Study Plan of Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese Studies
Last updated on 06 Dec 2018
Study Plan
From the UM academic calendar at https://reg.umac.mo/download/um-academic-calendar/8ps-fah.pdf or for download HERE
Year I
| Course | * Type | Weekly Lecture Hours | Credits |
| 1st Academic Year | |||
| 1st Semester | |||
| Oral Comprehension and Production Skills I | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Written Comprehension and Production Skills I | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Language and Skills: Portuguese Language and Culture I1 | CM | 3 | 3 |
| Languages & Skills – Interactive English I or Free Elective | CM or FE | 6 / 3 | 3 |
| Community & Peer Education | CM | — | 3 |
| 2nd Semester | |||
| Oral Comprehension and Production Skills II | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Written Comprehension and Production Skills II | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Portuguese Language and Culture II | CM | 3 | 3 |
| Languages & Skills – Interactive English II or Free Elective | CM or FE | 6 / 3 | 3 |
| Total | 39 |
Year II
| Course | * Type | Weekly Lecture Hours | Credits |
| 2nd Academic Year | |||
| 1st Semester | |||
| Oral Comprehension and Production Skills III | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Written Comprehension and Production Skills III | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Languages & Skills – Academic English or Free Elective | CM or FE | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Free Elective | FE | 3 | 3 |
| 2nd Semester | |||
| Oral Comprehension and Production Skills IV | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Written Comprehension and Production Skills IV | CM | 6 | 6 |
| Languages & Skills – Information Technology Fundamentals and Practices or Free Elective | CM or FE | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Free Elective | FE | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 36 |
Year III**
| Course | * Type | Weekly Lecture Hours | Credits |
| 3rd Academic Year (Exchange/Study Abroad) | |||
| 1st Semester | |||
| Practical Writing for Professional Purposes I | CM | 3 | 3 |
| Advanced Comprehension and Production Skills I | CM | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Required Elective | RE | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Free Elective | FE | 3 | 3 |
| Global Awareness | GE | 3 | 3 |
| 2nd Semester | |||
| Advanced Comprehension and Production Skills II | CM | 3 | 3 |
| Practical Writing for Professional Purposes II | CM | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Required Elective | RE | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Free Elective | FE | 3 | 3 |
| Literature & Humanities | GE | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 30 |
Year IV
| Course | * Type | Weekly Lecture Hours | Credits |
| 4th Academic Year | |||
| 1st Semester | |||
| Research and Report Writing Fundamentals | CM | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Required Elective | RE | 3 | 3 |
| Science and Technology: Quantitative Reasoning for Social Sciences | GE | 3 | 3 |
| Society & Behaviour | GE | 3 | 3 |
| Literature & Humanities: Chinese Language and Culture | GE | 3 | 3 |
| 2nd Semester | |||
| *** Final Project: Short Thesis | CM | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Required Elective | RE | 3 | 3 |
| Society and Behaviour: Ethics, Values, Law and Society | GE | 3 | 3 |
| Global Awareness: Macao and Greater China | GE | 3 | 3 |
| Science and Technology | GE | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | ||
| Grand Total | 135 | ||
* Compulsory Major course (CM), General Education course (GE), Required Elective (RE) and Free Elective (FE)
** Students will follow this study plan if they do not go Exchange/Study Abroad. For students who go to Exchange/Study Abroad, they will be required to enroll similar courses in exchange university
*** Research course
- Students majoring in Portuguese Studies are required to complete the course, Portuguese Language and Culture I, to fulfill the Chinese/Portuguese language requirement in Languages and Skills.
List of Required Elective Courses
| Course Code | Course | * Type | Weekly Lecture Hours | Credits |
| PTSB313 | Translation I (Portuguese – Chinese) | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB314 | Introduction to Portuguese linguistics | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB315 | Introduction to the study of the literature of the Portuguese-speaking world I | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB316 | Modern and contemporary history of the Portuguese-speaking nations I | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB317 | Special topic I | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB318 | Special topic II | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB323 | Translation II (Chinese-Portuguese) | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB324 | Portuguese linguistics: grammar | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB325 | Introduction to the study of the literature of the Portuguese-speaking world II | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB326 | Modern and contemporary history of the Portuguese-speaking nations II | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB327 | Special topic III | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB328 | Special topic IV | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB413 | Advanced translation I (Portuguese – Chinese) | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB414 | Interpreting I (Portuguese – Chinese) | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB415 | Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language I | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB416 | Contemporary society and institutions of the Portuguese-speaking nations I | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB417 | Special topic V | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB418 | Special topic VI | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB423 | Advanced translation II (Chinese-Portuguese) | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB424 | Interpreting II (Chinese-Portuguese) | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB425 | Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language II | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB426 | Contemporary society and institutions of the Portuguese-speaking nations II | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB427 | Special topic VII | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB428 | Special topic VIII | RE | 3 | 3 |
| PTSB429 | Portuguese language drama | RE | 3 | 3 |