The following courses 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 (Beginners or Intermediate level).

These courses are available for postgraduate students only (i.e., having already completed at least 180 ECTS).

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 (2^nd Cycle)

2 FACULTY OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
2.1 Communication Sciences (2^nd Cycle)
2.2 Humanitarian Action, Cooperation and Development (2^nd Cycle)
2.3 Clinical and Health Psychology (2^nd Cycle)

1. FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1.1 Architecture (Integrated Cycle, plan 1203)

Please check page: http://ri.ufp.pt/en/incoming-students/english-courses-in-english-1st-cycle/

Departmental Coordinator for Architecture: Prof. Sara Sucena – ssg@ufp.edu.pt

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1.2 Computer Systems Engineering (2^nd Cycle, plan 1212)
Courses offered during Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

(check the prerequisites for some of these subjects)

• Applied Machine Learning (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Intelligent Sensory Systems (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Semantic Web and Web 3.0 (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 1: Cybersecurity (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 1: Data Science (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 1: 3D Modeling and Animation (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 1: Wireless Sensor Networks (1^st year, 6 ECTS)

Courses offered during Spring semester (academic year 2025-26)

• Smart Mobile Applications (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Advanced Distributed Systems (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Applied Computer Vision (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 3: Data Science (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 3: Mobility in Heterogeneous Networks (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 3: Virtual and Augmented Reality (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Option 3: Digital Transformation (1^st year, 6 ECTS)

If you need information about the subjects, please contact the:
Departmental Coordinator for Computer Science: Prof. Nuno Ribeiro – nribeiro@ufp.edu.pt
Requirements for Computer Systems Engineering Courses

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2. FACULTY OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

2.1 Communication Sciences (2^nd Cycle, plans 1103 and 1104)
Courses offered during Winter semester (academic year 2025-26)

• Psychosociology of Communication
• Evolution of Advertising Communication
• Products and Brands Management: Marketing and Advertising Planning

Courses offered during Spring semester (academic year 2025-26)

• Information Management and Strategic Communication
• Graphic Communication, Audiovisual and Multimedia
• Corporate Identity: Institutional Communication
• Journalism Laboratory III: National and International Review
• Specialized Journalism II: Compared Political and Economic Journalism
• Integrated Communication Agency

Departmental Coordinator for Communication Sciences: Prof. Rui Estrada – restrada@ufp.edu.pt

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2.2 Humanitarian Action, Cooperation and Development (2^nd Cycle, plan 1214)
Courses offered during Winter semester (academic year 2026-27)

• Catastrophes Management (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Strategic Management of NGOs (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Research Planning and Practice (1^st year, 4 ECTS)
• Principles and Practice of Humanitarian Action (1^st year, 8 ECTS)
• International Security (1^st year, 6 ECTS)

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

• International Humanitarian Law (1^st year, 4 ECTS)
• Emergency, Reconstruction and Development: Ethical Debates (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Public Policy and Humanitarian Action (1^st year, 6 ECTS)
• Humanitarian Health (1^st year, 6 ECTS)

If you need information about the subjects, please contact the:
Departmental Coordinator for Humanitarian Action, Cooperation and Development: Prof. Jọo Casqueira Рjcasq@ufp.edu.pt

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2.3 Clinical and Health Psychology (2^nd Cycle, plan 1108)
Courses offered during Winter semester (academic year 2025-26)

• Drugs in Psychology
• Scientific Work Methodology

Courses offered during Spring semester (academic year 2025-26)

• none

Departmental Coordinator for Clinical and Health Psychology: Prof. Ângela Fernandes – angelaf@ufp.edu.pt

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