Lisbon Courses – 2025-26 Yearlong
If you have questions about the academics or courses available on this program, locate the Program Advisor to email them your questions directly.
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 and a maximum of two courses from the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics. 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. The Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics at UCP is AACSB and EQUIS accredited.
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. Please note that each course listed below is typically offered either in the fall or the spring semester, not both.
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
Maximum enrollment in two classes per semester.
- Accounting
- Business Communication
- Data Science
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management Control Systems
- Marketing/Advertising
- Mathematics for Business
- Operations Management
- Organizational Leadership
- Product and Customer Management
- Project Management
- Sport Economics
- Strategy
Communication
- An Introduction to Computer Programming
- Health Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Investigative Journalism
- Language Histories
- Literature
- Media Studies
- Public Relations
- Translation History and Theories
Cultural and Global Studies
- Asian Culture
- Cities and Urban Cultures
- Culture and Globalization
- Cultural Management
- English Culture
- North American Culture
- Theories of Culture
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- Comparative Politics
- Economics
- International Relations
- Philosophy
- Political Economy of Development
- Political Science
- Public International Law
- Public Policies
Portuguese Studies
- Politics and Development of Contemporary Portugal
- Portuguese Film
- Portuguese History
- Portuguese Culture and Society
Psychology
- Emotional Skills Lab
Course Descriptions
Please contact the USAC Advising department to obtain course syllabi.