Communitarian Nursing
Qualification awarded (in original language)
---Level of qualification
Professional qualification.Admission requirements
Holders of this diploma are entitled to apply to the career of high staff in central, as well as in private enterprises and institutions or to undertake their own independent qualified activity.Having a graduation in Nursing or legal equivalent;
Have a nurse professional title;
Have at least two years of professional experience as a nurse.
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 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
---The holders of this course are allowed to develop an expertise Professional activity.
Profile of the programme
The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Nursing; Biology and Biochemistry; Philosophy and Ethics; Health. ---Key learning outcomes
---Occupational profiles of graduates
The Postgraduate Specialization in Communitarian Nursing belongs to the education and training area of Health Sciences and Social Protection. Graduates are specialized to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.Access to further studies
The course allows the students to continue to the 2nd and 3rd cycles according to the diagram of Portuguese Higher Education System.Graduation requirements
---Examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.sa.ipb.pt, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.essa.ipb.pt.Mode of study
Full-time.Programme director
| Maria Augusta Pereira Mata ( | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
Scientific areas of the study plan
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS Credits | |
| Compulsory | Optional | ||
| Total | 0.0 | --- | |
Course structure
| Year | Sem | Type | Code | Course Unit | Scientific Area | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-1101-00-24 | --- | --- | 8.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-1102-00-24 | --- | --- | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-1103-00-24 | --- | --- | 3.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-1104-00-24 | --- | --- | 4.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-1105-00-24 | --- | --- | 4.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-1106-00-24 | --- | --- | 5.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 3237-459-1201-00-24 | --- | --- | 8.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 3237-459-1202-00-24 | --- | --- | 8.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 3237-459-1203-00-24 | --- | --- | 3.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 3237-459-1204-00-24 | --- | --- | 3.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 3237-459-1205-00-24 | --- | --- | 4.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 3237-459-1206-00-24 | --- | --- | 4.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-2101-00-24 | --- | --- | 15.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 3237-459-2102-00-24 | --- | --- | 15.0 |