International Study Programmes
The University of Coimbra offers several master and PhD degree programmes taught in English and other languages within the framework of cooperation agreements, international programmes and partnerships such as Erasmus Mundus, MIT Portugal, UT Austin Portugal, and Carnegie Mellon Portugal.
Check this page for programmes taught in foreign languages and/or in partnership with foreign universities.
Undergraduate
Programmes (1st cycle studies)
Study Programme | Language(s) | Erasmus Mundus | Double/ Joint Diploma |
Curso Integrado Bordéus-Coimbra (Sociology and
International Relations) |
Portuguese and French | X | |
Law (UFBA-UC) | Portuguese | | X |
Master Programmes (2nd cycle studies)
Study Programme | Language(s) | Erasmus Mundus | Double/ Joint Diploma |
ALA: Architecture, Landscape, Archaeology | English | X | X |
IMAE - International Master in Applied Ecology | English | X | |
TRIBOS: Joint European Master in Tribology of Surfaces and Interfaces | English | X | X |
Europhilosophie - Philosophies allemande et française dans l'espace européen | German and French | X | X |
Cell and Molecular Biology | Portuguese and English | X | |
Energy for Sustainability | Portuguese and English | ||
WOP-P: Work, Organisational and Personnel Psychology | English; English and Spanhish; English and Portuguese. | X | X |
Waves: Acoustics Vibrations Engineering Sound | English | X | X |
Economics, Financial Economics (with Tomsk University) | English | | X |
Economics, Financial Economics (with Khabarovsk University) | English | | X |
Philosophy (USAL-UC) | Portuguese | | X |
PhD Programmes (3rd cycle studies) |
Study Programme | Language | Erasmus Mundus | Double/ Joint degree |
Experimental Biology and Biomedicine | English | ||
Mathematics | English | | X |
Health Sciences: Ageing and Chronic Disease | Portuguese and English | ||
Human Rights in Contemporary Societies | English | | |
Information Science and Technology (Dual Degree UC-Carnegie Mellon) | Portuguese and English | X | |
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Dual Degree UC-Carnegie Mellon) | Portuguese and English | | X |
Pharmaceutical Sciences | Portuguese and English | | |
Mechanical Engineering (Dual Degree UC-Carnegie Mellon) | Portuguese and English | | X |
International Relations - International Politics and Conflict Resolution | English | | |
Sustainable Energy Systems | Portuguese and English |
There is also a number of individual course units from other study programmes taught in English, especially for exchange programme students.
The Faculty of Sciences and Technology of UC delivers its course units in English at master and PhD levels, whenever there are foreign English-speaking students enrolled in the programmes.