Program Structure

Mandatory Subjects

The Graduate Program in Social Sciences operates in the Institute of human Sciences (Instituto de Ciências Humanas, ICH) of UFJF. In order to serve the academic community, the ICH has computer rooms and a library.

The Master’s program must be complete within the period of at least  twelve months, but it can be extended to twenty-four months, maximum, including the approval of the dissertation. The Doctorate program must be complete within the period of at least thirty-six months, but it can be extended to a maximum of forty-eight months, including the approval of the thesis.

For the completion of the Master’s course, the student must obtain a minimum of fifty-two credits, distributed as follows: a) a total of four credits from the obligatory subjects Sociological Theory (four credits) or Anthropological Theory  ( Four credits) or Political Theory  (four credits); b) four credits from the subject Theory in Social Sciences; c) twelve credits from elective courses; d) four credits from Practical Teaching Activity in Social Sciences I; e) four credits from the qualification of the Dissertation; f) twenty four credits from the defense and approval of the dissertation.

For the completion of the Doctorate course the student must obtain at least seventy-two credits, thus distributed: a) four credits from the compulsory subject Theory in Social Sciences; b) a total of four credits from the obligatory subjects Sociological Theory (four credits) or Anthropological Theory  ( Four credits) or Political Theory  (four credits) ; c) sixteen credits from elective courses; c) four credits from Practical Teaching Activity in Social Sciences II; e) four credits from Practical Teaching Activity in Social Sciences III; f) four credits from the qualification of the thesis; g) thirty-six credits from the defense and approval of the Thesis. Students who did not obtain the title of Master in the area of knowledge of Social Sciences must additionally obtain eight credits from the subjects Anthropological Theory, Political Science Theory, Sociological Theory.