Landscape Management

Ano Letivo: 2014/15

One territory, one opportunity.

The landscape management course presents itself as a specific knowledge package, contemplating all areas of territorial management, aiming to, provide a solid scientific, technological and social learning, supported by a programme and courses that includes contact with real life situations and laboratorial experiences. This cycle of studies is based on the development of a diverse set of skills and competencies that allows excellent career opportunities and also suited for those who pursue postgraduate studies.

Objectives

The study program aims at providing the students with a sound technical training that will allow them to contribute to land management at local, regional, national and European level keeping resource sustainability in mind.

This program provides training in a wide range of areas such as land planning and development; geographic information technologies; cultural and natural heritage; environment and economy.

Professional Goals

Career prospects for graduates in Landscape Management include working in local, central and regional bodies or in public or private organisations engaged in territorial management and development.

Graduates from this study program are prepared to perform as:

- Land Management Technician

- Regional and Town Planning Technician

- GIS Technician

Ano Letivo: 2014/15

Curricular plan

1º Ano
2º Ano
3º Ano

Plano curricular
Cód.	UC	Area	ECTS		Lecturer
Cód.	UC	Area	Obg.	Opt.	Lecturer
Anual
98951	Land: Geology, Biology, Ecology	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	15
1º Semestre
98953	Applied Mathematics	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	4
989538	Elective: Heritage Information Management	Outras		5
989537	Elective: Inventory and Cataloguing	Outras		5
91003	General Chemistry	Outras		5
98954	History of the Portuguese Territory	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	4
91193	Introduction to Programming	Outras		5
98952	Land Planning and Development I	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	5
90892	Linear Algebra	Outras		5
91002	Linear Algebra	Outras		5
989533	Option: Heritage Inventory and Cataloguing	Outras		5
98955	Planning Theory and Method	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	4
2º Semestre
91009	Ecology and Biological Sciences	Outras		5
989534	Elective: Information Technology and Management	Outras		5
98957	Land Planning and Development II	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	5
989510	Mapping and Surveying	Ciências Tecnológicas	6
90897	Mathematical Analysis II	Outras		5
91199	Object-Oriented Programming	Outras		5
98959	Representation Techniques	Ciências Tecnológicas	4
98958	Statistics	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	3

Plano curricular
Cód.	UC	Area	ECTS		Lecturer
Cód.	UC	Area	Obr.	Opt.	Lecturer
Anual
989512	Geographic Information Systems	Ciências Tecnológicas	14
1º Semestre
989513	Computer-Aided Design	Ciências Tecnológicas	4
911915	Databases I			3
989514	Economics I (Micro)	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	4
989535	Elective: Environment and Landscape	Outras		3
989516	Geography	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	6
989515	Geomorphology	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	6
2º Semestre
989518	Applied Geography and Urban Sociology	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	6
911918	Databases II			3
989519	Economics II (Macro)	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	4
989536	Elective: Web Programming	Outras		3
989542	Elective: WebSIG	Outras		3
989539	Elective: WebSIG Programming	Outras		3
989521	Laboratory and Office Techniques	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	4
989520	Project Management and Analysis	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	6

Plano curricular
Cód.	UC	Area	ECTS		Lecturer
Cód.	UC	Area	Obr.	Opt.	Lecturer
1º Semestre
989525	Biogeography and Human Ecology	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	6		Luis Santos (2) Silvério Figueiredo (2)
989523	Environmental Risks and Impact Assessment	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	9		Luis Santos (2) Pierluigi Rosina (2)
911910	Internet Technologies I			5
989543	Option: Introduction to Meteorology and Climate	Outras		5	Cristina Andrade (2)
989524	Planning and Management of Protected Areas	Ciências Exactas e Naturais	5		Luis Santos (2)
989526	Project	Outras	5		Sérgio Nunes (2)
2º Semestre
989541	Internship/Placement (Optional)	Seminário ou Estágio		7	Rita Anastácio (2)
989544	Option: Tourism, Landscape and Touring	Outras		5	Luís Mota Figueira (2)
989529	Regional Policy and Development	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	6		Sérgio Nunes (2)
989528	Regional and Local Planning and Monitoring	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	6		Rita Anastácio (2)
989540	Seminar (Optional)	Seminário ou Estágio		7
989530	Urbanism and Communication	Ciências Sociais e Humanas	6		Sérgio Nunes (2)