Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.


Common Core

Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Biology and Genetics 1 1st Semester Compulsory RA 6.0
Cognitive Neuroscience 1 1st Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
History and Epistemology of Psychology 1 1st Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Social Sciences 1 1st Semester Compulsory RA 6.0
Statistical Methods: Fundamentals 1 1st Semester Compulsory MET 6.0
Developmental Psychology 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Memory Systms 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Perception and attention 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Psychology of Personality 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Research Methodology in Psychology I 1 2nd Semester Compulsory MET 6.0
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Motivation and Emotion 2 1st Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Psychopathology: Fundamental Themes 2 1st Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Research Methodology in Psychology II 2 1st Semester Compulsory MET 6.0
Social Psychology 2 1st Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Advanced topics in Cognitive Neuroscience 2 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Psychological Assessment: Interviews, Observation, Tests 2 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Psychology of Language 2 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Statistical Methods: Advanced Topics 2 2nd Semester Compulsory MET 6.0
Option Rule
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Educational Psychology 3 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Psychological Assessment: Behaviors, Symptoms and Personality 3 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Psychology of Organisations 3 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0

Areas of expertise


Psychology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Clinical and Health Psychology 3 01018634 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Academic Involvement 01021186 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Additive Behaviors and Dependencies 01018820 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Autonomous Research Assignment 01021197 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Behavior Modification 01009018 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Community Psychology 01016494 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Cyberpsychology 01018713 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Dynamic Psychopathology and Psychotherapies 01018776 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Evolutionary Psychology 01009035 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Evolutionary psychology: advanced topics    01018814 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Forensic Psychology 01007885 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Game-based Learning 01018741 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Gender identity in counseling 01018803 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Health promotion and disease prevention 01018831 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Judgment, Decision Making and Risk Perception 01016541 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Participation in Research Project I 01018688 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Participation in resarch project II 01018699 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Positive Psychology and Well-Being 01018724 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Psychology for Sustainability: consumption and environmental protection 01018765 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Psychology of Family 01006800 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS 01019579 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Teaching Psychology 01018759 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Themes of Interpersonal Development 01009054 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Themes of the Young Adult Career Development 01018787 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Theories and Models of Problem Solving 01741977 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Theory and Practice of Psychodrama 01018702 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Topics about Multiculturalism in Psychology 01018730 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Neuropsychology of Consciousness 01019362 1st Semester Elective * PSY 6.0
Modelos Comportamentais, Cognitivos e Contextuais 01019622 2nd Semester Elective * PSY 6.0
Special Issues in Social and Intercultural Psychology 01020277 2nd Semester Elective * PSY 3.0
Rules
  • The student can choose any curricular unit at the University of Coimbra up to a total of 36 ects

Grupo: Option Group (min ECTS 12.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Developmental Psychology: Advanced Issues 01018655 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Psychopathology: Advanced Issues 01018677 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Social Psychology: Advanced Issues 01018666 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0

Variant with Minor

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Clinical and Health Psychology 3 01018634 2nd Semester Compulsory PSY 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Academic Involvement 01021186 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Additive Behaviors and Dependencies 01018820 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Autonomous Research Assignment 01021197 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Behavior Modification 01009018 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Community Psychology 01016494 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Cyberpsychology 01018713 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Dynamic Psychopathology and Psychotherapies 01018776 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Evolutionary Psychology 01009035 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Evolutionary psychology: advanced topics    01018814 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Forensic Psychology 01007885 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Game-based Learning 01018741 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Gender identity in counseling 01018803 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Health promotion and disease prevention 01018831 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Judgment, Decision Making and Risk Perception 01016541 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Neuropsychology of Consciousness 01019362 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Participation in Research Project I 01018688 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Participation in resarch project II 01018699 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Positive Psychology and Well-Being 01018724 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Psychology for Sustainability: consumption and environmental protection 01018765 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Psychology of Family 01006800 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Teaching Psychology 01018759 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Themes of Interpersonal Development 01009054 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Themes of the Young Adult Career Development 01018787 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Theories and Models of Problem Solving 01741977 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Theory and Practice of Psychodrama 01018702 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Topics about Multiculturalism in Psychology 01018730 Semestrial Elective * PSY 3.0
Modelos Comportamentais, Cognitivos e Contextuais 01019622 2nd Semester Elective * PSY 6.0
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS 01019579 2nd Semester Elective * PSY 3.0
Rules
  • The student can choose any curricular unit at the University of Coimbra up to a total of 6 ects

Grupo: Option Group (min ECTS 12.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Developmental Psychology: Advanced Issues 01018655 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Psychopathology: Advanced Issues 01018677 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0
Social Psychology: Advanced Issues 01018666 Semestrial Elective * PSY 6.0

Minors

Minor in Anthropology
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Anthropology of Performance 01002342 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Anthropology of Religion 01015733 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Anthropology of the Body 01002375 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Behavioural Biology 01002268 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Culture and Cognition 01002358 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Ethnography and Fieldwork 01002178 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Evolutionary Anthropology 01002221 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Human Ecology and Adaptation 01002257 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Human Populations Genetics 01002303 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Introduction to Biological Anthropology 01002111 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology 01002386 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Introduction to Social Anthropology 01002133 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Kinship, Gender and Ethnicity 01002243 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Material Culture and Museology 01002167 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Paleoanthropology 01002195 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Primatology 01002156 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Social Evolution 01002320 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Theory and History of Anthropology I 01015767 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Minor in Biology
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Algae and Fungi 01000615 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Animal Physiology 01000872 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Applied Ecology 01000749 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Biology II 01000738 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Biology of Conservation 01000663 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Biostatistics 01000626 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Cell and Molecular Biology 01000861 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Cellular Phisiology 01000883 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Functional Ecology 01000839 Semestrial Elective 6.0
General Ecology 01000727 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Genetics 01000929 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Limnology 01000971 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Marine Biology and Ecology 01000691 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Metabolism 01000993 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Microbiology 01001033 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Oncobiology 01001044 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Palinology 01001078 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Physiological and Environmental Toxicology 01000894 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Plant Biotecnology 01000751 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Plant Development 01000773 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Plant Diversity 01000806 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Plant Physiology 01000918 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Minor in Biophysics
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Biochemistry I 01004468 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Biomolecular Spectroscopy 01004552 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Biophysics 01003155 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Cellular Biology of the Human Development 01003645 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Cellular Biophysics 01004580 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Complements of Physics 01002528 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Electromagnetism I 01002618 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Modern Physics 01003134 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Optics 01003140 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Physical Biochemistry 01004548 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Thermodynamics 01002629 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Minor in Management - Economics
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics 01010120 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Financial Statement Analysis 01620005 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Marketing 01620148 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Strategic Management 01620073 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Taxation 01620335 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Minor in Management - International Relations
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Bussiness Strategy 01010096 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics 01010120 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Ethics Responsibility & Sustainability 01020854 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Innovation and Knowledge Management 01019521 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Introduction to Management 01620115 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Management and People 01010103 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Management and People 01620346 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Marketing 01620148 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Marketing Management 01010131 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Organizational Behavior 01015009 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Relationship Marketing 01010114 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Minor in Management - Sociology
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics 01010120 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Ethics Responsibility & Sustainability 01020854 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
European Social Policies 01016439 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Innovation and Knowledge Management 01019521 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Introduction to Management 01620115 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Management and People 01620346 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Marketing 01620148 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Organizational Behavior 01015009 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Relationship Marketing 01010114 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Strategic Management 01620073 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Minor in Philosophy
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Aesthetics 01012545 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Ancient Philosophy 01013475 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Contemporary Philosophy 01013357 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Ethics 01013516 Semestrial Elective 6.0
History of Logic 01013562 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Medieval Philosophy 01013343 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Modern Philosophy 01013486 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Ontology 01013573 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Philosophical Anthropology 01013497 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Philosophical Hermeneutics 01013551 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Philosophy in Portugal 01013538 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Philosophy of Knowledge 01013527 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Philosophy of Language 01013379 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Philosophy of Science 01013368 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Seminar in Philosophy I 01013469 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Seminar in Philosophy II 01013403 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Social and Political Philosophy 01013549 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Symbolic Logic 01013385 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Topics in Ethics 01013420 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Topics in Hermeneutic Phenomenology 01013396 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Topics in Metaphysics 01013458 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Topics in Philosophical Anthropology 01013414 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Topics in Philosophy of Art 01013431 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Topics in Social and Political Philosophy 01013442 Semestrial Elective 6.0
Minor in Sociology - Economics Management
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits
Contemporary Portuguese Society 01018128 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Contemporary Portuguese Society (Thematic Workshop I) 01621028 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Gender and Society 01018071 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Inequalities and Social Movements 01008703 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Information Sources for Social Sciences 01018060 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Introduction to Sociology 01008183 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Mobilities and Global Migration 01016428 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Social Classes and Stratification 01008676 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Sociological Theories 01008659 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Sociology of Culture and Communication 01008758 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Sociology of Organizations and Work 01008775 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
Sociology of Power and Administration 01008786 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit