Evolution of Portuguese Geography

Code:

GEOGR018

Acronym:

EGEOPO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Geography

Instance: 2025/2026 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geography

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEOGR	24	study plan	2	-	6	56	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The History of Portuguese Geography and its contextual interpretation in the History of Geography and in the History of Science and Technique.
The major periods of the History of Portuguese Geography.
The production processes, the dissemination and use of geographic models of work in Portugal.
The major Portuguese geographers and institutions and the geographic production.

Learning outcomes and competences

Aprehend andhistoriographically situate the key stages of History of Geography.

Study of maps, comparing them with the information present in monographic texts, practicing the principle of 'validation' (or 'falsification') of mutual geographical information.

Recognize in the present time the marks the discipline's evolution. Support a 'double paradigmatic' conception of the discipline: 'disciplinary matrix' that refers to the ideological context of the time in whicha a certain geographical knowledge it is produced  'Exemplary' by identifying the specific rules for the research. Their inheritances in the present-day discipline.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

d.n.a

Program

Introduction: Interests, Influences, and Instructions

1. A long tradition

2. Modern geographic science (1875-1926)

3. At the University (1910-1945)

4. Regionalising the country (1926-1961) 

5. Portuguese tropicality (1945-1974)

Mandatory literature

RIBEIRO, Orlando - ; Opúsculos, Vol. II - Pensamento Geográfico, Lisboa, Fundação Gulbenkian.; .
Daveau S; 'As geografias de Portugal' in Inforgeo, nº 4., p. 9-16, Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos, 1992; .
DAVEAU, Suzanne, RIBEIRO, Orlando, ; “Conhecimento actual da história da geografia em Portugal” in História e Desenvolvimento da Ciência em Portugal, nº 2, Lisboa, Academia das Ciências, pp. 1041-1060.; .

Complementary Bibliography

GIRAO, A; Atlas de Portugal, Coimbra, s.n., 1941.; .
TELLES, Silva - ; A Ciência Geografia, Lisboa, Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos, 2004.; ' (TELLES, Silva - ; A Ciência Geografia, Lisboa, Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos, 2004.)
GOMES, Barros - ; Cartas Elementares de Portugal, Lisboa, Lallement Freres, 1878.; .
RIBEIRO, O. LAUTENSACH, H.; DAVEAU, S. -; Geografia de Portugal, Lisboa, João Sá da Costa.; .
GIRAO, A. –; Geografia de Portugal, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 1941.; .

Comments from the literature

Works that do not exist in the Library will be made available to students by the teacher. 
No bibliography is 'mandatory', in the sense that it can be replaced or supplemented by alternative works of equivalent scope.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures and practical classes for the application of the subjects studied.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	65,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho escrito	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of 75% of classes
Preparation of a written paper
Presentation/Discussion of the written paper

Calculation formula of final grade

Preparation of a written paper - 40%
Presentation/Discussion of the written paper - 60%

Examinations or Special Assignments

d.n.a

Internship work/project

d.n.a

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special assessment:
intended for students holding special status

The special period exam includes:
- a written report of a critical review of a document assigned by the teacher (40%),
- presentation and discussion of the report of the previous item (60%)

Classification improvement

Appeal:
intended for students who failed the regular exam period.

The appeal includes:
- a written report of a critical review of a document assigned by the teacher (40%),
- presentation and discussion of the report of the previous item (60%)



Grade improvement:
intended for students who passed the regular exam period.

The grade improvement includes:
- a written report of a critical review of a document assigned by the teacher (40%),
- presentation and discussion of the report of the previous item (60%)

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese