The following subjects are expected to be available in English language for Erasmus+/exchange students. In addition, all Erasmus+/exchange students can attend a Portuguese Language Course for Foreigners, worth 6 ECTS credits.

To check the summary, number of credits and semester availability of each of these subjects, please click on the name’s link.

These subjects are available for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

You can choose any subject (up to 30 ECTS per semester) from the Faculty your course at UFP belongs to.

Each list was updated for the academic year mentioned in front of the semester information. Please be advised that some changes may happen with the programs, number of credits and semester availability of each of these courses.

Contents

1 FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1.1 Architecture (Integrated Cycle)
1.2 Computer Systems Engineering (1^st Cycle)

2 FACULTY OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
2.1 Business Sciences (1^st Cycle)
2.2 Communication Sciences (1^st Cycle)
2.3 Criminology (1^st Cycle)
2.4 Cultural Studies (1^st Cycle)
2.5 Political Science and International Relations (1^st Cycle)
2.6 Psychology (1^st Cycle)

1. FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1.1 Architecture (Integrated Cycle, plan 1203)
Courses offered during Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Drawing I (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Project I (1^st year, 12 ECTS)
• Construction Systems in Architecture I (1^st year, 3 ECTS)
• Geometry (1^st year, 3 ECTS)
• Project III (2^nd year, 12 ECTS)
• Construction Systems in Architecture III (2^nd year, 3 ECTS)
• Digital Tools I (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Architecture, Ecology and Environmental Health (2^nd year, 3 ECTS)
• Project V (3^rd year, 12 ECTS)
• Structural Systems (3^rd year, 3 ECTS)
• Compatibility, Coordination and Project Management (3^rd year, 3 ECTS)
• Urban Intervention Project I (4^th year, 12 ECTS)
• Landscape Architecture (4^th year, 6 ECTS)

Courses offered during Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Drawing II (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Project II (1^st year, 12 ECTS)
• Construction Systems in Architecture II (1^st year, 3 ECTS)
• Social and Urban Anthropology (1^st year, 3 ECTS)
• Construction Systems in Architecture IV (2^nd year, 3 ECTS)
• Project IV (2^nd year, 12 ECTS)
• Digital Tools II (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Analysis of Architectural and Urban Space (2^nd year, 3 ECTS)
• Project VI (3^rd year, 12 ECTS)
• Territory Arrangement and GIS (3^rd year, 3 ECTS)
• Theories and Practices of Rehabilitation (3^rd year, 3 ECTS)
• Urban Intervention Project II (4^th year, 12 ECTS)
• Infrastructure, Mobility, and Urban Networks (4^th year, 6 ECTS)

If you need information about the subjects, please contact the:
Departmental Coordinator for Architecture and Urbanism: Prof. Sara Sucena – ssg@ufp.edu.pt

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1.2 Computer Systems Engineering (1^st Cycle, plan 1211)
Courses offered during Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

(check the prerequisites for some of these subjects)

• Mathematical analysis (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Software Engineering (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Applied Statistics (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Programming Principles (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Digital Systems (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Algorithms and Data Structures (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Human Computer Interaction (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Operational Research (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Object-Oriented Programming (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Operating Systems (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Multimedia Encoding and Representation (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Mobile Applications Programming (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Server-Side Web Programming (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Ethical Responsibility and Sustainability (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)
• Computer Security (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites

Courses offered during Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

(check the prerequisites for some of these subjects)

• Linear Algebra (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Algorithm Analysis and Design (1^st year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Computer Architecture (1^st year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Physics (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Imperative programming (1^st year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Data Analysis and Visualization (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Databases (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Hardware and Sensors (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Client-Side Web Programming (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Computer Networks (2^nd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Integrated Project Laboratory (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Systems and Network Security and Administration (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Information Systems (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites
• Distributed Systems (3^rd year, 6 ECTS) prerequisites

If you need information about the subjects, please contact the:
Departmental Coordinator for Computer Science: Prof. Nuno Ribeiro – nribeiro@ufp.edu.pt
(check the prerequisites for some of these subjects)

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• Companies Management
• Financial Markets and Products
• Corporate Strategy
• Operations and Logistics Management
• Marketing and Corporate Communication
• Digital Marketing

Courses offered during the Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

• International Trade and Globalization
• Statistics and Quantitative Methods in Management
• Information and Communication Management

Departmental Coordinator for Business Sciences: Prof. Sandra Bernardo – sbern@ufp.edu.pt

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2.2 Communication Sciences (1^st Cycle, plan 1213 and 1111)
Courses offered during the Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Principles of Public Relations, Marketing, and Advertising (1st year, 6 ECTS)
• Communication Grammar III: TV and Video Lab (2nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Marketing (2nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Sports Journalism (2nd year, 6 ECTS)
• New Media, Innovation and Creativity in Communication (3rd year, 6 ECTS)

Courses offered during the Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Journalism and Major Current Issues (1st year, 6 ECTS)
• Social Media Management OR AI and Emerging Technologies (1st year, 6 ECTS)
• Public Relations and Communication Assessorship (2nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Communication Grammar IV: Economics and Politics (2nd year, 6 ECTS)

If you need information about the subjects, please contact the:
Departmental Coordinator for Communication Sciences: Prof. Rui Estrada – restrada@ufp.edu.pt

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2.3 Criminology (1^st Cycle, plan 1178)
Courses offered during the Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Sex Crimes and Gender
• Ethics and Professional Deontology
• Methodology of Social Sciences

Courses offered during the Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Crime and Addictions
• Sociological Perspectives of Crime
• Psychopathology and Crime
• Contemporary Violence and Mass Media

Departmental Coordinator for Criminology: Prof. Ângela Fernandes – angelaf@ufp.edu.pt

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2.4 Cultural Studies (1^st Cycle, plan 150)
Courses offered during the Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Urban Processes and New Social Movements

Courses offered during the Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Anthropology of the Body, Health and Disease
• Pop Art and Culture
• Culture and Media
• Minorities: Gender, Sexualities and Ethnicities

Departmental Coordinator for Cultural Studies: Prof. Paula Mota Santos – pmsantos@ufp.edu.pt

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2.5 Political Science and International Relations (1^st Cycle, plan 1210 & 1142)
Courses offered during the Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Political History and International Relations (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Introduction to Political Science (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Methodology of Social Sciences (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• International Public Law (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Political Economy (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Theory of State and Public Administration (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Political and Economic Diplomacy (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)
• Population Policy and Migration Movements (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)
• Area Studies: Africa and Middle East (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)
• Compared Contemporary Political Systems (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)

Courses offered during the Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

• International Organizations and Global Governance (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Theory of International Relations (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Political Speech and Protocol (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Globalization and Regional Clusters (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Public Policy and Sustainability (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• European Union: Policy and Law (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Political Marketing (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)
• Democracy and Citizenship (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)

If you need information about the subjects, please contact the:
Departmental Coordinator for International Relations: Prof. João Casqueira – jcasq@ufp.edu.pt

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2.6 Psychology (1^st Cycle, plan 1138 & 1215)
Courses offered during the Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Research Methods in Psychology I (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Psychology of Motivation and Emotions (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Social Psychology (2^nd year, 6 ECTS
• Models and Methods in Psychological Intervention I (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)

Courses offered during the Spring semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Research Methods in Psychology II (1st year, 6 ECTS)
• Psychosociology of Communication (2^nd year, 6 ECTS)
• Models and Methods in Psychological Intervention II (3^rd year, 6 ECTS)
• Ethics and Deontology in Psychology

If you need information about the subjects, please contact the:
Departmental Coordinator for Psychology: Prof. Ângela Fernandes – angelaf@ufp.edu.pt

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