Advanced Liberal Arts Program in Lisbon (ALAL)

Hosted at ULisboa’s notable School of Arts and Humanities, SiPN’s Advanced Liberal Arts Program in Lisbon (ALAL) aims to enhance undergraduate liberal arts education by providing students with an immersive Portuguese education experience. Considering language and cultural differences, U.S.-based students may encounter seated alongside other Portuguese, Europeans, and students from other Portuguese speaking countries, ALAL Faculty have been handpicked given their familiarity with US pedagogy and ease with the English language to help students achieve their academic goals.

Although classes are primarily taught in Portuguese, there is the possibility of scheduling tutoring sessions with the professor during their office hours. The number of international/exchange students in each class may justify a change from Portuguese to English during classes. Modifications or adjustments to the instruction language of the courses are to be addressed by the Professor in charge and can be decided on a course-by-course basis.

The course’s assessment can always take place in English if requested by the student.

To enhance your level of Portuguese level SiPN recommends all students to include in course of Portuguese language class. The placement test to define what level of Portuguese the student is will be made once the student arrives in Portugal, during orientation week.

Established in 1859, the School of Arts & Humanities has a vital international component. It currently conducts research projects across the world in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. It hosts students from 50 nationalities and includes a vibrant language center where courses in more than 20 different languages are regularly offered.

The School of Arts and Humanities is the third largest of the eighteen schools of Universidade de Lisboa. Its teaching and research have always focused on the main areas of the humanities: literary studies, philosophy, history, and linguistics. Over time these areas were often reconfigured so as to encompass new topics of development and interest.