Portuguese Language and Portuguese Speaking Countries
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 Language180 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 LanguageThe 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 LanguageThe 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 ( | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
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 | 9992-543-1101-00-22 | Composition I | PFL | 10.0 |
1 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-1102-00-22 | Conversation I | PFL | 10.0 |
1 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-1103-00-22 | Portuguese Language I | PFL | 10.0 |
1 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-1201-00-22 | Composition II | PFL | 10.0 |
1 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-1202-00-22 | Conversation II | PFL | 10.0 |
1 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-1203-00-22 | Portuguese Language II | PFL | 10.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2101-00-22 | Geopolitical Lusophone | PSC | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2102-00-22 | Economic and Social History of Lusophone Countries | Hist | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2103-01-22 | Foreign Language 1-Alemão I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2103-02-22 | Foreign Language 1-Chinês I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2103-03-22 | Foreign Language 1-Inglês I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2103-04-22 | Foreign Language 1-Inglês Técnico I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2103-05-22 | Foreign Language 1-Francês I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2104-00-22 | Portuguese Language III | PFL | 10.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-2105-00-22 | 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 | 9992-543-2202-00-22 | Implementation of Business in Lusophone Countries | MA | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2203-01-22 | Foreign Language 2-Alemão II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2203-02-22 | Foreign Language 2-Chinês II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2203-03-22 | Foreign Language 2-Inglês II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2203-04-22 | Foreign Language 2-Inglês Técnico II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2203-05-22 | Foreign Language 2-Francês II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2204-00-22 | Portuguese Language IV | PFL | 10.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2205-01-22 | Option 1-Empreendedorismo | MA | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-2205-02-22 | Option 1-Gestão de Recursos Humanos | MA | 5.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-3101-00-22 | Cultura and Discourse in Lusophone | PFL | 5.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-3102-01-22 | Option 2-Desenvolvimento Económico e Social | ES/Soc | 5.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-3102-02-22 | Option 2-Ecologia e Sociedade | ES/Soc | 5.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-3103-00-22 | Seminar | PFL | 6.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-3104-00-22 | Techniques of Written Expression | PFL | 7.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-543-3105-00-22 | Techniques of Oral Expression | PFL | 7.0 |
3 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-543-3201-00-22 | Project Work/Internship | PFL | 30.0 |
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 | 9992-544-1101-00-22 | Art in Lusophone Countries | Art | 7.0 |
1 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-1102-00-22 | Lusophone Literatures and Cultures I | PML | 10.0 |
1 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-1103-00-22 | Practice Conversation and Composition I | PML | 7.0 |
1 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-1104-00-22 | Varieties of Portuguese Worldwide | PML | 6.0 |
1 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-1201-00-22 | Intercultural Education | ES | 7.0 |
1 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-1202-00-22 | Lusophone Literatures and Cultures II | PML | 10.0 |
1 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-1203-00-22 | Technical Portuguese | PML | 6.0 |
1 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-1204-00-22 | 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 | 9992-544-2102-00-22 | Economic and Social History of Lusophone Countries | Hist | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-2103-01-22 | Foreign Language 1-Alemão I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-2103-02-22 | Foreign Language 1-Chinês I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-2103-03-22 | Foreign Language 1-Inglês I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-2103-04-22 | Foreign Language 1-Inglês Técnico I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-2103-05-22 | Foreign Language 1-Francês I | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-2104-00-22 | Multicultural Psychology | Psy | 5.0 |
2 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-2105-00-22 | 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 | 9992-544-2202-00-22 | Implementation of Business in Lusophone Countries | MA | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2203-01-22 | Foreign Language 2-Alemão II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2203-02-22 | Foreign Language 2-Chinês II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2203-03-22 | Foreign Language 2-Inglês II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2203-04-22 | Foreign Language 2-Inglês Técnico II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2203-05-22 | Foreign Language 2-Francês II | FL | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2204-01-22 | Option 1-Empreendedorismo | MA | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2204-02-22 | Option 1-Gestão de Recursos Humanos | MA | 5.0 |
2 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-2205-00-22 | Semiotics | PML | 10.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-3101-00-22 | Cultura and Discourse in Lusophone | PML | 5.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-3102-01-22 | Option 2-Desenvolvimento Económico Social | ES/Soc | 5.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-3102-02-22 | Option 2-Ecologia e Sociedade | ES/Soc | 5.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-3103-00-22 | Seminar | PML | 6.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-3104-00-22 | Techniques of Written Expression | PML | 7.0 |
3 | 1 | Semestral | 9992-544-3105-00-22 | Techniques of Oral Expression | PML | 7.0 |
3 | 2 | Semestral | 9992-544-3201-00-22 | Project Work/Internship | PML | 30.0 |