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The Undergraduate Program in Social and Cultural Communication Studies is organized in a 1st year with a common foundation and in a 2nd and 3rd years in which students may choose one of the four areas of specialisation and elective courses.
NEW CURRICULUM 2026/2027
COMMON FOUNDATION
1st Semester
ECTS
| Semester | Introduction to Communication | 6 |
| Semester | Multimedia Edition | 6 |
| Semester | Great Books | 6 |
| Semester | Portuguese Language | 6 |
| Semester | English Language I | 3 |
| Semester | Foreign Language I | 3 |
2nd Semester
ECTS
| Semester | Contemporary Culture | 6 |
| Semester | Media Writing | 6 |
| Semester | Media History | 6 |
| Semester | Research in Communication | 6 |
| Semester | English Language II | 3 |
| Semester | Foreign Language II | 3 |
Students should attend specialization courses and elective courses to complete each semester.
1st Semester
ECTS
| Semester | Communication Advisory or Journalistic Principles | 6 |
| Semester | Theories of Communication | 6 |
| Semester | Statistics for Communication | 6 |
| Semester | Christianity and Culture | 6 |
| Semester | English Language III | 3 |
| Semester | Foreign Language III | 3 |
2nd Semester
ECTS
| Semester | Media, Fiction and Entertainment or Journalistic Practices | 6 |
| Semester | Publics, Audiences and Fans | 6 |
| Semester | Ethics and Deontology of Communication | 6 |
| Semester | Contemporary History | 6 |
| Semester | English Language IV | 3 |
| Semester | Foreign Language IV | 3 |
Students should attend specialization courses and elective courses to complete each semester.
1st Semester
ECTS
| Semester | Political Communication | 6 |
| Semester | Digital Media | 6 |
| Semester | Radio and Podcasting | 6 |
| Semester | Media Law | 6 |
| Semester | Elective Course I | 6 |
2nd Semester
ECTS
| Semester | Lab of Journalistic Writing or Storytelling Workshop | 3 |
| Semester | Television and Audiovisual Media | 6 |
| Semester | Sociology of Communication | 6 |
| Semester | Theories of Culture | 6 |
| Semester | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Semester | Elective Course II | 6 |
