Course details

Course objectives

This course aims to prepare professionals capable of:

- Plan and carry out advanced laboratory techniques;
- Manage and supervise the use of laboratory equipment in an integrated manner;
- Plan and manage the execution of routine chemical and biological tests;
- Design and implement new experimental procedures based on standards and other types of documentation;
- Draw up technical reports;
- Organising and managing the laboratory's material resources.

School

ESTB - Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro

Study mode

presencial - Diurno

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

The Professional Higher Technical Course in Chemical and Biological Laboratory Technologies trains professionals with a specialised technical profile, endowed with the skills to carry out and manage the day-to-day activities of chemical and/or biological laboratories, ensuring their proper functioning and carrying out chemical, biological, biochemical and molecular biology tests and analyses in certified independent laboratories or integrated into companies.

Career opportunities

Chemical Analyses;
Microbiological analyses;
Biochemical analyses in laboratories;
Molecular Biology Laboratory Analyses.

Course coordinator

Natália Maria Ferreira Rebelo de Melo Osório

Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.

Admission and entry requirements

Hold secondary education or equivalent, which includes the subject of Mathematics; hold the M23 exams for access to the course; or hold a technological specialisation diploma, a higher vocational technical diploma or a higher education degree.

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

Qualification requirements

17 course units successfully completed

Legal framework and accreditation

Despacho n.º 8305/2023 de 14 de agosto