Courses / Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Bachelor's Degree in Modern Languages

General Objectives of the Course

This BA degree endows students with the necessary tools for a society of knowledge (i) by equipping them with advanced competences in the use and proficiency of foreign languages in global mobility contexts; (ii) by preparing them to undertake professional occupations involving the knowledge of languages and cultures as crucial means of production of symbolic and economic capital in multicultural European/world contexts, and (iii) by creating conditions towards critical awareness and exercise of multilingual citizenship. The course outlines a broad-based training program across language, linguistics, cultural and literary studies that matches highly demanding intercultural communication and professional mobility challenges, essential in contemporary national, European and world contexts.

Admission Requirements

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

One of the following subjects:
13 English
18 Portuguese

Application score: 100 points (0-200 scale)
Entry exams: 100 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

Translation and interpreting - initial teacher training in English or English and a Foreign Language (German, Spanish, French) in basic and secondary education - initial teacher training in Portuguese and a Foreign Language (German, Spanish, English or French) in basic and secondary education - Publishing and editing - Public relations in public, private and nongovernmental institutions - Research and Higher Education - Teaching of foreign languages and mother tongue in national and international schools - Qualified professions in the public sector - Other occupations that demand proficient command of modern languages and cultures, foreign or mother tongue.

Mode of Study

Full-time or part-time / Face-to-face

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese, English, German, Spanish, French and / or Italian (according to choice of languages)

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

As assessment is a pedagogical activity inseparable from the teaching process, its aim is to establish the students' competencies and knowledge, their critical sense, ability to recognize and resolve problems, as well as their written and oral presentation skills. Students may only register for exams for classes they are currently enrolled. The following are examples of assessment items: Oral or written exams, written or practical work, individual and group projects that may require an oral defense, as well as class participation. Assessment for each class may include one or more of the above mentioned items. Grading is based on a scale of 0 to 20 and a grade of 10 is required to pass. Whenever the grade comprises more than one item, the final grade is calculated by taking into account the relative weight of each item according a formula published in the course outline.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

The B.A. is guided by the general aim of providing solid broad-based foundations in the Humanities, with special emphasis in the Modern Languages. This is done by promoting a 1st cycle learning programme that guides students to (i) develop specialized language-based knowledge - foreign and mother-tongue - from oral, written and multimodal practices of multiple types; (ii) create in-depth and rigorous knowledge about the corresponding linguistic, literary and cultural fields; (iii) develop critical awareness of the sociohistorical, sociocultural, as well as political role of languages and cultures in a globalized multilingual world.

Course Coordinator(s)

Maria Joana de Almeida Vieira dos Santos
jovieira@fl.uc.pt

Rute Isabel Fernandes Soares
rute.soares@fl.uc.pt

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

Alberto Sismondini
sarvagi@fl.uc.pt

Isabel Maria de Almeida Santos
imas@fl.uc.pt

João Luís Jesus Fernandes
jfernandes@fl.uc.pt

João da Costa Domingues
jcosta@fl.uc.pt

Maria Luísa Aznar Juan
uc36610@uc.pt

Rogério Paulo da Costa Madeira
rogerpcm@fl.uc.pt

Susana Isabel Arsénio Nunes Costa Araújo
uc45099@uc.pt

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The legal framework for the qualification is established by the decrees: Decree-Law nr 74/2006, 24th March, in its current wording

Graduation Requirements

Obtaining approval in an organized set of curricular units of 180 ECTS in total.

Access to Further Studies

Qualification grants access to postgraduate training, namely 2nd cycle studies.

Study Programme

Paths: Anglo-American Studies; English and French; English and German; English and Italian; English and Spanish; French and Italian; German and French; German and Italian; Portuguese and French; Portuguese and German; Portuguese and Inglês; Portuguese and Italian; Portuguese and Spanish; Spanish and Italian; Anglo-American Studies With Minor; English and French With Minor; English and German With Minor; English and Italian With Minor; English and Spanish With Minor; French and Italian With Minor; German and French With Minor; German and Italian With Minor; Portuguese and French With Minor; Portuguese and German With Minor; Portuguese and Inglês With Minor; Portuguese and Italian With Minor; Portuguese and Spanish With Minor; Spanish and Italian With Minor

Academic year
2025-2026

Course Type
1st Cycle Studies

DGES Code: 9779

Qualification Awarded: Bachelor's Degree

Duration: 6 Semester(s)

ECTS Credits: 180.0

Applications

Call for Applications

Accreditations

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior: 2021-07-31 a 2027-07-30
Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior: Nº Registo: R/A-Cr 26/2015/AL01; 2022-03-03