Languages and Communication
Undergraduate
University
Daytime
Language of Teaching
Portuguese
Faculty / School
Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais
Area of Studies
Arts, Communication and Heritage
Overview
The Languages and Communication degree main objectives are:
- Allow a better articulation between the theoretical learning in traditional fields of knowledge
- Facilitate the access to understanding of elements which constitute the contemporary culture and communication
- Contribute to the training of professionals able to investigate, teach, manage and communicate
With this degree the students will be prepared to:
- Dominate three languages (Portuguese and two foreign), using as their support solid linguistic and cultural knowledge
- Dominate the theoretical and practical communicative aspects, associated with the multilingual circulation needs of information in business context, national and international
- Integrate the languages’ knowledge in a communicative perspective, in different social and professional contexts
- Create, use and manage linguistic and communicative resources in computerized supports
- Use that resources in different domains of application in areas of linguistic and communicative service (translation, writing, oral communication, reviewing, editing, etc.)
- Work in multilingual communication with a critical vision of production and diffusion’s information and knowledge in its region, country and Europe
The applications for public higher education are made annually through national call and special contests.
Career Opportunities
The graduates in Languages and Communication degree are able to work in:
- Monolingual and multilingual communication services in companies and institutions
- Information and communication management services
- Conception and management services of linguistic resources and language industry
- Conception services of linguistic, communicative, business and institutional politics
- Traditional linguistic services (translation, consecutive interpretation, wording, review and edition, etc.)
- Emergent linguistic services (wording and computer-assisted translation review, web edition, etc.)
External Link(s)
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
Campus de Gambelas, edifício 1 - 8005-139 Faro
Phone: +351 289 800 914
Email : dahfchs@ualg.pt
Director
Mirian Estela Nogueira Tavares
