Accredited by A3ES - ACEF/1415/25372

Notice nº 2717/2017, published in the 2nd series of DR nº 53, of 03/15/2017

| PRESENTATION

Social Education is a central axis supporting the integral development model, constituting one of the fundamental dimensions of non-formal education.

Our degree in Social Education is structured to meet the highest quality standards defined by the Bologna model, fundamentally:

1. Students have a platform (Blackboard) that facilitates the management of learning time.
2. Possibility of international internships in Europe and the United States and in Portuguese-speaking countries.
3. Title recognized in all European countries that adhere to the Bologna process.
4. Access to MCTES-DGES SCHOLARSHIPS for all low-income students.
5. Possibility of reconciling students’ professional lives with attending the course.
6. Availability of access to higher education through general access and special admission regimes (over 23 years old, transfer, re-entry and change of course).

We are certain that taking this degree will be a fruitful experience on an academic, social and personal level. We are also sure that this training will be professional added value for all those who enjoy Social Education and truly invest in their qualifications.

| DURATION

• 1st Cycle: 6 semesters (180 ECTS) - Degree in Social Education
• 2nd Cycle: 4 semesters (120 ECTS) - Master's degree in Social Education in 2 areas of specialization:
• Socio-Educational Intervention and Gerontology - New study plan
• Intervention with Children and Young People at Risk - New study plan

| GOALS

• 1st Cycle
• Understand strategic and methodological axes of Social Education
• Know socio-educational contexts
• Know social work methods and techniques
• Understand the articulation between equipment, institutions and services
• Design, plan, implement and evaluate socio-educational projects

| PROFESSIONAL OUTLETS

• Ministry of Justice - General Directorate of Reinsertion and Professional Services
• Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security
• Local Authorities - Local Intervention Offices
• Private Social Solidarity Institutions
• Therapeutic Communities
• Cooperatives and Social Associations
• Temporary Reception Centers
• Children and Youth Homes
• Residential Units for Elderly People

| ENTRY TEST

One of the following tests:

• Geography
• History
• Portuguese

| SYLLABUS

Course Units	Workload	Credits
1st Year - 1st Semester
Child and Adolescent Psychology	160	6
Sociology of Education	80	3
Pedagogy and Education Models	160	6
Research Methodology	160	6
Social Education and Intervention Contexts	160	6
Portuguese Written Expression Techniques	80	3
1st Year - 2nd Semester
Adult and Elderly Psychology	160	6
Social and Cultural Anthropology	80	3
Social Pedagogy	160	6
Interdisciplinary Seminar on Expressions in the Context of Social Education	80	3
Observation in Context (Internship)	240	9
Option: - English - Spanish - French	80	3
2nd Year - 1st Semester
Social Psychology and Group Dynamics	160	6
Ethics and Deontology in Social Education	80	3
Social Policies for Children and Adolescents	160	6
Social Education and Fundamentals of Project Work	160	6
Multiculturality and Minorities	160	6
Option: - Sociology of Everyday Life - Sociology of Culture and Leisure	80	3
2nd Year - 2nd Semester
Sociology of the Family	160	6
Special Education and Therapeutics	80	3
Social Education and Addiction Intervention	80	3
Social Policies for the Family and the Elderly	160	6
Practice in Contexts (Internship)	240	9
Option: - Social Ecology and Environmental Education - Contemporary Culture Themes - Information and Communication Technologies applied to Social Education	80	3
3rd Year - 1st Semester
Psychosociology of Organizations	80	3
Social and Developmental Pathologies	80	3
Sociology of Social Exclusion	160	6
Animation and Community Intervention	160	6
Design, Development and Evaluation of Intervention Projects in Social Education	240	9
Option: - Adult Education - Health Education - Creativity and Critical Thinking in Education