Comunicação 6.0
711011048 Teoria da Imagem e da Representação 6.0
711011049 Teoria da Notícia 6.0
711011054 Teoria Política 6.0
711011053 Teorias do Drama e do Espectáculo 6.0
711011068 Textualidades 6.0