Communication Sciences

Description

The Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences aims to prepare professionals who are able to perform a range of functions (some of which are multidisciplinary) in the vast field of communication within organisations (business and institutional communications) and in the media. The course aims to meet the European challenge to improve human resources in areas heavily marked by information technology and enhance the information and knowledge society by helping to improve the media’s operations and socio-economic and cultural role. The entire course operates within the relationship between communication and technology, starting with a more general view in the first semesters followed by greater specialisation in the 2nd and 3rd years. As a whole, the different course units work like pieces in a harmonious mosaic organised around a central goal: providing a dynamic range of skills to use in professional work or future research.​

Admission exams 2026/2027

Holders of a Portuguese secondary education diploma may apply through one of the following options:

OR

Calculation of the Application Score

The calculation of the application score depends on the number of admission exams used in the application:

OR

Students have access to two centres that have great potential to enrich their practical, onthe-job training: the Communication Sciences Centre (CCCOM) multiplatform studio and the Multimedia Lab and Centre (CLM).

Some teachers on this course are members of the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), University of Minho, classified as “Excellent” in the Foundation for Science and Technology’s international evaluation.

The objectives of the Project course module are:

• ​to promote the application of knowledge acquired over previous semesters, in line with one of the course’s guiding principles: practical skills;
• to analyse processes related to the activities of Communication Sciences, through experimental projects or comparative studies, or through work placements in companies across a wide range of communication sectors.

The Project module offers two options:

• ​completing an internship, for which specific regulations apply.
• conducting a study on any field within Communication Sciences, based on direct contacts with companies or institutional agreements.

For both the internship and the study, students may choose one of the following areas related to the scope of the course:

• ​Journalism (Newspapers/magazines; Radio; TV; online)
• Organisational Communication
• Marketing and Advertising.

• Senior communications/organisational communications officer;
• Senior marketing and advertising officer;
• Journalist;
• Communications consultancy;
• Press office;
• Copy editing; etc.
  

Registry​

Publication in the Official Gazette

Notice nº 15698/2020 - 2nd series, nº 194 of 6 October 2020.

Accreditation of the Study Program

Study Program Evaluation