Program Overview

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Post Graduate Course in Coastal Tourism, Sustainability, and Culture

General Objectives of the Course

This postgraduate course, based on a holistic approach to some of the anthropogenic dynamics that happen in coastal territories, with special emphasis on the opportunities and challenges associated with leisure and tourism activities as drivers of Blue Growth, has the following main objectives:

• Integrate the social sciences in the training offer associated with the sea cluster and coastal areas
• To translate, into an innovative and integrated training offer, the anthropogenic dynamics highlighted in the National Strategy for the Sea and in the XXI Litoral Action Plan; specifically:
  • Circular and sustainable blue economy
  • Health and well-being of coastal populations
  • Education and training
  • Climate change
• Provide an innovative postgraduate training offer in Portugal, focusing on processes and value propositions associated with aquatic environments, namely tourism, leisure, and heritage

Admission Requirements

• Possess a bachelor's degree or, in the absence of such academic training, hold a school, scientific, or professional curriculum considered relevant for attending this course by the respective management team
• Candidates should check the admission requirements available on the site, in addition to the information provided here

Mode of Study

• Face-to-face

Teaching/Evaluation Language(s)

• Portuguese and English

Examination Regulations, Assessment, and Grading

• The final grade of the course will correspond to the (arithmetic) average of the grades obtained in each of the seven curricular units
• It will be presented on a quantitative scale (minimum: 0; maximum: 20 values)

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

• Critically analyze and evaluate situations associated with the sea cluster
• Interpret natural and anthropic dynamics and processes
• Recognize and make an inventory of the material and immaterial coastal heritage
• Reflect on the importance of tourism in coastal and maritime activities
• Identify and compare best practices within the blue economy and coastal communities
• Understand the systemic value of sustainability at the land/sea interface

Course Coordinator(s)

• Norberto Nuno Pinto dos Santos

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

• Rules of creation and operation of non-degree courses at the University of Coimbra

Study Programme

• Turismo Costeiro, sustentabilidade e cultura

Academic Year

• Change year

Course Type

• Non-Degree Course

Qualification Awarded

• Duration: 1350 hours
• ECTS Credits: 50.0

Applications

• Postgraduate Course/Course not awarding degree
• Application submission
• Web page with information for candidates

Documents

• University of Coimbra 2022
• Contacts Reporting Channel Compliments/Suggestions/Complaints Legal Notice