University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD; Portuguese: Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro) is a public university located in the north-eastern city of Vila Real, Portugal.

It became a public university in 1986, although its history also includes a heritage received from its predecessor, the Polytechnic Institute of Vila Real, created in 1973. This Institute took on a relevant role in the development of the region, and in September 1979, it was converted into the University Institute of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. It was due to the intense activity in the fields of teaching and scientific and technological research that, less than ten years later, the government granted its status as a qualified University.

The campus includes the Botanical Garden of the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, which features an interpretive center for visitors.

Organization

The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto includes four university schools and one polytechnic school:

• School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (ECAV; Portuguese: Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias)
• School of Sciences and Technology (ECT; Portuguese: Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias)
• School of Life and Environmental Sciences (ECVA; Portuguese: Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente)
• School of Human and Social Sciences (ECHS; Portuguese: Escola de Ciências Humanas e Sociais)

School of Health (ESS; Portuguese: Escola Superior de Saúde) - polytechnic.

Academic programs

Bachelor degrees

All BAs listed below are at major level. The Portuguese-language title, Licenciatura, indicates that they confer an automatic Licensure for working in a particular profession. In spite of this, some professions may additionally require enrolling in specific professional orders. All engineering, architecture, and medical degrees of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro are recognised ("reconhecidos") by these professional orders, and students completing a Bachelor of Arts at this university are exempted from additional examinations for access to those orders. Both university and polytechnic types of degree are awarded in UTAD, however, most are University.

The Nursing degree is given at the School of Health (ESS; Portuguese: Escola Superior de Saúde).

• Sociocultural Leadership (Animação Sociocultural) (Admissions Closed on 2012/2013)
• Landscape Architecture (Arquitectura Paisagista)
• Bioengineering (Bioengenharia)
• Biology (Biologia)
• Biology and Geology (Biologia e Geologia)
• Biochemistry (Bioquímica)
• Food Science (Ciência Alimentar)
• Communication Sciences (Ciências da Comunicação)
• Sport Sciences (Ciências do Desporto)
• Communications and Multimedia (Comunicação e Multimédia)
• Applied Ecology (Ecologia Aplicada) (Admissions Closed on 2012/2013)
• Economics (Economia)
• Elementary Education (Educação Básica)
• Physical Education (Educação Física e Desporto Escolar)
• Nursing (Enfermagem) (Given at ESEVR)
• Agricultural Engineering (Engenharia Agrícola)
• Biomedical Engineering (Engenharia Biomédica)
• Civil Engineering (Engenharia Civil)
• Energy Engineering (Engenharia de Energias)
• Human Accessibility and Rehabilitation Engineering (Engenharia de Reabilitação e Acessibilidade Humanas)
• Environmental Engineering (Engenharia do Ambiente)
• Electrical Engineering (Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores)
• Forest Engineering (Engenharia Florestal)
• Informatics Engineering (Engenharia Informática)
• Mechanical Engineering (Engenharia Mecânica)
• Zootechnical Engineering (Engenharia Zootécnica)
• Oenology (Enologia)
• Genetics and Biotechnology (Genética e Biotecnologia)
• Management (Gestão)
• Languages and Business Relationships (Línguas e Relações Empresariais)
• Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Línguas, Literaturas e Culturas)
• Veterinary Medicine (Medicina Veterinária) (Integrated Master – BA+MSc)
• Psychology (Psicologia)
• Psychomotor Rehabilitation (Reabilitação Psicomotora)
• Social Service (Serviço Social)
• Theatre and Performing Arts (Teatro e Artes Performativas)
• Tourism (Turismo)

Master's degrees

Agronomic Engineering (Engenharia Agronómica)

Notable alumni and professors

• Abílio De Jesus - Portuguese researcher, professor and engineer
• Carla Madureira - Portuguese politician
• Filipe Pinto - Portuguese singer
• José A.F.O. Correia - Portuguese researcher, professor and engineer
• Manuel Pinto Coelho - Portuguese physician and author

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