Bachelor's Degree in Economics

General Objectives of the Course

The degree in Economics (LE) aims to ensure the acquisition of scientific knowledge fundamental to perform specialized functions in the field of economics. The perspective adopted is based on the development of basic skills capable of underpinning the critical spirit in order to support diversified professional paths. In addition to basic training in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, the LE ensures training in Quantitative Methods and Management, as well as in areas complementary to economic and business sciences. The degree also aims to promote activities that ensure the integration of knowledge, teamwork and the acquisition of transversal skills, allowing an approach to the future professional path. The importance assigned to international mobility and the offer of course units taught in English reinforce the international orientation of the degree.

Admission Requirements

National Call for Access and Entry to Higher Education (DGES):

One of the following sets:
19 Mathematics A
or
19 Mathematics A and 04 Economy
or
19 Mathematics A and 18 Portuguese

Application score: 95 points (0-200 scale)
Entry exams: 95 points (0-200 scale)

Calculation Formula:
Secondary school average: 50%
Entry exams: 50%

Other forms of access (UC-applicants):
- Change of Institution / Course Pair Schemes;
- Special Access Call for over 23-years-olds;
- Special Access Call for Holders of Other Higher Education Courses;
- Special Call for International Students.

This information does not exempt the consultation of the webpage of the Directorate General of Higher Education (DGES) and/or of the Applicants website. Please, visit the DGES and the Applicants websites

Professional Goals

Bachelor's graduates in Economics have qualifications to exercise functions in several business areas, such as auditing and consulting, banking, insurance and other financial operators, energy and environment, tourism, health, marketing and market, etc . Additionally, their skills allow them to exercise functions in sectoral regulatory and market supervisory bodies, in economic study and research offices, in teaching and research bodies, in public administration and public bodies and in associative bodies.

Mode of Study

Full- or part-time attendance, presence required in daytime schedule

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese and English

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Since assessment is a pedagogical activity closely associated with teaching, it is intended to evaluate the skills and knowledge acquired by students; their ability to think critically, enunciate and solve problems; as well as their command of written and oral presentation. The teaching and learning philosophy of the course favours periodic assessment, under the terms defined in the Academic Regulations of the University of Coimbra (RAUC), article 109. In this sense, the following are possible elements of assessment: oral presentations in class; written or practical work, the completion of projects, individual or group, which may have to be defended orally, in a maximum of three elements. The classification of each student, for each curricular unit, is translated into a whole value between 0 and 20 points and those students that obtain a minimum final classification of 10 points are considered approved. Whenever the assessment of a curricular unit includes more than one element of assessment, the final mark is calculated from the marks obtained in each element of assessment, through a formula made public by the annual sheet of the curricular unit, according to article 109, paragraph 6, of the RAUC.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

1. Understand the economic reality based on a solid learning of fundamental knowledge in microeconomic and macroeconomic branches of economic science; 2. Interpret the business reality through the understanding of fundamental concepts of Management and of knowledge in areas complementary to economic sciences, anchored in an ethical and sustainability perspective 3. Analyze data using concepts, methods and techniques of statistics and econometrics using appropriate computer tools 4. Apply knowledge in projects of analysis of the economic and business reality, demonstrating ability to work in a team, oral and written communication skills and understanding of the global economic context; 5. Establish a path of development of transversal skills oriented to the future professional path in an internationalized context, within FEUC's ecosystem of opportunities.

Course Coordinator(s)

Carlota Maria Miranda Quintal
qcarlota@fe.uc.pt

Micaela Andreia Alegria Antunes
uc36926@uc.pt

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

António Manuel Portugal Duarte
portugal@fe.uc.pt

Sílvia Fernanda Santos da Silva Dias
silvia.silva@uc.pt

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra and the Regulation on Prior Training and Professional Experience Credits of the University of Coimbra.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

DL 74/2006, de 24 de março

Graduation Requirements

The Bachelor’s Degree in Economics is a 3 year-long course (six semesters) and it is awarded to the students who complete 180 ECTS credits, which are shared among mandatory curricular units (138 ECTS credits) and optional curricular units (42 ECTS credits).
The mandatory curricular units comprise an integrative project (12 ECTS credits) and a skills curricular unit (6 ECTS credits) in the third curricular year of the Bachelor’s Degree Course. The optional curricular units are organised into blocks, which causes each option to be conditioned. Two of these blocks belong to the 2nd curricular year, and one of them belongs to the field of Quantitative Methods/Information Systems in the 1st semester and the other belongs to the field of Management in the 2nd semester. In the third curricular year there are three blocks of conditioned optional curricular units, one in the Multidisciplinary fields, one in the Economics field and one in the Management field. The students must choose four Curricular Units from among these blocks, one from each field, and they may choose two from Economics or Management. The panel of optional curricular units includes also a free choice curricular unit from among all those offered at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC).

Access to Further Studies

Bachelor's graduates in Economics have competences for applying to a 2nd cycle studies.

Study Programme

Economy

Academic year
2024-2025

Course Type
1st Cycle Studies

DGES Code: 9081

Qualification Awarded: Bachelor's Degree

Duration: 3 Year(s)

ECTS Credits: 180.0

Applications

Call for Applications

Calendar

1st Semester: Start date: 09-09-2024
End date: 14-12-2024
2nd Semester: Start date: 03-02-2025
End date: 22-05-2025

Accreditations

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior: 2023-07-31 a 2029-07-31
Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior: Nº Registo: R/A-Cr 33/2023; 2023-07-13