Bachelor in Environmental Health

Course Objectives

This cycle of studies aims to develop in the student human, intellectual, scientific and technical skills in the area of his competence, promoting skills necessary for the execution of tasks and problem solving that are compatible with his professional practice, developing an attitude and sense of responsibility to the community and other professionals. The graduate will be qualified, in multidisciplinary teams, to act in the environmental sanitary control, is up to him to detect, identify, analyze, prevent and correct environmental and occupational risks to health current or potential, caused by natural or anthropogenic phenomena. It is intended that the graduate acquires skills enabling him to evaluate critically the information collected, synthesizing and integrating the knowledge consistently and communicating in a clear, precise and assertive way, taking into account the sociocultural mean in which it operates, and should use on his arguments technical fundamentals and legal.

Access Conditions

National competition for access to public higher education, with entrance exams in one of the following sets:
One of the following sets:
02 Biology and Geology
07 Physics and chemistry
or
02 Biology and Geology
16 Mathematics

For the application, a minimum score of 95 points is required in the entrance exams and in the application grade, expressed on a scale of 0 to 200 points.

The calculation formula includes 50% of the secondary school average and 50% of the entrance exams.

The regional preference corresponds to 20% of the vacancies, for the areas of influence of Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Guarda, Leiria and Viseu.

Professional Outlets

The completion of the degree’s syllabus on Environmental Health entitles the admission to the profession of Environmental Health technician regulated by Decree-Law 320/99 of 11 of August.
The professional card shall be required to the Ministry of Health through the CAHS (Central Administration of the Health System).

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Learning Language

Portuguese

Learning Objectives

Are learning objectives of the degree in Environmental Health develop human, intellectual, scientific and technical skills in the area of its competence, promoting skills necessary for the execution of tasks and problem solving that are compatible with their professional practice, developing an attitude and sense of responsibility to the community and other professionals. The graduate in environmental health will be enabled to act in environmental sanitation control, detect, identify, analyze, prevent and correct environmental and occupational risks to health, current or potential, caused by natural or anthropogenic phenomena. It is intended that the graduate develop skills that enable it to evaluate critically the information collected, synthesizing and integrating knowledge coherently and communicating in a clear, precise and assertive way, taking into account the sociocultural mean they act, using arguments and technical and legal foundations.

Access to Superior Studies

The graduate degree allows the application to postgraduate studies.

Course Coordinators

Main Branch

Curricular Year: 1
Curricular Unit Code ECTS Period
Anatomophysiology 41005250 4 1st S
Applied Microbiology 41005239 4 1st S
Applied Physics 41005261 4 1st S
Epidemiology and Public Health 41005228 5 1st S
Geography and Land Use 41005217 4 1st S
Hydrogeology 41005245 4 1st S
Introduction to Environmental Health 41005206 5 1st S
Apllied Chemistry 41005283 4 2nd S
General Pathology 41005272 3 2nd S
Intership I 41005338 6 2nd S
Occupational Health 41005305 5 2nd S
Psychology of Interpersonal Relations 41005327 4 2nd S
Sanitary Hydraulics 41005316 4 2nd S
Sanitary Waste Management I 41005294 4 2nd S

Curricular Year: 2
Curricular Unit Code ECTS Period
Air Quality 41005390 6 1st S
Environmental and Health Economics 41005384 3 1st S
Ergonomics 41005351 4 1st S
Habitat and Urban Health 41005349 5 1st S
Hygiene and Food Safety 41005373 4 1st S
Sanitary Waste Management II 41005409 4 1st S
Water Quality Management I 41005362 4 1st S
Climate Change and Health 41005415 4 2nd S
Energy Sustainability 41005452 4 2nd S
Food Quality Certification 41005474 4 2nd S
Occupational Safety 41005437 6 2nd S
Toxicology in Human Health 41005463 4 2nd S
Water Quality Management II 41005448 4 2nd S
Zoonoses and Vectors 41005426 4 2nd S

Curricular Year: 4
Curricular Unit Code ECTS Period
Applied Research In Environmental Health II 41005622 6 Yearly
Intership II 41005633 54 Yearly