Level of qualification

1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED level 5.

Admission requirements

Students may apply to the 1st cycle of studies through the general regime, through special conditions and through special competitions, as stated in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement. Students may apply, through the general regime, if they obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) in the following national entrance examinations: Physics and Chemistry (07) or Mathematics (16) or Biology and Geology (02).

Recognition of prior learning

Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.
Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education program, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further inquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.

Profile of the programme

Occupational profiles of graduates

This cycle of study aims to train professionals qualified to exercise the more different functions in the area of Forest Sciences and Natural Resources from production and sustainable use of forest resources to the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources and business management oriented to develop own activities and services related to the forestry and natural resources. The owners of the degree are entitled to act in consulting and entrepreneurship projects in forestry, agroforestry and environmental systems, planning, administration and management of urban natural (green) spaces and forestry producers associations, vocational education and training institutions, forest industry, local authorities and central and regional services of the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forestry. They are also able for the development of self-employment based on management companies on forestry, hunting and fishing, inventorying, monitoring and rehabilitation of natural resources, eco-tourism and technological production of other forest related products.

Access to further studies

The degree of "licenciado" allows to proceed to post-graduate studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.

Graduation requirements

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Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.esa.ipb.pt.
Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.

Mode of study

Full-time

Programme director

Maria Sameiro Ferreira Patricio (

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Accreditation/Register

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