Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Lusophone

Lusophone

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 University of Humanities and Technologies) is the largest Portuguese private university

University

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, and the main institution of Grupo Lusófona, which administers other universities and colleges in Portugal

Portugal

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, Brazil

Brazil

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, Cape Verde

Cape Verde

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, Angola

Angola

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, Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

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 and Mozambique

Mozambique

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. Indeed, promotion of Lusophony (the speaking of Portuguese) is seen as a major objective of the institution; students from former Portuguese African colonies pay substantially reduced fees.

Department of Architecture, Urban Planning, Geography and Plastic Arts

• Architecture
  Architecture
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• Geography
  Geography
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   and Development
• Urban Planning
  Urban planning
  Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
  
   and Territorial Management

Department of Social and Human Sciences

• Political Science
  Political science
  Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
  
   and International Relations
  International relations
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• Education Sciences
• Religious Sciences
• European Studies
  European studies
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   and International Relations
  International relations
  International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
  
  
• Lusophone Studies
• Philosophy
  Philosophy
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• History
  History
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• Social Service
• Sociology
  Sociology
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• Translation
  Translation
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   and Interpretation
• Tourism
  Tourism
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Department of Communication Sciences, Arts, and Information Technology

• Cinema
  Filmmaking
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  , Video, and Multimedia
  Multimedia
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   Communication
• Communication and Culture Sciences
• Marketing
  Marketing
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  , Advertising
  Advertising
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  , and Public Relations
  Public relations
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• Digital Animation
• Design
  Design
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• Graphic Production and Design
• Photography
  Photography
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• Computer Engineering
  Computer engineering
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• Communication and Arts
• Communication and Journalism
  Journalism
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• Business Management Computing

Department of Health Sciences

• Pharmaceutical
  Pharmacy
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   Sciences
• Health Unit Management

Department of Physical Education, Sports, and Leisure

• Physical Education
  Physical education
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   and Sports

Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences

• Biology
  Biology
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• Ocean Sciences
• Chemistry
  Chemistry
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• Biotechnological Engineering
• Civil Engineering
  Civil engineering
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• Environmental Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Industrial Management and Engineering
• Food Engineering
• Mathematics
  Mathematics
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Department of Economy and Management

• Accounting
• Economy
• Business Management
• Human Resources Management

Department of Architecture, Urban Planning, Geography and Plastic Arts

• Advanced Studies in Architecture
• Geography and Development
• Museology
  Museology
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• Urban Planning

Department of Social and Human Sciences

• Education Sciences
• Political Science
• Science of Religions
• Special Education
• Literary Translation Studies
• Philosophy
• Social Service and Social Policy
• Sociology
• Lusophony and International Relations
• Political, Economic and Social Lusophone History
• Tourism

Department of Communication Sciences, Arts, and Information Technology

• Communication Sciences, Marketing, and Advertising
• Institutional Communication
• Alternative Communication and Support Systems
• Communication and Culture Sciences
• Film Studies
  Film studies
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• Journalism, Politics
  Politics
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  , and Contemporary History
• Creation and Production in Technological Arts
• Multimedia Communication Systems
• Software Engineering
  Software engineering
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   and Information Systems

Department of Health Sciences

• Dermatological and Cosmetic
  Cosmetics
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   Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Care

Department of Physical Education, Sports, and Leisure

• Young Sportspeople Training
• Pedagogical Supervision in Physical Education and Sports

Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences

• Developmental Biology
• Engineering and Ocean Studies
• Environmental Engineering

Department of Psychology

• Education Psychology
• Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Sexual Psychology
• Criminal Psychology and Social Exclusion
• Psychology in International and Inter-cultural environments

Department of Social and Human Sciences

• Education
• Political Science
• Philosophy - Contemporary Thought

Notable alumni

• Ricardo Pereira
  Ricardo Pereira (actor)
  Ricardo Pereira is a Portuguese actor, fashion model and television presenter.-Life and Career:Pereira was born Ricardo da Silva Tavares Pereira in Lisbon...
  
  , actor, television presenter and fashion model, attended the university enrolling in the undergraduate psychology program (did not graduate).