Social Education

Presentation

This bachelor´s course in Social Education allows students to:

Focus on the evolution of social education in the European political and social context;
Understand the basis, models and techniques of socio-educational intervention;
Master theoretical frameworks that characterise the target population and contexts, in order to support a differentiated intervention;
Understand the identity of the profession at the interface with other socio-educational action professionals, identifying areas and differentiated intervention contexts, respecting ethical principles;
Conceive, plan, implement and evaluate programmes and projects suitable to the socio-educational needs;
Mobilise pedagogical skills supporting training and socio-educational intervention strategies towards differentiated audiences;
Master research methodologies that enable the development of projects, the reasons for the action and continuous updating;
Develop a proactive and entrepreneurial intervention approach in different contexts and social problematics;
Promote the skills of individuals in fragile social situations and of minorities towards autonomy and social integration;
Develop a culture of citizenship and inclusion concerning individuals and groups in contexts of social vulnerability.

Coordinator: Professor Rosina Fernandes

Career Opportunities

The bachelor’s course in Social Education allows for the following career opportunities:

Services to support the elderly (examples: old people’s homes, home support, day care centers, senior university);
Socio-educational services related to community/family context (examples: city councils, town halls, parish councils);
Third sector, that includes civil society organizations of public interest (examples: cultural/social/leisure associations of a solidary social nature, non-governmental organizations);
Services for childhood/youth promotion and protection (examples: temporary shelter centers, children and youth’s homes, specialized homes, foster care, children and youth protective services);
Services for people with disabilities and special needs (examples: occupational activities centers for people with disabilities in specific areas: cognitive; motor and the like; early intervention);
Socio-educational services related to the school context or a similar one (examples: schools, leisure workshops, toy libraries, private institutions of social solidarity with an educational department, adult training and education centers);
Social (re)integration services (examples: prison, educational center, immigrant support/host center);
Health services (examples: hospitals and primary health care centers).

Study Plan

*1º year* *1º Semester*
*Code*	*Curricular Unit*	*Plano*	*Work Hours*	*Contact Hours*	*ECTS*	*ECTS File*
3181200081	Fundamentals of Social Education	2	189	90	7	EN
3181200082	Sociology and Politics of Education	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200083	Children and Youth Psychology	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200084	Intercultural Education and Citizenship	2	135	60	5	EN
3181200085	Social Research Methodology I	2	162	60	6	EN

*1º year* *2º Semester*
*Code*	*Curricular Unit*	*Plano*	*Work Hours*	*Contact Hours*	*ECTS*	*ECTS File*
3181200086	Social Pedagogy	2	189	90	7	EN
3181200087	Adult and Elderly Psychology	2	135	60	5	EN
3181200088	Special Needs and Inclusion	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200089	Adult Education and Training	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200090	Social Research Methodology II	2	162	60	6	EN

*2º year* *1º Semester*
*Code*	*Curricular Unit*	*Plano*	*Work Hours*	*Contact Hours*	*ECTS*	*ECTS File*
3181200091	Integrated Seminar of Recreational Space Dynamics	2	135	60	5	EN
3181200092	Interpersonal Relations and Group Dynamics	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200093	Psycosociology of Socio-Educational Organisations	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200094	family and Support Social Networks	2	135	60	5	EN
3181200095	Seminar of Project Methodologies and Context Observation	2	216	90	8	EN

*2º year* *2º Semester*
*Code*	*Curricular Unit*	*Plano*	*Work Hours*	*Contact Hours*	*ECTS*	*ECTS File*
3181200096	Education and Communitarian Development	2	135	60	5	EN
3181200097	Physical Activity, Leisure and Well-being	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200098	Socio-Educational Intervention with the Elderly	2	135	60	5	EN
3181200099	Risk Groups and Intervention for Social Inclusion	2	162	75	6	EN
3181200100	Seminar for the Conception of the Working Practice Project	2	216	90	8	EN

*3º year* *1º Semester*
*Code*	*Curricular Unit*	*Plano*	*Work Hours*	*Contact Hours*	*ECTS*	*ECTS File*
3181200101	Seminar of Educational Communication	2	135	45	5	EN
3181200102	Socio-Educational Intervention with Children and Youth	2	135	45	5	EN
31813047	Op. Escrita Acad�mica	2	108	30	4	EN
31813065	Op. Interven��o socioeducativa na dem�ncia	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200111	Op. Interven��o em Situa��es de Risco e Emerg�ncia	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200115	Op. Atualidade Angl�fona e Franc�fona de Inclus�o Social	2	108	30	4	EN

*3º year* *2º Semester*
*Code*	*Curricular Unit*	*Plano*	*Work Hours*	*Contact Hours*	*ECTS*	*ECTS File*
3181200104	Career Counselling and Entrepreneurship	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200105	Health and Environmental Education	2	162	60	6	EN
31813065	Op. Interven��o socioeducativa na dem�ncia	2	108	30	4	EN
31813084	Op. Trabalho Socioeducativo em Creche	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200111	Op. Interven��o em Situa��es de Risco e Emerg�ncia	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200113	Op. Trabalho Socioeducativo em Comportamentos Aditivos	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200114	Op. Inclus�o e literacia digital	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200115	Op. Atualidade Angl�fona e Franc�fona de Inclus�o Social	2	108	30	4	EN
3181200118	Op. Literatura para a Inf�ncia e Inclus�o Social	2	108	30	4	EN

Applications

Admission examinations: 02.Biology and Geology OR 11.History OR 18.Portuguese

Note: The information available does not exempt applicants from consulting the website of the General Directorate of Higher Education (DGES) and/or of the Applicants website

Accreditation

Course:
Social Education

Degree or Diploma:
Bachelor's Degree

Duration:
3 curricular years/ 6 semesters

Coordinator:
Professor Rosina Fernandes