Basic Education
Qualification awarded (in original language)
---Level of qualification
1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6.Admission requirements
Access to higher education training is regulated by Decree-Law No. 296-A/98 of September 25, in its current wording, as well as by the respective regulations contained in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement. Students in the 12th year of schooling or equivalent, with a minimum Candidacy Score of 100 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) and who obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale) can apply through the National Access Competition. scale from 0 to 200) in one of the following sets of Entrance Tests: 17 Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences+18 Portuguese or 16 Mathematics+18 Portuguese or 19 Mathematics A+18 Portuguese.Application may also be possible, through special regimes, for:
. students inside the Portuguese educational system who want to re-enroll, change course of studies, or transfer education institution;
. holders of technological specialization courses;
. holders of professional technical courses;
. olders than 23 who have succeeded a special exam of assessment of capabilities to access the Higher Education System;
. holders of middle or high level courses;
. students coming from foreign higher education systems.
The access requirements for the 1st cycle of studies of Higher Education appear in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.
Recognition of prior learning
Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.
Qualification requirements and regulations
---Holders of this diploma are entitled to apply to the career of high staff in central and local public administration, as well as in private enterprises and institutions or to undertake their own independent qualified activity.
Profile of the programme
The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of teacher qualificativo. The main areas are: ---Key learning outcomes
---Occupational profiles of graduates
The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Basic Education belongs to the education and training area of Education and Teacher Training. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme. However its main goal it is give access to a master degree in teacher education, according to the decrete law 79/2014.Access to further studies
The bachelor’s degree in Basic Education allows to proceed to post-graduate studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement. This degree gives access to a master’s programmes, awarding a professional diploma for the Basic School Teaching, according to the Law-Decree no. 79/2014, May, 14h.Graduation requirements
Graduation is obtained after completion of the total ECTS credits foreseen in the study plan.Examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the Attendance and Assessment Regulations of the School, available in www.ese.ipb.pt.Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.
Mode of study
---Programme director
| Manuel Luis Pinto Castanheiro ( | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
Scientific areas of the study plan
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS Credits | |
| Compulsory | Optional | ||
| Total | 0.0 | --- | |
Course structure
| Year | Sem | Type | Code | Course Unit | Scientific Area | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-1101-00-25 | Data and Probabilities | --- | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-1102-00-25 | Art Education I | --- | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-1103-00-25 | Fundamentals of Art Education in Basic Education | --- | 3.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-1104-00-25 | Introduction to Linguistics | --- | 5.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | Option 1 ↓ | 3.0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-1106-00-25 | Psychology of Development and Learning | --- | 4.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-1107-00-25 | Digital Technologies for Basic Education | --- | 3.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-1201-00-25 | Algebra | --- | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-1202-00-25 | Art Education II | --- | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-1203-00-25 | Fundamentals of Physical and Chemistry | --- | 5.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-1204-00-25 | Geography of Portugal | --- | 5.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-1205-00-25 | Introduction to Literary Studies | --- | 5.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-1206-00-25 | Introduction to Professional Practice Seminar | --- | 3.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-2101-00-25 | Ecology and Earth Sciences | --- | 4.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-2102-00-25 | Art Education III | --- | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-2103-00-25 | Portuguese Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology | --- | 5.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-2104-00-25 | History of Portugal | --- | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-2105-00-25 | Numbers and Operations | --- | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | Option 2 ↓ | 3.0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-2201-00-25 | Life Sciences | --- | 4.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-2202-00-25 | Physical Education I | --- | 6.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-2203-00-25 | Geometry | --- | 6.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-2204-00-25 | Initiation of Professional Practice I | --- | 4.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-2205-00-25 | Children's Literature | --- | 5.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-2206-00-25 | Portuguese Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics | --- | 5.0 |
| 3 | - | Annual | 9853-875-3001-00-25 | Initiation of Professional Practice II | --- | 14.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-3101-00-25 | Teaching Art Education in Basic Education | --- | 3.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-3102-00-25 | Physical Education II | --- | 3.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-3103-00-25 | Quantities and Measurements | --- | 6.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-3104-00-25 | Portuguese Literature | --- | 5.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-3105-00-25 | Research Methodology in Education | --- | 3.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9853-875-3106-00-25 | Educational System and Curriculum Organization | --- | 3.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-3201-00-25 | Teaching Physical Education in Basic Education | --- | 3.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-3202-00-25 | Didactics of Mathematics in Basic Education | --- | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-3203-00-25 | Didactics of Environmental and Social Studies in Basic Education | --- | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-3204-00-25 | Didactics of the Portuguese in Basic Education | --- | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-3205-00-25 | Education for Health Promotion | --- | 4.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9853-875-3206-00-25 | Territory, Society and Culture | --- | 4.0 |