Objetivos

Pretende-se no 1.º ciclo de estudos em Psicologia dotar os estudantes de:

  • Conhecimentos e competências básicos no domínio da Psicologia científica tanto no que se refere aos fundamentos psicofisiológicos do comportamento como no que se refere aos vários domínios de aplicação;

  • Formação nos métodos de investigação utilizados em Psicologia;

  • Formação complementar de forma a melhor contextualizar o papel das ciências do comportamento tanto em termos interdisciplinares como transdisciplinares;

  • Formação de base para prosseguimento de estudos (2.º ciclo de estudos) nos diferentes campos de especialização, para o exercício da profissão de psicólogo.

Available at

Almada (Lisbon)

Lídia Serra

Lídia Serra

Coordinator
Undergraduate degree in Psychology

Available at

Viseu

Isabel Silva

Coordinator
Undergraduate degree in Psychology

Study Plan

1st Year

UC – 1st Semester CH  ECTS   UC – 2nd Semester CH  ECTS
Biology and Genetics 20 T | 20 TP  4 Anthroposociology and Fieldwork  20 T | 30 TC  3
Epistemology and Science Systems 30 T  2 Ethology and Comparative Psychology  20 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  5
History of Psychology, Theories and Systems 30 T | 28 TP  2 OT  6 Research Methods and Techniques in Psychology II 30 TP | 18 PL | 2 OT  5
Introduction to Social and Human Sciences 28 T | 10TP | 2 OT  5 Psychology of Language 20 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  5
Research Methods and Techniques in Psychology I 30 T | 18 TP | 2 OT  6 Developmental Psychology, Epigenesis and Life Cycles I 30 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  6
General Psychology 30 T | 26 TP | 4 OT  7 Psychology: Area, Profession and Deontology 20 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  6

2nd Year

UC – 1st Semester CH  ECTS   UC – 2nd Semester CH  ECTS
Statistics Applied to Psychology  30 TP | 18 PL | 2 OT  5 Data Analysis I 20 TP | 28 PL | 2 OT  4
Neuroscience  30 T | 18 TP | 2 OT  5 Psychophysiology 30 TP | 28 PL | 2 OT  6
Psychology of Learning   20 T | 16TP | 4 OT  5 Differential Psychology 18 T | 8 TP | 4 OT  4
Psychology of Personality  20 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  5 Social Psychology 20 T | 26 TP | 4 OT  6
Psychology of Emotions  20 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  5 Psychometry 36 TP | 4 OT  5
Developmental Psychology, Epigenesis and Life Cycles II 20 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  5 Interview and Observation Techniques 20 TP | 18 PL | 2 OT  5

3rd Year

UC – 1st Semester CH  ECTS   UC – 2nd Semester CH  ECTS
Data Analysis II 20 TP | 28 PL | 2 OT  4 Mankind and the Future: Paradigms and Dynamics  30 T  2
Psychological Assessment 20 T | 26 PL | 4 OT  6 Personal Portfolio II (1) —  2
Entrepreneurship, Social Economy and Cooperativism  30 TP  2 Clinical Psychology, Health and Accompaniment 20 T | 26 TP | 4 OT  5
Personal Portfolio I (1) —  2 Community Psychology and Psycho-social Intervention 20 T | 16 TP | 4 OT  5
Cognitive Psychology  20 T | 16TP | 4 OT  5 Psychology of Work and Organizations 20 T | 26 TP | 4 OT  5
General Psychopathology  20T | 16 TP |  4 OT  6 Educational and School Psychology 20 T | 26 TP | 4 OT  6
Laboratory Techniques 20 TP | 28 PL | 2 OT  5 Psychotherapies 20 T | 26 TP | 4 OT  5

(1) Personal Portfólio – CU available at the school or portfolio project – Choose 1 unit.

UC – Curricular Unit | CH – Workload | ECTS – ECTS Credits | T – Theoretical | PL – Practical and Laboratory | TP – Theoretical/Practical | SE – Seminar/Internship | OT – Tutorial

Access

Diploma

Diploma Requirements

A successfully concluded Undergraduate Degree in Psychology requires the completion of a study program of 180 mandatory ECTS credits.

Consequently, Licenciado degree holders in Psychology have acquired the competences and skills necessary to:

  • Describe, differentiate and integrate the different theoretical foundations of psychology;
  • Describe, differentiate and integrate the different theoretical models of Applied Psychology;
  • Identify psychology in the field of Social and Human Sciences, differentiating the theoretical guidelines and meta-theoretical, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary;
  • Apply basic knowledge and skills of psychology to problem situations through arguments based on theoretical and empirical grounds;
  • Identify and apply research methodologies and data analysis depending on the study object;
  • Analyze the scientific literature with critical thinking and apply scientific writing fundamentals;
  • Appoint and distinguish psychological assessment instruments, with potential contribution for diagnosis;
  • Recognize the role of psychologists in different application interfaces.

Accreditation/Evaluation

Accreditation / Evaluation

Almada

  • Accredited by the A3ES – Portuguese Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Agency

  • Published: 05/07/2012

Viseu

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities

Upon conclusion of the Undergraduate Degree in Psychology the Licenciado degree holders have the necessary qualifications to enter the labour market through both public and private institutions, and to perform the professional tasks and functions that require general outcomes of a first study cycle of university education, namely to participate in psychosocial intervention programs, and in research and training activities in the area of behavior.

Licenciado degree holders may also continue their studies in a Second Study Cycle in Psychology, which will further qualify them for registering with the Chamber of Psychologists and consequently for performing the profession of Psychologist in the areas of:

  • Clinical and Health Psychology;
  • Social and Organizational Psychology;
  • Educational Psychology.

Presentation

Higher Institute of Intercultural and Transdisciplinary Studies of Almada

Registered at the Directorate-General of Higher Education (DGES – Direção-Geral de Ensino Superior) with n. R/B – AD – 871/2007, dated March 30, 2007, and published in the Official Journal (Diário da República), Ministerial Order n. 9288-AS/2007, dated May 21, 2007 and Ministerial Order n. 11547/2009, dated May 12, 2009, amended by Ministerial Order n. 9887/2013, dated July 26, 2013.

Higher Institute of Intercultural and Transdisciplinary Studies of Viseu

Registered at the Directorate-General of Higher Education (DGES – Direção-Geral de Ensino Superior) with n. R/B – AD – 639/2007, dated March 7, 2007, and published in the Official Journal (Diário da República), Ministerial Order n. 11949-C/2007, dated June 15, 2007 and Ministerial Order n. 12746/2009, dated May 28, 2009, amended by Ministerial Order n. 9454/2013, dated July 18, 2013.

3 years / 6 semesters • Total = 180 ECTS Credits

 

Further studies

Undergraduate degree in Psychology gives access to postgraduate studies in terms and under the conditions of the currently valid legislation, namely to Second Study Cycles that award the qualifications required for the profession of Psychologist.

 

Índice de Empregabilidade (1)

  • Almada: 97%
  • Viseu: 91%

(1) Fonte: Ministério da Educação, “Dados e Estatísticas de Cursos Superiores”

RAZÕES PARA ESTUDAR PSICOLOGIA

  • Bolsas para Estudantes:
    • com baixos rendimentos;
    • com classificação acima dos 14 valores;
  • Acompanhamento de perto por equipa de excelência de docentes e não docentes;
  • Almada: Excelente Localização: 1 min. da estação do Pragal 10 min. de Lisboa.

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