Psychology University of Coimbra

Overview

Psychology degree is offered at the University of Coimbra.

General Objectives of the Course

• Promote reflection and critical analysis in Psychology and its related areas;

• Foster interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the performance of professional functions that require level 6 qualification.

• Provide a broad and integrative knowledge-based training scheme, helping to create more personalised paths and promoting the active participation of students in their own training;

• Develop the requisite skills and conditions for a second-cycle degree in Psychology, mandatory for practising as a psychologist;

• Foster training for second-cycle studies in other fields of knowledge, or other degrees more focused towards research or lifelong training.

• Graduates of the Psychology programme at the University of Coimbra receive training that gives them basic skills for integration in different areas under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, namely: Health Services (general and mental); Services related to Security and Social Solidarity; Services in the field of the Environment; Social reinsertion; Specialized Educational Support Services in Educational Institutions at different levels of education; Early Intervention Services; Special Education and Rehabilitation Institutions; Organizational Consultancy Offices and Central and Local Administration Bodies; Companies and other Organizations; Employment and Professional Training Institute; Investigation. It also confers the knowledge, skills and transversal attitudes necessary for the performance of professional functions that require level 6 qualification.