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Lisbon Courses – 2024 Spring

If you have questions about the academics or courses available on this program, locate the Program Advisor to email them your questions directly.

Studying abroad can be a more meaningful and invigorating learning experience than at home—both inside and outside of the classroom. You may be more curious and alert than you usually are so use this heightened energy to enhance your studies as well as your cultural and geographical explorations. You may also encounter different teaching styles and course processes; be prepared to adapt and to learn.

Academics

USAC's partnership with Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) provides you with a wide array of academic options. Students can choose from a range of undergraduate courses taught in English, offered within the Faculty of Human Sciences. Courses are subject to availability and approval of prerequisites which are determined by the host university. Students can enroll in 24-30 ECTS per semester, which is typically 4-5 courses total and equivalent to 12-15 U.S. semester credits.

UCP also offers a variety of courses taught in Portuguese, in addition to the ones listed below, which are only suitable for students with advanced Portuguese language skills.

Areas of Study at Universidade Católica Portuguesa (subject to change):

Applied Languages

Each language listed below is offered at various levels, in both the fall and spring terms.

  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Business

  • Advertising Analysis (fall)
  • Cultural Management (fall)
  • Integrated Marketing Communication (spring)
  • Mathematics for Business and Economics (fall)
  • Organizational Communication (fall)

Communication

  • Contemporary Issues (fall)
  • Intercultural Communication (fall)
  • Investigative Journalism (spring)
  • Language Histories (spring)
  • Media, Propaganda, and Disinformation (spring)
  • Public Relations (spring)
  • Translation History and Theories (spring)

Cultural and Global Studies

  • Cities and Urban Cultures (fall)
  • Culture and Globalization (spring)
  • English Culture (spring)
  • Global Asia - Politics, Business, and Cultures (spring)
  • Memory and Culture (spring)
  • Museum Studies and Heritage (spring)
  • North American Culture (fall)
  • Representation Theories (spring)
  • Theories of Culture (fall or spring)

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

  • Comparative Politics (spring)
  • Contemporary Trends in Philosophy (spring)
  • Economy, Moral, and Politics (spring)
  • Foundations of Macroeconomics (spring)
  • Foundations of Microeconomics (fall)
  • International Relations (fall or spring)
  • Macroeconomics (spring)
  • Microeconomics (fall)
  • Political Economy of Development (fall)
  • Public International Law (fall)
  • Public Policies (fall or spring)
  • Statistics (spring)

Portuguese Studies

  • Politics and Development of Contemporary Portugal (fall)
  • Portuguese Contemporary History (spring)
  • Portuguese Culture and Society (fall)
  • Portuguese Film (fall)

Course Descriptions

Please contact the USAC Advising department to obtain course syllabi.

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