Qualification awarded (in original language)

"Licenciatura em Educação Ambiental". Title of "Licenciado".

Level of qualification

1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6.

Admission requirements

Students may apply to this 1st cycle programme, through the general regime, if they obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) in one of the following national entrance examinations: Biology and Geology (02), or Geography (09), or Portuguese (18).
Application may also be possible, through special regimes, for:
. students inside the Portuguese educational system who want to re-enroll, change course of studies, or transfer education institution;
. holders of technological specialization courses;
. holders of professional technical courses;
. olders than 23 who have succeeded a special exam of assessment of capabilities to access the Higher Education System;
. holders of middle or high level courses;
. students coming from foreign higher education systems.
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

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

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 20 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.

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 environmental education. Educational Sciences and Natural Sciences.

Key learning outcomes

The bachelor’s degree in Environmental Education 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 Environmental Education belongs to the education and training area of Education and Teacher Training. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.

Access to further studies

The bachelor’s degree in Environmental Education 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. In the School of Education, this degree gives access to the master’s programme in Educação Ambiental.

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

Delmina Maria Pires (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Educational Sciences	ES	93.5	0.0
Management and Administration	MA	4.0	0.0
Natural Sciences	NS	49.5	0.0
Portuguese Language and Literature	PLL	10.0	0.0
Psychology	Psy	5.0	0.0
Social Sciences	SC	12.0	0.0
Visual Arts	VA	6.0	0.0
Total		180.0	0.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	-	Annual	9082-768-1001-00-23	General Biology	---	10.0
1	-	Annual	9082-768-1002-00-23	Physics and Chemistry Elements	---	10.0
1	-	Annual	9082-768-1003-00-23	Fundamentals of Environmental Education	---	10.0
1	-	Annual	9082-768-1004-00-23	Geology	---	10.0
1	2	Semestral	9082-768-1101-00-22	Education and Multimedia Communication 1	---	4.0
1	1	Semestral	9082-768-1102-00-23	Portuguese language	---	5.0
1	2	Semestral	9082-768-1201-00-23	Artistic Heritage	---	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9082-768-1202-00-23	Social Psychology	---	5.0
2	-	Annual	9082-768-2001-00-23	Biodiversity	---	8.0
2	-	Annual	9082-768-2002-00-23	Environmental Education Research	---	8.0
2	1	Semestral	9082-768-2101-00-23	Education in Informal Contexts	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9082-768-2102-00-23	Education for Sustainable Development 1	---	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9082-768-2103-00-23	Traditional Literatures and Cultures	---	5.0
2	1	Semestral	9082-768-2104-00-23	Observing and Representing Local Environment	---	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9082-768-2201-00-23	Education in Non-Formal Contexts	---	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9082-768-2202-00-23	Education for Sustainable Development 2	---	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9082-768-2203-00-23	Local and Regional History	---	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9082-768-2204-00-23	Environmental Education Methodologies 1	---	4.0
3	2	Semestral	9082-768-3001-00-23	Internship	---	25.0
3	2	Semestral	9082-768-3002-00-23	Seminar Support	---	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9082-768-3101-00-23	Design Visual Communication	---	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9082-768-3102-00-23	Education and Multimedia Communication 2	---	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9082-768-3103-00-23	Education for Sustainable Development 3	---	5.0
3	2	Semestral	9082-768-3104-00-23	Education, Health and Environment	---	5.0
3	1	Semestral	9082-768-3105-00-23	Entrepreneurship and Project Management in EA	---	4.0
3	1	Semestral	9082-768-3106-00-23	Environmental Education Methodologies 1	---	4.0

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