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Politécnico da Guarda has a wide range of teaching options at your disposal, duly framed in the respective Higher Schools.
From Short Cycle, technical courses, to Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees to Postgraduate Courses, we offer the learning time, scientific depth and connection to the job market that best suits your potential.
Are numbers, taxes, and balance sheets your comfort zone?
The Accounting and Taxation professional contributes to the management of the financial information systems of organizations, both public and private, related to accounting and tax records, and the planning and control of internal management processes, to produce relevant information to support management and administration in decision making.
A graduate in accounting has skills and knowledge in accounting, taxation, auditing and corporate finance, within the frames of planning, management, evaluation and control in the organization, associated with economic and business sciences, in a scientific, technical, and professional context of national and international scope.
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The Professional Technician in Digital Communication must have transversal skills of social and organizational communication, allowing him to, autonomously or integrated into a team, design, develop and produce information and communication content directed at the digital society.
The Media Reporter is the professional who can manage and execute processes of capturing and editing sound and both still and moving image, independently or integrated in teams, using appropriate technology and software: The aim is to create photographic, audio-visual, and multimedia content.
This course provides the skills to design actions, events, resources and projects that stimulate the promotion and revitalization of the material and immaterial heritage of the territories, from a multi and interdisciplinary perspective that articulates the areas of audio-visual and multimedia with the performing arts.
This degree aims to train professionals capable of solving and/or proposing solutions for communication problems by integrating theoretical and practical knowledge and through the design and development of multimedia and multi-platform products.
Are you cold-blooded under pressure?
This course trains professionals to act in the prevention and assessment of risks, and in protecting people, goods and structures in scenarios of crisis, emergency and/or catastrophe.
Call yourself a nerd? You haven’t seen nothing yet.
This course trains professionals capable of carrying out, independently or under supervision, the management of cloud infrastructures and cryptic data systems, the installation and maintenance of networks and information systems, and ensuring the availability of hardware, software, and communication networks. They can create technical documentation and assure customer support via helpdesk.
The Cybersecurity professional can implement, analyse, and manage communication networks and equipment, and plan, design and develop software, while safeguarding security requirements according to the needs of organizations.
The Data Analysis professional performs, autonomously or under supervision, the computer management of data and its statistical treatment, ensuring the design and implementation of computational solutions for problems in data collection, treatment, modeling and analysis.
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This course trains professionals prepared to plan, design, manage and use methodologies, technologies, spatial analysis tools and monitoring systems applied to agroforestry, in accordance with good environmental practices, normative references and applicable legislation.
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Learn to develop computer applications for desktop, web and mobile platforms, considering the software development cycle. From analysis and specification of requirements, programming, testing and validation, production of technical documentation and publication, to maintenance and support.
This course trains professionals to specify, design and execute tests throughout the software lifecycle, and to analyse and validate requirements and follow the functional analysis of the customer’s business.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering aims to train professionals with the skills and knowledge founded in scientific and technological bases allowing them to design, implement and manage computer software systems and communication networks.
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The Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) aims to train professionals with skills, and knowledge, through computational intelligence methodologies that allow them to design, create and manage databases and data warehouses, design plans for the use of Big Data and operationalize information systems for decision making.
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This Master’s Degree consolidates learnings in the specific domains of mobile computing, providing the skills required to conceive, design and implement solutions in the areas of mobile services, mobile networks and mobile devices, considering their multidisciplinary aspects.
Is responsibility structural to you?
Implement solutions for energy rehabilitation, conservation and maintenance of the built patrimony, programming and coordinating the execution of interventions in order to minimize the consumption of resources required for the functioning of the infrastructures.
This course aims to train professionals with skills for: acquisition, processing, analysis, management and presentation of Geospatial Information (GI); identifying and evaluating the various forms of Geospatial Information; integrating and editing geospatial data, structuring and validating data from different sources and different formats; preparing elements to support decision making, validate data and carry out research into GIS databases; integrating a team with specialists in the different areas of GIS application.
A Land Registry and Ordnance Survey professional plans and executes reconnaissance, survey, cartographic editing, and completion operations, aimed at characterizing existing buildings in the national territory and their administrative registration.
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The Sustainable Construction professional develops the budgeting, planning, coordination and supervision of works, focusing on technical and financial optimization, safety and sustainability of constructions, as well as participating in the design and development of projects
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The Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering aims to ensure specialized training that allows the exercise of the profession, developing skills to accept responsibilities to understand, design and implement engineering solutions, as well as to develop the learning of methods for solving complex and diverse problems.
The Topographic Engineering course provides solid training in the different areas of geographic sciences, allowing for comprehensive professional opportunities and an easy adaptation to the demands of the job market. At the end of the training process, the graduate can integrate multidisciplinary teams to develop projects in the areas of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), multifunctional cadastre, hydraulics, planning and land use planning, among others.
Specialized training in Civil Engineering, deepening the knowledge in core scientific areas of Civil Engineering, allowing the exercise of the profession of Civil Engineer, allowing the integration of graduates in liberal and business activity, in the framework of companies in the field, projects, consulting and construction and in the technical departments of municipalities and the Central Administration.
Is form and function what inspires you?
The Industrial Design and Manufacturing professional can design and execute projects within Industrial Design, transposing original or third-party concepts into products adapted to the most suitable, and available, manufacturing processes; from the design, selection of materials, development of digital files for presentation/production, seeking to optimize productivity through the adoption of advanced production technologies.
Graduates in Equipment Design can design products and equipment, defining the style, shape, dimensions, colours, and general appearance, having the competence to base their action on studies on functional requirements, materials, manufacturing processes and techniques, cost limitations and potential consumer preferences.
They are proficient in virtual modelling tools in 2D and 3D (modelling environments and equipment), rendering, PowerPoint and digital photography.
They have technical skills to create innovative solutions and the ability to design projects according to their creativity and respect for rules and regulations and with concerns for society, art, the environment, and technology.
You care for people and to heal them?
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The Healthy Eating professional designs, organizes and executes healthy preparation and cooking activities. Adapting to the pathophysiological conditions of different population groups, following trends in evolution and creativity. Respecting the principles of seasonality, sustainability and the principles of healthy diet, food hygiene and food safety.
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The Laboratory Analysis professional implements, optimizes and updates the methodologies and laboratory techniques that will allow physical-chemical, microbiological and biochemical analyzes in a laboratory environment. Guaranteeing its operation, respecting the safety standards and procedures defined by accreditation and certification rules, and promoting the continuous improvement of the quality control of the company or analysis laboratory.
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Graduates in Medical Biotechnology have skills in the fields of biotechnology and medicinal chemistry for the development of new products, with the ability to apply knowledge of biology, chemistry and biomedicine in solving problems in different áreas of health.
This course empowers the students with a solid scientific, technical, human and cultural training that enables them to provide and manage general nursing care at the three levels of health prevention, centred on the person throughout the life cycle, on the family, on groups and communities. Taking part in the management of health services, units, or establishments, in the training of nurses and other health professionals and using the results of scientific research in health and nursing, in particular.
The aim of this course is to qualify graduates in Pharmacy with scientific, technical, cultural and human skills, supported by an ethical conscience that promotes respect for the human individual, based on the latest scientific research and the development of excellence.
The School of Health at Politécnico da Guarda, in association with the School of Health at Bragança, offers the master’s degree in Applied Health Sciences. This includes clinical and professional specialization in two fundamental and priority areas in health: community intervention and biotechnology.
Nurses specializing in Child Health Nursing and Paediatrics can develop their activity in all healthcare facilities, especially in pediatric services, neonatology/neonatal care units, neonatal and paediatric intensive care units, Health Centers, specialized clinics, child support institutions.
The Master’s Degree in Community Nursing aims to develop knowledge of clinical practice, disease prevention, health advancement; integration of the family in the healthcare team, promotion of innovation, and ethics.
Do you want to provide a 5-star service?
This course aims to train professionals who design, organize, and execute food preparation and cooking activities, following trends in development and creativity in terms of cuisine and gastronomy, while respecting the principles of seasonality, nutrition, and food hygiene.
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A Tourist Accommodation Management professional plans, organizes, controls and directs the activities associated with the front office (reception and concierge), back office (reservations), housekeeping (laundry) and room service departments of the different accommodation units, assuring the quality of the service and the well-being of the guests.
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The owners of this degree master the rules of hygiene and food safety, can plan, direct and collaborate in the structuring of menus, as well as in the preparation and confection of meals. They also have the skills to coordinate and provide food & beverage service in hotels or similar establishments, and to provide catering services.
A graduate in Hotel Management can manage physical, human, and financial resources, with a sense of responsibility, a spirit of service and an aptitude for leadership, as well as the ability to work individually and in groups. They also have a keen sensitivity to the hotel and restaurant business, creative capacity, innovation and acumen for entrepreneurship, new ideas and businesses.
Are you into engines and machines?
This course trains professionals capable of identifying and characterizing the main materials used in automotive industry component design, with extensive knowledge of technologies and manufacturing processes and their respective automation and control systems. These professionals can also collaborate in production schedule and planning, coordination, and supervision of activities in production areas, to optimize the production process, under the procedures of the Integrated Management System.
This course aims to manage, plan, and carry out the diagnosis, repair budget, maintenance, repair, and trade of motor vehicles.
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An Industrial Automation technician designs, programs, plans, and coordinates production activities, using computerized automation and control systems, with a view to optimizing the quantity and quality of production.
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The Degree in Industrial Mechanics and Informatics aims to respond to the growing challenges of Industry 4.0, where the role of industrial informatics is increasingly predominant in the integration, control, and management of mechanical-based production processes.
The Degree in Industrial Mechanics and Informatics aims to respond to the growing challenges of Industry 4.0, where the role of industrial informatics is increasingly predominant in the integration, control, and management of mechanical-based production processes.
Think you can manage the future?
The Health Administrative Management professional has technical-administrative functions in a Health Institution, planning, coordinating, controlling, and executing tasks inherent to the area of administrative management of health services.
This course aims to provide professionals with tools and skills to design, plan and develop information systems solutions or to integrate existing systems.
This course aims to train professionals into designing, planning, managing, and executing the activity of innovation and commercialisation of regional endogenous products, transformed by biotechnology, with added value.
A Management and International Trade professional can manage international trade operations and contribute to the sustainable international development of the business, through research and monitoring of the international markets in which the company operates, prospecting and promoting, negotiating, carrying out and monitoring the sales of its products/services in foreign markets and the optimization of import processes.
Graduates in Human Resources Management are professionals capable of facing the challenges of the effort of decentralization and de-bureaucratization of power structures, of increasing the quality levels of the products and services provided, always guided by the scrupulous respect of rigid ethical and civic-minded standards, to achieve the organisational goals.
Graduates in Management have skills and knowledge in management, associated with the economic and business sciences, in a scientific, technical, and professional context of national and international scope, covering logistical support activities for production and the provision of services in any economic sector and in all organizations, in all branches of activity. Those skills and knowledge cover the planning, implementation, control, and evaluation of processes that refer to human, material, property, production, information, financial, accounting, and other resources.
The Master’s in Integrated Management Systems (Environment, Quality, Safety, Social Responsibility) trains Senior Management in Social Responsibility Systems (NP4469-1, SA8000, ISO 26000), Quality (ISO 9000), Environment (ISO 14000) and Safety (OHSAS 18000), providing the knowledge and skills–both technical and scientific–necessary for the exercise of professional activity in these áreas.
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The Master’s in Management is aimed at Graduates who wish to deepen their professional knowledge related to the areas of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Logistics, Accounting and Public Administration.
Want to be a real influencer?
The Communication, Protocol and Event Organization professional is a multifaceted communication expert with practical and specific skills in the design, planning and coordination of communication, of protocol and of national and international events, with the aim of generating business, providing leisure and promotion opportunities for organizations.
The public relations professional/communicator will have a general working knowledge of all social and organizational communication techniques and specific to public relations. The professional must be capable of efficient and critical use of new communication and information technologies, without neglecting the ability to interact directly and closely with others, with flexibility and the ability to adapt to new social, cultural, economic and communicational contexts and paradigms.
A graduate in Marketing must be able to understand how the organisation works, its mission and objectives, the goods it produces/trades or the services it provides, to understand in a comprehensive way all aspects of Marketing and to know the economic-financial language that enables him/her to interpret the indicators of Commercial Management.
They must also be able to understand and anticipate the needs of consumers/users, plan and execute strategic and operational marketing plans, design and apply market research, market segmentation and know and apply marketing techniques.
The Master’s Degree in Marketing and Communication aims to provide advanced training in scientific domains related to Marketing and Communication, as well as to open doors for scientific research in this area.
It also aims to improve the ability to apply knowledge in concrete realities and develop creativity, autonomy, and the ability to innovate.
Do you want to renew the planet?
This course allows you to carry out, independently or under guidance, the creation, installation, maintenance, repair, and management of systems that use renewable sources of energy (thermal and electrical) in compliance with standards, safety regulations and rules of good environmental practices.
Graduates in Energy and Environment have skills and knowledge in environmental impacts, energy efficiency and environmental audits and certification, pollution control technologies, the design and conception of energy production systems with special emphasis on the area of renewable energies, hydraulic infrastructures, and water treatment, in a scientific, technical, and professional context of national and international scope.
For you, the important thing is the people?
This course aims to train professionals who can contribute, autonomously or under supervision, to the well-being of the elderly, meeting their daily needs in terms of health, cognitive and emotional state, protection and social assistance as well as participating or coordinating the management services of support equipment for this population.
This training enables intercultural dialogue and to ensure understanding between people of different cultures and various public and private institutions and social intervention organizations, preparing both the social integration of migrants and their reception.
At the end of their training, the graduate in Sociocultural Animation has a list of competencies to intervene in the various contexts of Sociocultural Animation of community life and also to conceive, dynamize, develop and evaluate sociocultural projects, diagnose social and cultural problems in contexts of intervention and articulate between sociocultural equipments, institutions, services and self-promoted entrepreneurial practices. The ultimate goal is to promote the quality of life of the community.
Are you fit and dreaming of an outdoor life?
This technical course aims to provide the skills to plan, organize, coordinate, and execute programs and activities in mountain sports, based on qualified scientific, technical, and pedagogical knowledge in the area.
This course enables professionals to design, execute and supervise training activities and sports competitions, using new technologies for personal and competitive development of young practitioners.
Graduates in Sports are able to establish and guide sports training programs and physical preparation, carry out the evaluation and control of training, participate in the technical management of clubs, training schools, sports associations or federations, health clubs, gyms and companies, and integrate sports promotion teams, at the associative, municipal, business or media level.
The degree in Sports, Fitness and Health aims to provide solid training in exercise aimed at promoting health in apparently healthy populations or with certain special or clinical conditions. It thus intends to train professionals to work with competence and commitment, in fitness and health, in different organizations/entities.
This master’s primary aim is to provide scientific, psycho-pedagogical, and technical training to future teachers, guaranteeing their own qualification for the respective cycles.
This Master’s in Sports Science, in the variants of Sports Training or Academic Sports, seeks to qualify professionals for knowledgeable practices in clubs, sports entities, academies, laboratories, etc. so that they can respond to the demanding expectations of the job market, basing their new skills on the latest scientific research.
Is education your passion?
This course teaches how to plan, develop, monitor, mediate and evaluate adult education activities, independently or under guidance, providing adapted and specific responses regarding opportunities to make successful changes throughout life.
The ICT and Education technician conceives and develops, autonomously or in a team, educational and business actions and projects using ICT: management of social networks, business communication or training processes promoting the development of digital and media literacy.
The Monitor of Children and Youth is the professional who, independently or in a team, guides, supports, and supervises children and young people of school age, promoting the valorisation of human training, the promotion of personal and social education and the acquisition and development of skills.
The graduate in Education will have a set of skills allowing him to carry out technical functions in education, either directly in contact with children, young people, or adults, or in the planning and evaluation phases.
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The graduate in Gerontological Social Education will have a set of skills that allow them to perform different functions in promoting the well-being of the elderly, as recommended in the training references for healthy aging.
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This master’s primary aim is to provide scientific, psycho-pedagogical, and technical training to future teachers, guaranteeing their own qualification for the respective cycles.
Do you like receiving and taking care of guests?
Design, organize and execute programs and activities for tourist entertainment, and cultural and natural heritage tourism, which guarantee the well-being of the participants, the conservation of the heritage and the sustainability of the destination.
The right course for those who want to coordinate, develop, and promote projects related to health and wellness tourism, in structures linked to the sector and the agents promoting it.
An Outdoor Nature Guide carries out, independently or in a team, projects for the education on natural and cultural heritage and their interpretation, contributing to the promotion of a knowledge of the territories and raising the awareness for their sustainability.
With this course, the professional gains tools to plan, develop and implement communication and marketing strategies in an organizational environment, through a communicational approach that allows the building of a relationship of trust with the desired target audiences.
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A bachelor in Tourism and Hospitality Management can coordinate and operate tourism activities/operations in public and private institutions; design, organize and manage specialized tourism operations; coordinate and control the various operational areas of tourism companies; management and administration of diverse companies/accommodation units.
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A Tourism and Leisure graduate can collect, select, and interpret relevant knowledge, particularly in tourism, to discover the solutions he advocates and the judgments he makes, including through the analysis of relevant social, scientific, and ethical aspects. A professional in this area also has skills to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions for public and private administration, travel agencies, tour operators, professional education and training, hotels, and other áreas of tourism.
This Master aims to train professional experts for tourism management at local, regional and national levels. It provides them with the ability to promote and enhance the natural and cultural heritage, develop business projects based on innovation, and interpret the best practices in tourism, applying them in the organizations in which they are integrated.
Join them. We want to discover your inner potential.
I’m Tiago Cecílio and I come from Vila Nova de Tazem. I am making a re-entry request on a Software Testing course to finish a course – I know I should have come before, but…it’s never late! I chose the Polytechnic because I was told good things about the school and it’s really worth it. I advise anyone who wants to take a technical course to come here.
Short Cycle Courses,
Software Testing,
My name is Maria Luis, and I come from Arganil, in the district of Coimbra. I enrolled in Pharmacy and I chose Guarda because it is closer to home and because I really like the city. Expectations are high, for the course, for the city, for the Politécnico, and I hope to finish the course here.
Bachelor’s Degrees,
Pharmacy ,
2022
Hello, I’m Guilherme Guedelha and I come from Portalegre. I started in Mechanics and Industrial Informatics and chose Guarda because my father had already been here and knew the school well.
I have good references.
I hope it all goes well.
Bachelor’s Degrees,
Mechanics and Industrial Informatics,
2022
My name is Laura, I’m 18 years old and I came from the Algarve, from Portimão. I’m in the Equipment Design course, here in Guarda. Why Guarda? It was mostly because of the course. I have always had a great passion for the Arts, hence Design. The city of Guarda, despite being cold, compared to the Algarve, has the most appealing course. Expectations are good: I hope to finish the course and stay within the area, in this country or another.
Bachelor’s Degrees,
Equipment Design,
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