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Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas - FCSH) is an organic unit of NOVA University of Lisbon
(UNL) and a legal person under public law, endowed with scientific, pedagogical, administrative and financial autonomy, whose public service mission is to qualify citizens at the highest level. According to its statutes, “the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University of Lisbon is an institution dedicated to education, scientific research and cultural creation". The Faculty's own identity stems from the coexistence of social sciences with the humanities, allowing an unusual interdisciplinarity in the Portuguese higher education
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1977 by Decree-Law No. 464/77, following the development of the area of Human and Social Sciences then existing in UNL and led by a group of faculty members and researchers, namely by J. S. da Silva Dias, Leonor Buescu, João Morais Barbosa, Artur Nobre de Gusmão, Fernando Gil, Augusto Mesquitela Lima, A.H. de Oliveira Marques, José Augusto França, Vitorino Magalhães Godinho, José Mattoso
, Raquel Soeiro de Brito, Teolinda Gersão, Leonor Machado de Sousa, Yvete Kace Centeno and Teresa Rita Lopes. The Faculty began its activity on the 2nd of January 1978.
The FCSH is located in Berna Avenue, in the centre of Lisbon, next to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
, and enjoys very good access to public transport. Based on barracks that belonged to military forces, the Faculty’s facilities are divided by http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/alunos/espacos-fcsh B1 and B2 buildings (classrooms and departments), Tower A (classrooms and head office of the Languages Institute of NOVA University of Lisbon - ILNOVA]), Tower B (departments, and library Mário Sottomayor Cardia), boards of management, administrative services, canteen, Students Association and, since 2009, the ID building (Research and PhD degrees). This building, known as the former DRM (District Military Recruitment), has recently undergone a major change in order to be adapted to the objectives that it has been assigned for. In ID we find the core of the administrative support to PhD
degrees, the research units associated with FCSH and classrooms for the PhD’s programmes.
In addition to teaching areas (classrooms, lecture halls and auditoriums), the FCSH also holds some socializing places, a printing room and a large courtyard. To solve logistical issues created by recent growth, new facilities are planned for the FCSH Detailed Plan of the Campolide Campus
, where other units of the NOVA University of Lisbon
(UNL) are already installed, the Faculty of Economics (FE)
, the Faculty of Law (FD) and Institute of Statistics and Information Management(ISEGI). The Rectorade of NOVA and the University residence Alfredo de Sousa are also located in the Campolide Campus.
, António Monteiro, António Vieira Monteiro and Luís Calado). Faculty members or researchers are elected for four years (with one possible renewal), whereas external individualities, chosen by the elected counselors in their first meeting, are nominated by the Rector.
The Faculty Council has the power to:
The Dean is responsible for guiding and coordinating the Faculty services, giving them unity, continuity and effectiveness. Thus, he must represent the Faculty within and outside the institution, ensure compliance with the statutes and regulations, chair the Scientific and Pedagogic Councils (which must implement the decisions), appoint executive coordinators of departments, approve academic calendars, propose the creation or extinction of programmes, coordinate the Faculty support services, conduct the administrative and financial management, take initiatives for the development of the Faculty, ensuring compliance with the resolutions taken by the collegiate bodies, and ensure the quality of teaching and research of the Faculty.
Today, FCSH’s Departments are:
, hosting more than 500 researchers integrated into the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT/MCTES), 36 of which included in the Science Programmes 2007 and 2008. A total of 145 PhD’s scholarship holders and 52 postdoctoral researchers are also associated to FCSH.
The Faculty is the only higher education institution in the Social Sciences
and Humanities
field, with its own facilities dedicated to research centers and to PhD’s (ID building), strengthening the desired association between research and PhD programmes.
Out of the 25 research centers, 19 were evaluated by international panels of FCT/MCTES - two with "Excellent" and 12 with "Very Good" - launching FCSH towards a position of major importance in the national University landscape. Taken together, these centers have captured a funding of 1.4 million in 2009.
degree or with recognized prestige in their scientific area. It also includes about 100 staff members. In the academic year 2009/10, the Faculty admitted a total of 5098 students, 2780 undergraduate, 1454 masters and 855 students of doctoral programs.
The FCSH teaching programme for the academic year 2010/2011 includes 14 undergraduate degrees, 40 masters programs and 18 PhD’s, the latter two being exclusively developed in after work schedule. Out of these, three masters and six PhD are run in association with nine national institutions and seven foreign ones.
The cycles of studies cover the Social Sciences
and Humanities
traditional areas, but also several thematic and interdisciplinary courses. In addition to a Summer School, the FCSH also offers specialization degrees, free courses and, since 1997, a program on Portuguese Language and Culture. This program is structured according to the six proficiency levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
. It can be intensive (30 hours - 5 times per week) or a semester (64 hours two times per week) or taught individually.
In the Mobility Programmes, of which the Erasmus Programme
is the best known example, annually participate more than 350 students. This is one of the examples of FCSH’s internationalization strategy. A premiere for 2010/11 is Leonardo da Vinci Programme, aimed at integrating students from undergraduate and master's degree in professional activity through internships carried out in countries of the European Union
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Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas - FCSH) is an organic unit of NOVA University of Lisbon
New University of Lisbon
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, , also known as NOVA ) was established in 1973 and is the youngest of the three public universities of Lisbon, in Portugal....
(UNL) and a legal person under public law, endowed with scientific, pedagogical, administrative and financial autonomy, whose public service mission is to qualify citizens at the highest level. According to its statutes, “the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University of Lisbon is an institution dedicated to education, scientific research and cultural creation". The Faculty's own identity stems from the coexistence of social sciences with the humanities, allowing an unusual interdisciplinarity in the Portuguese higher education
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General description
FCSH was established in JanuaryJanuary
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day...
1977 by Decree-Law No. 464/77, following the development of the area of Human and Social Sciences then existing in UNL and led by a group of faculty members and researchers, namely by J. S. da Silva Dias, Leonor Buescu, João Morais Barbosa, Artur Nobre de Gusmão, Fernando Gil, Augusto Mesquitela Lima, A.H. de Oliveira Marques, José Augusto França, Vitorino Magalhães Godinho, José Mattoso
José Mattoso
Jose João da Conceição Gonçalves Mattoso is a Portuguese medievalist historian, and university teacher.Doctorated in medieval history at the Catholic University of Leuven, in Belgium, in 1966 , while he was Benedictine monk at the abbey of Singeverga...
, Raquel Soeiro de Brito, Teolinda Gersão, Leonor Machado de Sousa, Yvete Kace Centeno and Teresa Rita Lopes. The Faculty began its activity on the 2nd of January 1978.
The FCSH is located in Berna Avenue, in the centre of Lisbon, next to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
, and enjoys very good access to public transport. Based on barracks that belonged to military forces, the Faculty’s facilities are divided by http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/alunos/espacos-fcsh B1 and B2 buildings (classrooms and departments), Tower A (classrooms and head office of the Languages Institute of NOVA University of Lisbon - ILNOVA]), Tower B (departments, and library Mário Sottomayor Cardia), boards of management, administrative services, canteen, Students Association and, since 2009, the ID building (Research and PhD degrees). This building, known as the former DRM (District Military Recruitment), has recently undergone a major change in order to be adapted to the objectives that it has been assigned for. In ID we find the core of the administrative support to PhD
PHD
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degrees, the research units associated with FCSH and classrooms for the PhD’s programmes.
In addition to teaching areas (classrooms, lecture halls and auditoriums), the FCSH also holds some socializing places, a printing room and a large courtyard. To solve logistical issues created by recent growth, new facilities are planned for the FCSH Detailed Plan of the Campolide Campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
, where other units of the NOVA University of Lisbon
New University of Lisbon
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, , also known as NOVA ) was established in 1973 and is the youngest of the three public universities of Lisbon, in Portugal....
(UNL) are already installed, the Faculty of Economics (FE)
Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
.Now officially renamed as Nova School of Business and Economics, the institution was started as the Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, abbreviated as FEUNL is a Portuguese faculty of Economic and Management sciences, located on the New University of Lisbon's Campus de Campolide...
, the Faculty of Law (FD) and Institute of Statistics and Information Management(ISEGI). The Rectorade of NOVA and the University residence Alfredo de Sousa are also located in the Campolide Campus.
Faculty Structure
The Faculty Structure, according to the RJIES, has the following bodies:- Faculty Council
- Dean
- Scientific Council
- Pedagogic Council
- Student Council
Composition and election of the Faculty Council
The Faculty Council is a representative University body composed of 13 members: eight faculty members or researchers (Adelaide Miranda, Manuel Carlos Brito, Hélder Godinho, José Esteves Pereira, Adriano Duarte Rodrigues, António Marques, Filomena Molder and Maria José Roxo), one student (Isabel Sanches), and four external personalities (Francisco Pinto BalsemãoFrancisco Pinto Balsemão
Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão, GCC , is a former Prime Minister of Portugal, who served from 1981 to 1983.-Background:He is the son of Henrique Patrício de Balsemão and wife Maria Adelaide van Zeller de Castro Pereira , granddaughter in male line of an adulterine son of King Pedro...
, António Monteiro, António Vieira Monteiro and Luís Calado). Faculty members or researchers are elected for four years (with one possible renewal), whereas external individualities, chosen by the elected counselors in their first meeting, are nominated by the Rector.
The Faculty Council has the power to:
- Elect its President, a position that is currently held by Francisco Pinto BalsemãoFrancisco Pinto BalsemãoFrancisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão, GCC , is a former Prime Minister of Portugal, who served from 1981 to 1983.-Background:He is the son of Henrique Patrício de Balsemão and wife Maria Adelaide van Zeller de Castro Pereira , granddaughter in male line of an adulterine son of King Pedro...
. - Elect a Dean (by absolute majority, among the Full Professors and research coordinators that integrate the Faculty)
- Appreciate the Dean’s actions and adopt amendments to statutes.
- Upon a proposal by the Dean, adopt medium and long term strategic options, as well as to create, change or abolish departments, research units or services
- Decide about purchasing or selling assets
- Approving annual plans of activities, budgets and annual accounts.
The Dean
The Dean, a position currently hold by João Sàágua, is elected for four years and may be renewed only once on an electoral process that begins three months before the mandate expires. The Dean may designate up to four Vice-Deans positions currently held by Luis Baptista, Amelia Andrade, Francisco Caramelo and Rui Santos, and the associate deans João Costa and José Afonso Teixeira.The Dean is responsible for guiding and coordinating the Faculty services, giving them unity, continuity and effectiveness. Thus, he must represent the Faculty within and outside the institution, ensure compliance with the statutes and regulations, chair the Scientific and Pedagogic Councils (which must implement the decisions), appoint executive coordinators of departments, approve academic calendars, propose the creation or extinction of programmes, coordinate the Faculty support services, conduct the administrative and financial management, take initiatives for the development of the Faculty, ensuring compliance with the resolutions taken by the collegiate bodies, and ensure the quality of teaching and research of the Faculty.
Presidents of the FCSH Installation Committee
- December 1977 - November 1980: A. H. de Oliveira Marques
- November 1980 - May 1981: J. S. da Silva Dias
- May 1981 - May 1982: José MattosoJosé MattosoJose João da Conceição Gonçalves Mattoso is a Portuguese medievalist historian, and university teacher.Doctorated in medieval history at the Catholic University of Leuven, in Belgium, in 1966 , while he was Benedictine monk at the abbey of Singeverga...
FCSH’s Deans
- May 1982 - December 1986: J. Manuel Nazareth
- December 1986 - February 1988: José MattosoJosé MattosoJose João da Conceição Gonçalves Mattoso is a Portuguese medievalist historian, and university teacher.Doctorated in medieval history at the Catholic University of Leuven, in Belgium, in 1966 , while he was Benedictine monk at the abbey of Singeverga...
- March 1988 - May 1993: Adriano Duarte Rodrigues
- May 1993 - May 1996: J. Manuel Nazareth
- May 1996 - June 2005: Jorge Crespo
- Since June 2005: João Sàágua
Departments
Through its 13 departments, FCSH offers several programs, develops it scientific and technological mission, and provides the backup for dissemination of culture. The development of this mission is provided by the faculty members associated with the Departments - career and guests - supported by a secretariat. The coordination of each department is taken up by a Coordinator appointed by the Dean from among the career faculty members.Today, FCSH’s Departments are:
- Anthropology
- Communication Sciences
- Education Sciences
- Musical Sciences
- Political Studies
- Portuguese Studies
- Philosophy
- Geography and Regional Planning
- History
- Art History
- Languages, Literatures and Cultures
- Linguistics
- Sociology
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Research Centres
FCSH holds a total of 25 Research Centers, whose primary mission is the development of scientific research in different cultural areas of the social sciences and humanities, the formation of researchers and the rendering of services to the community. Research is considered one of the most important bets of the Faculty: the research units are a benchmark for quality, in and outside PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, hosting more than 500 researchers integrated into the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT/MCTES), 36 of which included in the Science Programmes 2007 and 2008. A total of 145 PhD’s scholarship holders and 52 postdoctoral researchers are also associated to FCSH.
The Faculty is the only higher education institution in the Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
and Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
field, with its own facilities dedicated to research centers and to PhD’s (ID building), strengthening the desired association between research and PhD programmes.
Out of the 25 research centers, 19 were evaluated by international panels of FCT/MCTES - two with "Excellent" and 12 with "Very Good" - launching FCSH towards a position of major importance in the national University landscape. Taken together, these centers have captured a funding of 1.4 million in 2009.
Study Cycles
Today, FCSH is the second largest unit of NOVA, both in student numbers, and in financial budget. It has 235 faculty members, almost all of them holding a PhDPHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
degree or with recognized prestige in their scientific area. It also includes about 100 staff members. In the academic year 2009/10, the Faculty admitted a total of 5098 students, 2780 undergraduate, 1454 masters and 855 students of doctoral programs.
The FCSH teaching programme for the academic year 2010/2011 includes 14 undergraduate degrees, 40 masters programs and 18 PhD’s, the latter two being exclusively developed in after work schedule. Out of these, three masters and six PhD are run in association with nine national institutions and seven foreign ones.
The cycles of studies cover the Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
and Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
traditional areas, but also several thematic and interdisciplinary courses. In addition to a Summer School, the FCSH also offers specialization degrees, free courses and, since 1997, a program on Portuguese Language and Culture. This program is structured according to the six proficiency levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, abbreviated as CEFR, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe and, increasingly, in other countries...
. It can be intensive (30 hours - 5 times per week) or a semester (64 hours two times per week) or taught individually.
In the Mobility Programmes, of which the Erasmus Programme
Erasmus Programme
The Erasmus Programme , a.k.a. Erasmus Project is a European Union student exchange programme established in 1987...
is the best known example, annually participate more than 350 students. This is one of the examples of FCSH’s internationalization strategy. A premiere for 2010/11 is Leonardo da Vinci Programme, aimed at integrating students from undergraduate and master's degree in professional activity through internships carried out in countries of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
.