Qualification awarded (in original language) Branch: Portuguese as a Foreign Language "Licenciatura em Relações Lusófonas e Língua Portuguesa". Title of "Licenciado". Branch: Portuguese as Mother Tongue "Licenciatura em Relações Lusófonas e Língua Portuguesa". Title of "Licenciado". Level of qualification 1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6. Admission requirements Students may candidate, through the national concourse, who have the 12.o year or equivalent, with at least 95 points, in a scale of 0-200, in one of the following ingress national exams: - 04 Economy; - 11 History; - 18 Portuguese; - 09 Geography. Students may also candidate by special concourses: - students from high school (or equivalent) from other countries, by means of the International Student Statute; - students from foreign Higher education teaching institutions; - students from the Portuguese teaching system by reingress, change of course or transference; - those who have a medium or superior course; - those who have a technological specialization course; - those who have a professional technical course; - those who are elder than 23 years who have realized an extraordinary exam to the assessment to the Higher Education Institutions. The access requirements for the 1st cycle of studies of Higher Education appear 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.

Recognition of prior learning

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 programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries 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.

Qualification requirements and regulations

Branch: Portuguese as a Foreign Language
180 ECTS Credits. 6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 1620 total Hours per year. 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. Variable number of Contact (teaching) Hours, depending on the established schedule for each Course Unit. A period of on-the-job training with 30 ECTS Credits is included; this training is to be accomplished in a public or private institution with which ESEB has signed a cooperation agreement.
Holders of this diploma are entitled to apply to the career of high staff in central and local public administration, as well as in private enterprises and institutions or to undertake their own independent qualified activity in Portuguese Speaking Countries.

Branch: Portuguese as Mother Tongue
180 ECTS Credits. 6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 1620 total Hours per year. 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. Variable number of Contact (teaching) Hours, depending on the established schedule for each Course Unit. A period of on-the-job training with 30 ECTS Credits is included; this training is to be accomplished in a public or private institution with which ESEB has signed a cooperation agreement.
Holders of this diploma are entitled to apply to the career of high staff in central and local public administration, as well as in private enterprises and institutions or to undertake their own independent qualified activity in Portuguese Speaking Countries.

Profile of the programme

Branch: Portuguese as a Foreign Language
The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Portuguese Language and Culture, Social Sciences, Law, Management and Foreign Languages. Portuguese as Foreign Language.

Branch: Portuguese as Mother Tongue
The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Portuguese Language and Culture, Social Sciences, Law, Management and Foreign Languages. Portuguese as Mother Language.

Key learning outcomes

Branch: Portuguese as a Foreign Language
The bachelor’s degree in Portuguese Language and Portuguese Speaking Countries is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the acquired knowledge;
b) apply acquired knowledge and understanding capacity in order to clearly demonstrate a professional approach to the work carried out;
c) solve problems based upon their own arguments;
d) collate, select, and interpret relevant information which will enable them to consolidate the solutions they present and the opinions they put forward, including the analysis of relevant social, scientific and ethical aspects;
e) communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to experts and non-experts;
f) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from lifelong learning with a high degree of autonomy.

To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.

Branch: Portuguese as Mother Tongue
The bachelor’s degree in Portuguese Language and Portuguese Speaking Countries is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the acquired knowledge;
b) apply acquired knowledge and understanding capacity in order to clearly demonstrate a professional approach to the work carried out;
c) solve problems based upon their own arguments;
d) collate, select, and interpret relevant information which will enable them to consolidate the solutions they present and the opinions they put forward, including the analysis of relevant social, scientific and ethical aspects;
e) communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to experts and non-experts;
f) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from lifelong learning with a high degree of autonomy.

To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.

Occupational profiles of graduates

The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Portuguese Language and Portuguese Speaking Countries belongs to the education and training area of Business Sciences and Law. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.
- National and international organizations that promote and spread of Portuguese Language and Lusophone cultures;
- Organizations of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries;
- Cultural Centers;
- Freelance in countries of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries.

Access to further studies

The bachelor’s degree in Portuguese Language and Portuguese Speaking Countries 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

Graduation is obtained after completion of the total ECTS credits foreseen in the study plan.

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the Attendance and Assessment Regulations of the School, available in www.ese.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

Alexandra Filipa Soares Rodrigues (

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Branch: Portuguese as a Foreign Language

Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Environmental Sciences/Sociology	ES/Soc	0.0	5.0
Foreign Languages	FL	5.0	5.0
History	Hist	5.0	0.0
Management and Administration	MA	5.0	5.0
Political Science and Citizenship	PSC	10.0	0.0
Portuguese as Foreign Language	PFL	135.0	0.0
Psychology	Psy	5.0	0.0
Total		165.0	15.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	9992-543-1101-00-23	Composition I	PFL	10.0
1	1	Semestral	9992-543-1102-00-23	Conversation I	PFL	10.0
1	1	Semestral	9992-543-1103-00-22	Portuguese Language I	PFL	10.0
1	2	Semestral	9992-543-1201-00-23	Composition II	PFL	10.0
1	2	Semestral	9992-543-1202-00-23	Conversation II	PFL	10.0
1	2	Semestral	9992-543-1203-00-23	Portuguese Language II	PFL	10.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2101-00-22	Geopolitical Lusophone	PSC	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2102-00-23	Economic and Social History of Lusophone Countries	Hist	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2103-01-22	Foreign Language 1-German I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2103-02-22	Foreign Language 1-Chinese I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2103-03-23	Foreign Language 1-English I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2103-04-22	Foreign Language 1-Technical English I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2103-05-23	Foreign Language 1-French I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2104-00-23	Portuguese Language III	PFL	10.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-543-2105-00-23	Multicultural Psychology	Psy	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2201-00-22	Cooperation and Development in Lusophone Countries	PSC	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2202-00-23	Implementation of Business in Lusophone Countries	MA	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2203-01-22	Foreign Language 2-German II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2203-02-22	Foreign Language 2-Chinese II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2203-03-23	Foreign Language 2-English II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2203-04-22	Foreign Language 2-Technical English II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2203-05-23	Foreign Language 2-French II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2204-00-23	Portuguese Language IV	PFL	10.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2205-01-23	Option 1-Entrepreneurship	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-543-2205-02-23	Option 1-Human Resources Management	---	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-543-3101-00-23	Cultura and Discourse in Lusophone	PFL	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-543-3102-01-22	Option 2-Economic and Social Development	---	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-543-3102-02-23	Option 2-Ecology and Society	---	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-543-3103-00-23	Seminar	PFL	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-543-3104-00-23	Techniques of Written Expression	PFL	7.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-543-3105-00-23	Techniques of Oral Expression	PFL	7.0
3	2	Semestral	9992-543-3201-00-23	Project Work/Internship	PFL	30.0

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Branch: Portuguese as Mother Tongue

Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Arts	Art	7.0	0.0
Educational Sciences	ES	7.0	0.0
Environmental Sciences/Sociology	ES/Soc	0.0	5.0
Foreign Languages	FL	5.0	5.0
History	Hist	5.0	0.0
Management and Administration	MA	5.0	5.0
Political Science and Citizenship	PSC	10.0	0.0
Portuguese as Mother Language	PML	121.0	0.0
Psychology	Psy	5.0	0.0
Total		165.0	15.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	9992-544-1101-00-23	Art in Lusophone Countries	Art	7.0
1	1	Semestral	9992-544-1102-00-23	Lusophone Literatures and Cultures I	PML	10.0
1	1	Semestral	9992-544-1103-00-23	Practice Conversation and Composition I	PML	7.0
1	1	Semestral	9992-544-1104-00-23	Varieties of Portuguese Worldwide	PML	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9992-544-1201-00-23	Intercultural Education	ES	7.0
1	2	Semestral	9992-544-1202-00-23	Lusophone Literatures and Cultures II	PML	10.0
1	2	Semestral	9992-544-1203-00-23	Technical Portuguese	PML	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9992-544-1204-00-23	Practice Conversation and Composition II	PML	7.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2101-00-22	Geopolitics of Lusophone Countries	PSC	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2102-00-23	Economic and Social History of Lusophone Countries	Hist	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2103-01-22	Foreign Language 1-German I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2103-02-22	Foreign Language 1-Chinese I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2103-03-23	Foreign Language 1-English I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2103-04-22	Foreign Language 1-Technical English I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2103-05-23	Foreign Language 1-French I	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2104-00-23	Multicultural Psychology	Psy	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9992-544-2105-00-23	Texts of Lusophone Relationships	PML	10.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2201-00-22	Cooperation and Development in Lusophone Countries	PSC	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2202-00-23	Implementation of Business in Lusophone Countries	MA	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2203-01-22	Foreign Language 2-German II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2203-02-22	Foreign Language 2-Chinese II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2203-03-23	Foreign Language 2-English II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2203-04-22	Foreign Language 2-Technical English II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2203-05-23	Foreign Language 2-French II	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2204-01-23	Option 1-Entrepreneurship	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2204-02-23	Option 1-Human Resources Management	---	5.0
2	2	Semestral	9992-544-2205-00-23	Semiotics	PML	10.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-544-3101-00-23	Cultura and Discourse in Lusophone	PML	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-544-3102-01-22	Option 2-Economic and Social Development	---	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-544-3102-02-23	Option 2-Ecology and Society	---	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-544-3103-00-23	Seminar	PML	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-544-3104-00-23	Techniques of Written Expression	PML	7.0
3	1	Semestral	9992-544-3105-00-23	Techniques of Oral Expression	PML	7.0
3	2	Semestral	9992-544-3201-00-23	Project Work/Internship	PML	30.0

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