The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD; Portuguese: ''Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro'') is a

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located in the north-eastern city of

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. It became a

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.

Organization

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

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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

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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

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and

types of degree are awarded in UTAD, however, most are University. The

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

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