Basic Education
Bachelor's Degree
Ano Letivo 2024/2025

Course Overview

By focusing on solid fundamental training, this degree course centres around the perspective of a generic teacher capable of harnessing knowledge in the various areas of the syllabus: Mathematics, Portuguese, Social Studies and Artistic Expression. The course offers extensive cultural training in education sciences, fully immersing students in the various contexts of the profession (nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools and other non-formal education environments).
The training of pre-school and primary and middle school teachers covers two study cycles: The first-cycle in Basic Education (Bachelor?s degree ? 180 ECTS credits) together with second-cycle studies (Master degree ? 90 to 120 ECTS credits) in the different teaching profiles.

Organic Unit: School of Social Sciences

DGES Code: 0604/9853

Duration: 6 Semesters/180 ECTS credits (157.5 required and 22.5 optional in curricular units)

Language: Portuguese

Regime: Presencial

CNAEF Areas:

Training for teachers at basic levels (144)

Study Plan

A3ES Accreditation

Regional Preference

50% | Évora

Career Prospects

This degree is a compulsory requirement to pursue the second-cycle of training in early childhood education and to teach the 1st and 2nd cycles of basic education. It also enables graduates to find employment as higher education/training instructors in other non-formal education environments such as libraries, museums and other cultural spaces, and with socio-educational and sports associations, local authorities and central and regional government, and companies.

Entry Requirements

Entrance Exams

17 - Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences (50%)
18 - Portuguese (50%)

Candidates who pass tests 16 (Mathematics) or 19 (Mathematics A) are eligible to enroll in the Basic Education Course, as those tests can replace test 17 (Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences).

Formula for calculating the applications of the General Access System (CNA):
65% Média de secundário | 35% Provas de ingresso

Minimum Classifications:
Application classification: 100 points
Entrance exams: 100 points

Last admission grade 2023/2024: 136